Senior Offshore Structural Designer (SP3D)

Job description / Role

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications, and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.

We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway, and the Middle East and Africa.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the energy sector.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• 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.
• End of service gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an end of service benefit.
• 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.
• 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.
• Energy transition academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field.

Responsibilities

• 3D software skills like SP3D, PDS, PDMS, are mandatory.
• Execute design and draughting activities (concept, front end engineering development, technical study, and detailed design).
• Prepare sketches, civil and structural drawings, and designs from agreed work scopes with minimum input from engineering personnel.
• Achieve safety standards as defined in personal performance contract.
• Responsible for assessing effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view to continuously improving systems, personal and team performance.
• Carry out site surveys.
• Ensure, as far as is practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with the agreed budget and schedule.
• Maintain required technical quality of work.
• Keep up to date with technical developments, national and international standards, and legislative requirements related to discipline work scope.
• Maintain filing system.
• Encourage and provide lateral learning within project.
• Provide technical assistance to discipline assigned personnel as required.
• Assist lead or senior engineer and others when requested in the execution of their responsibilities and duties.

Qualifications

• Diploma in civil engineering with a minimum of 10+ years of experience.
• Sound knowledge of manual and CAD draughting techniques.
• Software skills like AutoCAD, MicroStation, etc. are mandatory.
• 3D software skills like SP3D, PDS, PDMS, are mandatory.
• Having Civil 3D software experience would be an added advantage.
• Must have worked on concrete structures, steel structures, underground structures, and architectural drawings for low rise buildings.
• Must have worked on grading drawings, civil site layouts, and underground facilities.
• Aware of and able to use codes of practice, standards, and relevant sections of statutory documentation as applicable to draughting function.
• Aware of and able to use company and client standards.
• Able to create base design drawings/models from agreed work scope with minimal guidance.
• Computer literate (database/spreadsheets).
• Ability to accept delegated responsibility for designated tasks.
• Experience in acting as a focal point, self-checking, and checking of others' work.

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.