PMC Specialist Process Engineer
Wood · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ·
- Work mode
- Onsite
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Industrial engineering
- Experience
- 5+ years
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Specialist Process Engineer with a proven track record in the delivering for high-profile middle east clients on major offshore projects.
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 decarbonisation 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 organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- Competitive renumeration 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’ service 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
Job Objective
The PMC Specialist Process Engineer is responsible for providing process engineering expertise throughout the design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness phases of major offshore or onshore projects under a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) framework. The role ensures that process design, performance, operability, safety, and technical integrity requirements are effectively implemented in accordance with client specifications, approved engineering documents, regulatory requirements, international standards, and project objectives.
- Lead and coordinate process engineering activities across all project phases, ensuring compliance with approved project requirements, schedules, budgets, and execution strategies
- Act as the primary PMC focal point for process engineering matters between the client, EPC contractor, engineering disciplines, operations team, commissioning team, and regulatory authorities
- Review and verify the implementation of process design requirements in engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities
- Develop, review, and approve process design philosophies, design basis documents, specifications, studies, calculations, and engineering deliverables
- Review process simulations, heat and material balances, process flow diagrams, utility flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment data sheets, and process control requirements
- Verify process design calculations, including hydraulic analysis, line sizing, pressure drop, relief and flare system design, equipment sizing, pump and compressor performance, and utility requirements
- Review and approve process engineering deliverables prepared by EPC contractors, ensuring compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, standards, and client requirements
- Ensure process requirements are properly incorporated into equipment specifications, piping layouts, control philosophies, cause-and-effect diagrams, operating procedures, and commissioning documentation
- Coordinate process engineering interfaces with mechanical, piping, instrumentation, electrical, civil, structural, safety, marine, operations, and commissioning disciplines
- Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL assessment, LOPA, design reviews, model reviews, constructability reviews, operability reviews, and other technical safety and process assurance activities
- Review process safety and operability aspects of relief systems, flare systems, blowdown systems, shutdown systems, chemical injection systems, separation systems, metering systems, and utility systems
- Provide technical guidance on process optimization, debottlenecking, energy efficiency, emissions reduction, operability, maintainability, and inherently safer design
- Review process aspects of temporary facilities, construction activities, SIMOPS, brownfield modifications, shutdowns, tie-ins, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities
- Verify that process operating envelopes, design limits, control requirements, alarm settings, trip settings, and safeguarding functions are properly defined and documented
- Review and approve process-related method statements, commissioning procedures, operating philosophies, performance test procedures, and system handover documentation
- Monitor contractor performance and identify deviations, nonconformities, technical queries, design risks, and potential impacts to project cost or schedule, ensuring timely corrective actions and close-out
- Ensure effective management of process engineering actions, recommendations, assumptions, deviations, technical queries, and risk registers throughout the project lifecycle
- Participate in vendor technical evaluations, equipment inspections, factory acceptance tests, site inspections, audits, and technical assurance activities where required
- Support system completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, performance testing, handover, and close-out activities, ensuring all process engineering requirements and documentation are completed
- Provide regular process engineering progress reports, technical updates, risk summaries, and recommendations to project leadership and the client
- Promote a strong process engineering, technical assurance, operability, and continuous improvement culture across the PMC, client, EPC contractor, and project teams
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.
- Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering
- Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in oil and gas industry
- Extensive experience in Oil and Gas Offshore projects
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent technical team and interpersonal skills
- Experience and detailed knowledge of relevant international codes and standards
- Knowledge of engineering computer programs and general business software
- Ability to make independent decisions in the planning, organizing and coordinating to develop solutions to complex problems