Senior Project Engineer

Staines, Middlesex
Wood
Overview / Responsibilities
Energy Security Projects:
Wood is recognised as a market-leader for engineering design and project delivery of energy security infrastructure. We are a trusted partner that helps our clients to deliver the safe, reliable, and affordable energy solutions that make global production possible. Our extensive expertise within the oil and gas sector is coupled with our knowledge of the latest technologies and sustainable design solutions. We work closely with our clients, and the wider supply chain, to ensure that we reduce the carbon footprint across the value chain and deliver digital solutions suitable for the lifecycle of the asset. Our portfolio of project work covers new developments, expansion of existing assets, and the optimisation of facilities and systems.
We have an opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer to join our team in Staines on a agency/contract basis. You will be required to support the execution of these high complexity projects that include new technology, challenging construction logistics and / or sheer scale.

• Contributes to the Project Execution Plan, Discipline Design Instruction and Contract requisitions; prepares project plans and multi-discipline documents such as basis of design, subcontract scopes of work.
• Able to manage and coordinate engineering multidiscipline inputs and deliverables across multiple execution centres including workshare / high value engineering centres.
• Understands and works to quality system; monitors and acts on deficiencies.
• Checks Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES) issues are identified and addressed in design, manufacture, construction, commissioning and operations.
• Develops Project Specific Procedures.
• Ensures that the Engineering disciplines comply strictly with the contract and scope of work in completing project activities.
• Responsible for assuring quality of engineering deliverables before issue to customer.
• Chairs technical meetings with Third Parties and manages particular technical issues through to completion.
• Plans individual work activities and manages time; liaises with disciplines to ensure timely receipt of comments.
• Inputs to work plan, sets targets and holds regular reviews.
• Expedite Engineers to deliver to schedule, fully understand reasons for delay and drive development of recovery plans.
• Resolves most delays or changes and escalates only most serious issues.
• Highlights and quantifies changes that impacts work.
• Able to effect change when approved.
• Supervises work of technical professionals in the delivery of engineering deliverables including checking work.
• Coordinates interdisciplinary team.

Skills / Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Masters in an engineering discipline
• Have experience in an appropriate industry (ideally in one or more of Oil & Gas, LNG & GTL, Refining, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Power)
• Good understanding of technical work scope, key dates and milestones
• Positive attitude to learn and develop
• Able to adapt to changing priorities
• Takes initiative and seeks out improvements
• Good communicator verbally and in written form
• Strong planning, organising and execution skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Works effectively as a member of a team

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.