Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced PMC Offshore Construction Lead based in Abu Dhabi to support ADNOC offshore project within our Oil, Gas & New Energies business. Due to the nature of the projects and client expectation, the position will be based at offshore Abu Dhabi-UAE, rotation (6/3).
Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced PMC Lead Pipeline Engineer based in Abu Dhabi to support ADNOC offshore project within our Oil, Gas & New Energies business. Due to the nature of the projects and client expectation, the position will be based at client office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Engineer (Construction Pipeline) with a proven track record in specializing in Construction Pipeline oversees the planning, execution, and management of pipeline construction projects, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and regulatory standards while optimizing project efficiency for a high-profile client.
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
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- 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
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Responsibilities:
- Provide PMC leadership and oversight of materials management activities for offshore construction, ensuring alignment with project specifications, schedules, and contractual requirements.
- Act as the PMC focal point for offshore materials control, ensuring timely availability of materials, equipment, and consumables to support uninterrupted offshore execution.
- Ensure materials handling, storage, preservation, and movements comply with HSE standards, company procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee EPC contractors’ materials management plans, logistics strategies, warehousing arrangements, and offshore supply chains.
- Monitor and control offshore material status, inventory levels, shortages, surpluses, and critical items, proactively identifying risks and mitigation actions.
- Coordinate closely with procurement, expediting, logistics, construction, and project controls teams to ensure material readiness aligns with offshore schedules.
- Review and endorse contractor deliverables related to materials management, including material control procedures, logistics plans, preservation plans, and offshore load‑out schedules.
- Ensure effective interface management between onshore warehouses, yards, marine logistics, and offshore installations.
- Track and report material movements, offshore inventory, consumption, and forecasts, ensuring accuracy and transparency.
- Support offshore construction teams by resolving material‑related issues that could impact productivity or schedule.
- Ensure proper receipt, inspection, tagging, storage, preservation, and traceability of offshore materials and equipment.
- Monitor compliance with material certification, documentation, and quality requirements, including MRBs and NCRs related to materials.
- Participate in constructability reviews, offshore readiness reviews, SIMOPS reviews, and risk assessments from a materials and logistics perspective.
- Act as the offshore liaison with EPC contractors, logistics providers, vessel operators, and client representatives on materials‑related matters.
- Support audits, inspections, and compliance reviews related to materials management and logistics activities.
- Promote continuous improvement, best practices, and lessons learned in offshore materials management and logistics execution.
- Provide guidance and support to offshore materials coordinators and contractor personnel, fostering strong coordination and accountability.
- Ensure accurate documentation, reporting, and close‑out of materials records, including surplus management, return to stock, and final handover documentation.
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, civil engineering or equivalent from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in the Offshore/Onshore Oil & Gas industry, including minimum (5) years (preferred) in GCC region
- Must have at least five (5) years of experience in similar position in a mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects. Managing team of Specialists, Senior Engineers and Engineers.
- Offshore experience is must, whilst ADNOC experience is desired
- PMC experience is required
- Fully coherent in all international codes and standards
- Excellent command of both spoken and written English is required
- Enthusiastic, conscientious and keen to learn / Flexible with a can-do attitude
- Working hands on Experience on SPEL
- Must have working knowledge and experience of electrical discipline relevant offshore/onshore oil and gas industry codes, specifications and practices
- Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage
