Senior Project Engineer

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

12/11/2024

Job Description

Wood is recruiting a Senior Project Engineer on a contract / staff basis to support the delivery of engineering excellence in their assigned project(s).

Hybrid Working - working from home and some days a week expected in our Aberdeen office

Responsibilities

The Role

Working on a long term, established contract, you will be supporting delivery of engineering excellence in their assigned project(s) through executing and delivering the engineering for an assigned project scope to schedule and in accordance with applicable procedures, specifications and standards

• Coordinates a series of activities performed by engineers, designers and others from multiple engineering disciplines or departments.
• Schedule oversight, 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.
• Stakeholder engagement and management throughout Project life cycle.
• 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
• Coordinates, guides and mentors other Project Engineers in the management of work scope
• Manages interfaces between engineering disciplines to ensure the successful delivery of assigned work.
  
  

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Project Deliverables

• Contributed to the Project Execution Plan and individual Scopes of Requirements; aids in preparation of project plans and multi-discipline documents such as basis of design, subcontract scopes of work
• Able to manage and coordinate engineering multi-discipline inputs and deliverables across multiple execution centres including workshare/ high value engineering centres
  
  

Quality, HSE and Assurance

• 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
  
  

Development and management of schedule

• 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
  
  

Change management

• Highlights and quantifies changes that impacts work.
• Able to effect change when approved.
  
  

People Management

• Supervises work of technical professionals in the delivery of engineering deliverables including checking work.
• Coordinates medium sized interdisciplinary team (typically 10-50).
• Communicates to facilitate work effort; motivates team; strong, positive and active in solutions and proactive attitude
  
  

Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors
• A caring team culture; we support each other professionally and personally, encouraging knowledge sharing across all areas of the business
• 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
• 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
  
  

Qualifications

At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge, and experiences and embrace differences.

Who We Are Looking For

• Recognized Qualification in an engineering discipline
• Preferable chartered engineer and member of a recognized institution
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent qualification preferred
• Incumbents typically require 8+ years relevant industry project execution experience, preferably with construction site experience
• Fully understands technical work scopes including commercial aspects and has working knowledge of specifications and standards.
• Completely familiar with project Contractual and Commercial requirements and able to communicate these to less experienced project engineers.
• 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., and able to communicate those to less experienced project engineers.
• Understands the concept of customer satisfaction and is able to 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
• Understands the importance of Project Engineering deliverables documents and the need for accuracy and timely issue
• Commercially astute and able to implement Change control.
• Has a good knowledge of standards, procedures and work practices; follows project execution flow chart; good skills in project and technical execution.
• Able to lead Project Engineering team; able to manage between Engineering Discipline Groups.
• Good communicator in leading work effort; motivates team; positive and active in solutions and proactive attitude.
• Competent at managing technical matters and interfaces with Third Parties.
  
  

If all of this sounds good, follow the link to apply and start your journey with Wood!

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.