Senior Instrumentation Designer

Job description / Role

Overview

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Instrumentation Designer - E3D focusing on carrying out assigned instrument design work for a major onshore brownfield project in Sharjah, UAE. This is a full-time onsite position in Sharjah, UAE, with possible travel.

Responsibilities

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Instrumentation Designer E3D to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood has been awarded an onshore brownfield project to support an international client operation for delivering FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, and commissioning services. This project focuses on enhancing degassing stations, optimizing flare systems, and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client's energy transition and emissions reduction goals.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high-profile clients and complex projects in Iraq.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover.
• The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company.
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years of service of our employees at 5-year service milestones.

Key Objectives

• Carry out assigned instrument design work as part of a multi-discipline project team.
• May be required to perform site surveys and data gathering exercises at various project locations.
• Provide discipline-specific design and drafting services that meet the project's and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical support to the site team during design, engineering, and construction.
• Preparation and checking of all types of electrical and/or instrument design deliverables such as block diagrams, schematics, layout drawings, termination diagrams, schedules, loop diagrams, hook-up arrangements, material take-offs, etc.
• Interdisciplinary check of all civil/structural/piping/mechanical/electrical/instrumentation drawings.
• Review of vendor drawings for equipment/package items.
• Assist in the coordination of all activities related to the discipline.
• Promote safe behavior at all times.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Diploma qualification or HND in instrument or electronics engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in an engineering design company as an instrument and controls designer.
• Knowledge of site-based project work involving field engineering and construction.
• 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.
• Previous onshore oil and gas related electrical and/or instrument design experience.
• Proficient in the use of AutoCAD, Excel, and Word.
• Experience in E3D is required.

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.