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Job description / Role
Overview / Responsibilities
Wood is currently looking for a Lead Civil / Structural Engineer to join our team in Dubai, UAE
The role is a contractual for a period of 3 - 6 months with a potential extention
Accountability:
- This is a Home Office position based in Dubai,normal working time will be 48 hours per week
- Reporting to the Engineering Manager the candidate will assume sole responsibility for the Civil/Structural engineering and design scope for the project.
Primary Role:
- To manage the Civil/Structural engineering and design team.
- To have single-point responsibility for all civil/structural engineering deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering codes and standards as well as the Client's policies and procedures.
- To ensure that the overall project is delivered to meet the asset operational needs
- To provide direction and guidance on all technical queries relating to civil/structural engineering.
- To participate in all project safety and design reviews as necessary.
- To ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule
- To liaise with the Client's Engineering, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion
- To promote safe behaviour at all times.
Principal Responsibilities:
- To provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
- To co-ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
- To provide technical support to site as required
- To assist in the coordination of all activities related to Civil/Structural engineering and design
- To identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and/or quality and recommend corrective actions as required
- To attend weekly progress meetings and generate status reports for the Engineering/Project Manager.
Technical Skills:
- Highly motivated and self reliant
- Open thinker and innovator
- Good communicator with a willingness to share knowledge and support others
- Flexible and adaptable
- Strong commitment to safety
- Use of computerised information processing both general and specialist for structural engineering such as STAAD Pro and/or Framesolver 2000.
Requirements
Skills / Qualifications
Industry Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
- Minimum of 6 years proven capability in an engineering design company
- At least 12 months experience of site-based project work involving field engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, or maintenance
- Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
- Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage
Educational Attainments:
- Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (B.Sc./B.Eng./M.Sc.)
- Membership of a recognised professional institute preferred
Competencies:
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of civil/structural engineering design and analysis, especially for prefabricated packaged plant modules.
- Thorough awareness of relevant international codes and standards.
- Familiar with the typical software packages that are used for process engineering design and selection
- Experience of the application of 3D computer aided modelling to design process.
- Experience with Concept Selection and FEED studies.
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
About the Company
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.