Senior Flow Assurance Leader — Hybrid/Remote in Reading

Wood is recruiting for a Principal Flow Assurance Engineer to join its Production Optimisation team within the Digital Consulting business unit. This position offers hybrid work flexibility and is open to applicants from across the UK, ideally those who can easily commute to our Aberdeen, Reading or Staines office.

The Role

To support continued growth within the Production Optimisation team in the UK, we are searching for a driven, solution-orientated and creative Principal Flow Assurance Engineer with technical knowledge in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, and people leadership skills to play a leading role in both the traditional oil and gas and the energy transition markets.

As a Principal Engineer, you will manage large Flow Assurance projects ranging from conceptual to detailed engineering and operations support. You will have the opportunity to be involved in business development activities and work as part of a global team. This role is to manage key projects, develop technical proficiency within the company, assist in new opportunities and interfaces with key clients. You will have a solid technical background and be comfortable being a primary point of contact with senior clients and specialists.

You will primarily manage complete Flow Assurance projects and studies, supervising a team of engineers to deliver the required deliverables. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and management experience.

Our Clients & Projects

Our Production Optimisation team are part of our Digital consulting business unit. We support our clients to secure economic recovery from existing infrastructure, optimising assets and enabling extension of productive field life whilst accelerating the move towards net Zero. The work we do predominately enables Energy security whilst we transition. However, we are also growing our services across Carbon Capture Utilisation and storage and transportation of Hydrogen and Ammonia.

With Wood’s ambitious growth within energy transition related business, you will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to our global pool of knowledge experts in a range of topics, including traditional oil and gas, CO2 and H2 transport.

Wood is an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects; delivered to leaders of industry across subsea and export systems, engineering and technology solutions
• 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
• 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

• Project management of medium and large project teams of flow assurance and process specialists.
• Supervise a team of engineers and technical specialists responsible for complex technical tasks during project execution, ensuring quality and schedule compliance of planned deliverables.
• Provide definition and approval of technical scopes for projects.
• Assist in project set-up, including establishing project teams, organisation charts schedules and execution plans to meet planned delivery milestones.
• Provide technical leadership to clients, project teams, and contribute to the wider technical development of the Production Optimisation group.
• Assist the Regional Manager in developing project proposals, bids and tender documents.
• Assist with regional business development as required.
• Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with the company quality management system.
• Ensure that project objectives assigned by the Project Manager and Client are achieved.
• Provide guidance and mentoring for more junior personnel.
• Deliver effective, concise presentations internally and to clients.
• Act as a client representative at technical meetings with third parties.

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.

• Previous experience in flow assurance or process disciplines in Oil and Gas.
• Recognised qualification in a relevant engineering discipline (Master’s in Chemical or Petroleum engineering preferred) (Alternatively extensive suitable industry experience can be used to demonstrate equivalence).
• Considerable previous flow assurance and process experience in the Oil and Gas industry with an excellent technical background.
• A proven track record in management of process and flow assurance projects and studies.
• Proven experience in coaching the junior flow assurance and process engineers.
• Extensive experience with major flow assurance software packages such as OLGA, Pipesim, Multi flash, Leda Flow.
• Working knowledge / awareness of process engineering, and simulation using Hysys and/or Unisim.
• Good knowledge of HAZOP, process safety and risk assessment.
• Ability to independently establish effective working relations with client representatives. Candidate should be able to understand customer needs, advise on technical solutions and be able to build strong relations.

Desirable

Local market knowledge would be seen as an advantage.

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 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.