Senior QC Engineer (Electrical & Instrument)
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
The role
The successful candidate will oversee and lead a team of Engineer (Electrical & Instrument) Onshore QC Engineers and Designers for large-scale oil & gas projects. This role requires a strong procurement background, ensuring seamless quality control processes and compliance with industry standards.
Key attributes include adaptability, a commitment to continuous learning, and the resilience to manage work pressures and evolving project requirements, especially for high-profile clients.
Our clients and projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model, and a strong reputation.
We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.
Energy security, transition, and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.
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' services 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
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of instrumentation and electrical control systems, ensuring timely and cost-effective project delivery.
- Develop detailed design specifications, select appropriate systems, and ensure adherence to industry standards and safety protocols.
- Provide technical guidance to the engineering team, conduct reviews, and ensure system reliability and efficiency.
- Coordinate with vendors, clients, and multidisciplinary teams to maintain seamless integration and quality control.
- Lead testing and commissioning plans, ensuring proper calibration and optimal functionality of equipment.
Responsibilities
Key accountabilities & responsibilities:
- 10+ years of experience in procurement quality management, specializing in Engineer (Electrical & Instrument).
- Active participation in the selection and approval of vendors and subcontractors.
- Overseeing procurement quality management, ensuring compliance with standards and industry best practices.
- Inspection and test planning and execution management.
- Criticality rating assessments for procurement processes.
- Managing vendor/subcontractor inspections, audits, and non-conformance (NC) resolution.
- Defining and monitoring procurement quality objectives and KPIs for continuous improvement.
- Evaluating vendor and subcontractor performance through analysis and assessments.
- Controlling procurement documents and records, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
- Conducting technical bid evaluations, handling technical queries, and managing change requests effectively.
- Liaising with third-party inspection agencies for compliance assurance.
- Reporting procurement quality performance, providing insights for process optimization.
- Reviewing and approving vendor/subcontractor documentation, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
- Ensuring compliance with project codes, standards, specifications, and any special requirements.
- Lead and mentor a team of QC engineers and designers, serving as the primary point of contact for all QC engineering matters.
- Identify technical issues, evaluate multiple solutions, and recommend the best course of action through technical queries and deviations.
- Delegate tasks efficiently, provide clear guidance, and ensure effective project execution.
- Develop and manage project schedules, ensuring adherence to timelines and budget, and monitoring QC deliverables.
- Collaborate with project managers, procurement teams, construction personnel, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to create integrated design solutions.
- Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of all deliverables with quality standards and specifications.
- Exhibit exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, along with strong analytical and initiative-driven capabilities.
- Inspire, coach, and motivate teams independently, fostering engineering competence, team synergy, and a culture of ownership and responsibility.
- Deliver high-quality, accurate, and timely QC engineering solutions, ensuring technical excellence and reliability in procurement-related quality control.
- Identify key project milestones, ensuring timely submission of deliverables within the allocated budgeted man-hours.
- Liaise with clients, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure clear communication and understanding of project requirements.
- Manage interface meetings with clients and vendors to progress design scopes.
- Ensure all instrumentation and control activities comply with health, safety, and environmental regulations.
- Promote a culture of safety within the engineering team and across the project site.
- Actively participate in various project workshops and reviews such as design, P&ID, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, ALARP reviews, 3D model reviews, constructability, and SIMOPS reviews.
Qualifications
Skills and 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 in mechanical engineering or a related field.
- At least 10 years of experience in oil & gas projects design from conceptual stage to detailed design stage.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in senior engineer position for a major greenfield/brownfield project FEED/detailed design.
- Proven experience in selecting instrumentation and control equipment, developing control strategies, and preparing specifications.
- Preferred candidates have expertise in control system design, including control loop design, field instrumentation (sensors, transmitters, actuators), and communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus).
- Experience in managing a team of 50+ engineers and designers.
- Experience in coordination of the satellite office teams and managing the productivity and quality.
- Hands-on experience in industry software, such as Intools, Conval, SPI, 3D model review tools (SPR & Navisworks), MS Office Suite, etc.
- Must be self-motivated, results-oriented, multi-tasking, and be flexible to work well under tight schedules in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Able to communicate in English both verbally and in writing with other disciplines and multinational workforces in an effective manner.
- Knowledge of engineering work planning and control methods, inter-discipline coordination.
- Knowledge of related construction practices and the economics involved.
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.
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