Senior Mechanical Engineer – Operations and Maintenance

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Operations and Maintenance to join its UAE business unit focusing on providing day to day Mechanical Engineering support for site operations related queries / activities / risks to delivery of safe, reliable and compliant operations. This role is a full-time on-site role in Sharjah, UAE.
Reports to: Operations Engineering Manager

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Operations and Maintenance to join its UAE business unit focusing on providing day to day Mechanical Engineering support for site operations related queries / activities / risks to delivery of safe, reliable and compliant operations. This role is a full-time on-site role in Sharjah, UAE.
Reports to: Operations Engineering Manager

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Mechanical Engineer – Operations and Maintenance to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions. 

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer:

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• 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 
• 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 
• 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 
• 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 

Job Objectives:

The Mechanical Engineer will provide day to day Mechanical Engineering support for site operations related queries / activities / risks to delivery of safe, reliable and compliant operations. Collaborates with site-based team to ensure that identified longer term engineering solutions are progressed to the appropriate team to reduce risk and grow production.

Responsibilities:

• Performs day to day Mechanical Engineering support to deliver immediate operations support, working closely with the site team to resolve issues under the direction of the Operations Engineering Manager.
• Ensures that asset Mechanical Engineering risks are understood, appropriately risk assessed, and actions driven to reduce risk within agreed timeframe.
• Defines static mechanical engineering operating envelopes, monitors health of static mechanical equipment using operating envelopes, records and investigates excursions outside operating envelopes.
• Monitors static Mechanical Engineering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and initiates corrective action as necessary.
• Provides Mechanical Engineering support to technical Management of Change (MoCs) and Engineering Queries (EQs).
• Identifies production vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support production forecast and growth.
• Write, review, recommend technical input into Site Operations Procedures (SOPs).
• Provides static Mechanical Engineering coaching to client engineers.
• Generates, revises, reviews discipline Technical Documentation.

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:

• BSc or BEng or MEng (UK), BSc (US), or international equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering subject. 
• Professional accreditation – Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer.

Experience and Job Requirements:

• Significant experience in an Operations Mechanical Engineering support role.
• Advanced technical knowledge and experience in engineering, with sound knowledge of the relevant industry codes, standards and regulations, and the ability to initiate guidance on the appropriate designs and systems to prevent, control and mitigate risks.
• Sound stakeholder management experience.