Offshore Engineering Manager

Wood is currently recruiting Offshore Engineering Manager to join our Offshore Maintain Potential Program (OMPP) in Al - Khobar, Saudi Arabia. OMPP is a multi - year, multi program venture covering both greenfield and brownfield offshore projects here in Saudi Arabia. The scope of this program includes Engineering & Design, Procurement and Construction Management

• Have commitment to HSSE, policies and procedures of Wood Al Hejailan (WAH) and Client
• Appoint, monitor and provide oversight of all Engineering Discipline Head of Departments (HoD) under OMPP
• Follow Wood Al Hejailan (WAH) / Client engineering procedures and practices and monitor compliance
• Provide oversight of all licensed engineering software requirements and usage
• Liase with other WAH offices with respect to resource managment
• Supervise technical proposal preparation by HoD including monitoring of staffing plans, staff utilization and Saudization targets
• Support Project Management Team in prospect/proposal reviews
• Identify any specialized software or resources that are currently outside the OMPP business plan that must be included in proposal or company overhead
• Develop and participate in key recruitment efforts to promote employee development and Saudization
• Manage direct reports including managing work allocation, training, mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation and the building of an effective team dynamic
• Responsible for evaluating the performance of personnel in department
• Recommends training requirements, has the duty to keep the staff at the highest level of skill necessary to meet company needs and objectives, and may recommend that personnel be hired or removed from the Department

• A minimum of a BS in Engineering and good knowledge of discipline codes of practice, standards, and statutory documentation. Solid grasp of discipline engineering practices and techniques and competent in planning, progress monitoring, forecasting, and reporting of discipline projects
• At least twenty years experience in Engineering of which 10 years in offshore oil and gas plus 5 years in a leadership position, preferably in an international organization
• Experience in a senior management role
• Brownfield/Greenfield experience in Studies/Pre-FEED/FEED/Detailed Design for Offshore Projects
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; Arabic skills a plus
• Demonstrated leadership ability, team management, and interpersonal skills
• Team player, fully supportive of the Team
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills

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