Study Manager

Job Description

Are you ready to drive forward the Energy Transition by taking on this key role on our exciting portfolio of projects?

Will you help our clients unlock the solutions they need to their complex technical challenges that are foundational in tackling climate change?

Through this highly rewarding role you will be shaping the world and creating a bright future for yourself.

Wood is currently recruiting for Study Managers to join our Process & Chemicals Consulting Team based in Abu Dhabi.

Responsibilities

The Role

As an experienced engineer, with a strong appreciation of process design and an interest in the holistic aspects of Greenfield and Brownfield projects, you will grow your career through taking Commercial and Client Stakeholder management responsibility for delivering across the pre-FEED phases of project implementation (pre-feasibility, concept, feasibility, pre-FEED)

Focusing on predictable project delivery against key internal and external metrics of cost, schedule and quality you will steer your project team to develop the technoeconomic solution that guides your client to successfully achieve the next stage in their decision gate process.

You will interface with a multi-disciplinary team of highly capable Subject Matter Experts and Consultants to deliver best in class solutions that will ensure high customer satisfaction. This will lead to opportunities for further advancement of your career in multiple directions. Through this you will support your own personal growth and that of our Consulting business as we deliver global solutions for the Energy Transition.

This is a fantastic role for a leadership focused process engineer with a real passion for developing their own leadership style and project management capabilities while making a difference in the Energy Transition.

The Key Objectives For This Role Are

• Oversee all aspects of project management and delivery of pre-FEED scopes of work in accordance with the contract whilst managing project risk profile and change
• Develop and manage strong customer relationships that ensure Wood is the Client’s contractor of choice for future project phases; work to develop opportunities for Wood in subsequent phases or parallel activities
• Manage and lead the project team to achieve the health, safety, environmental, schedule, cost and quality requirements of the study. Ensure that Wood’s and Client’s Health and Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Procedures are followed
• Grow in leadership qualities and capability providing optimised solutions to Client’s complex multi-faceted problems; articulating these in a way that allows Clients to readily present to their own internal and external stakeholders
• Develop compelling and competitive proposals that readily demonstrate to Clients the best way to deliver their project
• Challenge the status quo, support and be part of an award-winning group that seeks to grow and develop to be the best it can be
• Be a role model for Wood’s behaviours; encouraging a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team that can have fun and enjoy the work we deliver
  
  

Our Clients and Projects

It’s a future for all of us. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.

Within our Abu Dhabi office, we have established an Energy Transition Hub to provide customers with premium services in the region, addressing important concerns from technical, strategic, and economic perspectives to overcome their new energy challenges. Our world-class offerings span the industry’s end-to-end value chain, providing integrated and innovative technical and timely solutions in domains such as CCS, decarbonization, low-carbon hydrogen, and renewables. This role would leverage the experience of this team, the wider discipline engineering centre and our regional expertise to deliver early phase studies and projects for our clients.

Across our Technical Consulting business, we service a varied client base worldwide including; National, International and Private Energy Companies, World Class private developers (major and independent), investment banks, utilities & power generation companies and Technology Providers. We provide value added services bespoke to the clients' requirements across; advisory services, technical specialists, project management, owners engineering through all pre-FEED project phases as well as supporting Wood Project and Operations Business Units through FEED and EPC phases of the project lifecycle.

Our specialisms are across Upstream developments, New Green and Blue Energies, Hydrogen and Hydrogen vectors (e.g. Methanol and Ammonia), Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), Fuels & Chemicals.

The work that we do for our clients is key to making the energy transition possible.

What we can offer

• A caring team culture; we support each other professionally and personally, encouraging knowledge sharing across all areas of the business
• Energy Transition Academy; join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across the energy transition, emerging and conventional 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
• Competitive renumeration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• 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
  
  

Qualifications

You may read these details and consider not applying because your knowledge, experience and skills base doesn’t fully cover every item listed, and that’s understandable. However, we’d still like to hear from you. At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge and experiences and embrace differences. So even if you feel you don’t have everything listed, but think you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills to help us unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges and grow your potential….do apply.

Expected

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering or Science Discipline
• Commercial awareness of project delivery
• Understands the levels of detail required to support the early phase decision making process for pre-FEED phases (pre-feasibility, concept, feasibility, pre-FEED etc)
• Experienced in chairing meetings and facilitating workshops
• Capable of motivating and leading multi-disciplined and multi-cultural teams, encouraging a collaborative and inclusive culture
• Ability to develop compelling proposals to solve client problems, including manhour, execution strategy and schedule development.
• Communicates effectively to build collaboration and influence stakeholders
• Thinks strategically, takes decisions and delivers results
• Familiarity with New Energies sectors – hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture, industrial decarbonisation
  
  

Desirable

• Chartered Engineer or Scientist
• Member of an appropriate professional institution
• Some level of qualification from Association of Project Management or similar
• Commercial exposure through responsible positions in Proposals, Legal or Commercial
• Experience in FEED, EPC, Commissioning and / or Operations such that Clients recognise the experience from later phases being considered in their early project phase
• Proficient in the use of project scheduling, estimating and cost accounting tools and methods
  
  

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.