Decommissioning Senior Project Engineer

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

1/8/2025

Job Description

Wood is recruiting a Senior Project Engineer with extensive experience in the Oil and Gas Industry to work on various decommissioning projects within the UK North Sea on a permanent staff basis.

This role is based in Aberdeen and hybrid working with the expectation of working 3 days from our Aberdeen office.

Responsibilities

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

Wood is recruiting a Senior Project Engineer with extensive experience in the Oil and Gas Industry to work on various decommissioning projects within the UK North Sea a permanent staff basis.

This role is based in Aberdeen and hybrid working with the expectation of working 3 days from our Aberdeen office.

The Role

You will report to the project manager and be responsible for driving and coordinating all project activities across various scopes associated with decommissioning oil and gas facilities onshore and offshore.

This may include projects that assess all aspects of the WBS associated with decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure, including Operator Project Management, Facility Running / Owner Costs, Well Abandonment, Facilities / Pipeline Make-Safe, Topside Preparation, Topside / Substructure Removal, Onshore Recycling, subsea infrastructure, Site Remediation, and Monitoring.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world .

Wood is growing its portfolio of key late life operations and decommissioning project opportunities in both the UK and global locations. These scopes include all phases of the OEUK Decommissioning Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) from scope definition studies through to detail design and offshore execution. Now is the time to join our dynamic and diverse team on a journey to a new way of working with new technologies helping with an added with fantastic career development opportunities across our business both UK based and globally.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant –
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation 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
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• 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
  
  

Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering fit-for-purpose decommissioning solutions for construction-led approach in their assigned project(s) through coordinating and delivering the engineering assurance for an assigned project scope(s) to schedule and per applicable procedures, specifications, and standards
• Experienced in applying the OEUK decom WBS for onshore/offshore installations and able to provide technical assessment and analysis to develop decom reports & liability estimates
• Coordinates a series of activities performed by engineers and designers from one or more engineering disciplines or specialist vendors to support the timely issuing of engineering deliverables to meet project specifications
• Has an understanding of relevant engineering and HSE procedures and standards associated with the decommissioning and removal of oil and gas infrastructure
• Able to structure and facilitate workshops for the development of decom studies, including optioneering across a range of technical, cost, social, environmental and safety criteria
• Monitors and supports compliance with quality, HSE and assurance standards
• Undertakes basic schedule preparation, planning and resource forecasting for engineering activities relating to the project
• Ensures accurate and timely delivery of work, to the satisfaction of both internal and external customers
• Alerts Project Manager in the event of potential delays or change; supports implementation of approved changes
• Coordinates and assures technical excellence of interdisciplinary project deliverables
  
  

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

• Bachelor's degree or Master's in an engineering discipline
• Extensive experience gained as a discipline engineer in a project environment
• Good understanding of technical work scope, key dates and milestones
• Completely familiar with project contractual and commercial requirements
• Fully conversant with project scopes and work carried out by all engineering disciplines and various interface and inter-discipline coordination requirements among the various disciplines including procurement and construction
• Understands the concept of customer satisfaction and can deliver to internal customers, including other Engineering disciplines
• Understands and knows how to apply the procedures and work practices which define and govern Engineering Management and Project Engineering deliverables
  
  

About Us

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. www.woodplc.com

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.