Principal Project Engineer

1 month ago


Reading, United Kingdom Wood PLC Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood in Reading are seeking offers of interest for Principal Project Engineers to join us on a contract basis for up and coming projects.

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

We are the world's engineers, the company that makes the world a better place, the company that delivers the change the world needs most, and the company that doesn't just talk sustainability but makes it real for our clients and ourselves - because our ideas, our expertise, and our ability to scale solutions enables us to transform the world.

Our vision is to deliver solutions that transform the world.

Wood's Projects business unit specialists in delivering predictable and consistent results in high complexity projects that include new technology, challenging construction logistics and, or sheer scale. Just like the nature and expansiveness of our sectors, so is our Projects business, in its solutions, abilities and global track record. Across any major capital project lifecycle, we provide a full suite of solutions from programme and project management, to engineering and design, procurement, construction, and project delivery.

Powered by a global team, we deliver some of the world's boldest and most critical projects in many diverse and evolving sectors, including:

  • Upstream / Midstream / Downstream Oil & Gas
  • Chemicals
  • Renewable Energy
  • Power
  • Mining & Minerals
  • Industrials & Manufacturing
  • Life Sciences
  • Transportation
  • Water
  • Government services
The role is to provide project engineering services across refinery, petrochemical and energy transition FEED and EPCM projects.

All candidates must currently have the right to work in the UK.

If all of this sounds good to you, review the requirements of the position below, then follow the link to apply and start your journey with Wood.

RESPONSIBILITIES

General Responsibility

Scope of Work
  • Competent at Project Scope management
  • Familiar with project work sequence, activities, and deliverables for Engineering Disciplines at any project phase with knowledge and understanding of a contract.
  • Ensures the project Quality Management System supports deliverables preparation and method of execution.
  • Able to generate and authorise key documents including those directing Engineering strategy and implementation.
  • Understands and manages the Technical Engineering Disciplines and associated Scope.
  • Ensures instructions are issued to allow work to progress and facilitates agreement between conflicting requirements and leads way forward.
  • Able to challenge working method and deliverables and ensures project team know and comply with project scope.
  • Develops and manages the engineering input to the project schedule and drives the Engineering Team to comply with the requirements, meet milestones and Key Performance Indicators
  • Ensures that requirements for Design Verification are identified, scheduled, and resourced.
  • Understands the project Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES) issues and ensures these are handled correctly.
  • Identifies risk and implements mitigations.
QUALIFICATIONS

Skills / Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering
  • Prior background in project engineering preferable
  • Engineering experience, with some site experience preferable
  • Experience in an appropriate industry (ideally in one or more of Oil & Gas, LNG & GTL, Refining, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Power, Carbon Capture) and be willing and able to work both in the UK and overseas.
  • Be commercially astute and understand the different approaches required to managing lump sum and reimbursable work.
  • Have a broad technical knowledge.
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.

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