Expression of Interest - Project Engineer in Beccles

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. Wood is seeking expressions of interest for an experienced Project Engineer with extensive EPC experience to join us as we expand on a diverse range of projects. This role is based in Stockton and hybrid working with the expectation of working 3 days from our Stockton office.

The Role

You will be coordinating and delivering the engineering for an assigned project scope to a schedule and in accordance with applicable procedures, specifications, and standards.

Our Clients and Projects

The Process & Energy is part of the business, which sits in the Operations team, offering a wide range of opportunities which will allow you to develop your skills across a portfolio of onshore projects in different sectors. Our current portfolio includes green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition. Additionally, we work on UK refineries, petrochemical facilities, fine chemicals and pharmaceutical facilities. We have a number of clients who we are working with to design their pilot plants to test exciting new technologies, with a view to partnering with them as they move to design and build full scale commercial facilities. We have some of the best engineers in the UK, and we have high expectations on the performance of the project teams. Come and join us and be part of the team at this exciting time.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors.
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant.
• 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.
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team, supported by the Discipline Lead Engineers.
• Contribute and participate in the maintenance of safe working practices and the assessment and mitigation of safety issues through effort and reviews in design.
• Work together with the Project Teams and Department Heads to achieve Project objectives.
• Work in coordination with HSE, procurement, subcontracting & project control.
• Understand project execution and work sequences, relating this to schedule and budget; managing and reporting against these, maintaining the highest level of quality in deliverables and activities.
• Manage the day-to-day interfacing between the Projects and the disciplines of Process, Piping, Mechanical, Structural, and E&I and specialist disciplines along with Global Execution Centre (India).
• Manage the engineering and technical interface between client engineering, asset and operations teams to ensure a consistent approach between engineering designs and client requirements and approaches.
• Monitor and review engineering progress with Project Controls and Engineering disciplines.
• Review engineering budgets and performance and initiate control measures including adjustments to manning levels.
• Act as a focal point for discipline leads for multi-discipline issues that require expediting or resolution.
• Collate actions and expedite the closure of the outstanding actions with appropriate design disciplines.
• Integration of design schedule to procurement and/or fabrication schedules.
• Be competent in Design Verification; highlight areas of concern and be able to affect corrective actions.
• Prepare and check the scope of work specifications, project procedures, and project reports.
• Ensure that all Engineering Team responsibilities and competencies are matched to project requirements and that the Authorised Engineers list is used.
• Ensure that the team are working to the client procedures, specifications and standards and to any project-specific agenda.
• Organise, attend, chair, contribute, and prepare reports for safety reviews and other multidiscipline meetings such as Plot Plan, Model and Constructability reviews.
• Participate in key customer reviews and meetings as required.
• Engender team attitude to deliver designs safe to build and operate.
• Ensure the team knows and works to procedures in order to be efficient and right the first time.
• Support workshare opportunities and assist relevant PM in achieving technical integrity of distributed work.
• Monitor receipt and review cycle for vendor documents and identify any problem areas.
• Assist with the development of Design Change Notices.
• Assist with the development of, and approval of Engineering Queries.
• Assist with responses to site queries.

Qualifications

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.

• Recognized Qualification in an engineering discipline.
• Preferable chartered engineer and member of a recognized institution.
• Relevant proven experience in multidiscipline engineering management within engineering and procurement projects for the Process and Energy or Oil and Gas industry.
• Understands and knows how to apply the procedures and work practices which define and govern Engineering Management and Project Engineering deliverables.
• Understands the importance of Project Engineering deliverables and the need for accuracy and timely issue.
• Fully conversant with project scopes and work carried out by all engineering disciplines and various interface and inter-discipline coordination requirements among the various disciplines including procurement and construction.
• Commercially astute and aware of the importance of Change control.
• Has a good knowledge of engineering standards, procedures and work practices; follows project execution flow chart; developing skills in project and technical execution.
• Able to lead small team; develops skills of leadership with minimum intervention from manager.
• CDM experience is a preference.
• Extensive experience gained either as a discipline engineer in a project environment or in more junior project engineering roles.
• Good understanding of technical work scope, key dates and milestones.
• Completely familiar with project contractual and commercial requirements.
• Understands the concept of customer satisfaction and is able to deliver to internal customers, including other Engineering disciplines.
• Good Negotiation and Presentation skills.
• Ability to make independent decisions in planning, organizing and coordinating to develop solutions to complex problems.

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 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people.

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 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.