Project Engineering Manager

Project Engineering Manager

Wood Group

Reading, United Kingdom

As a Project Engineering Manager, you will lead and oversee a diverse team to support engineering and design delivery. Reporting to the Project Manager, you will ensure successful project execution, foster innovation, and maintain high-quality standards. Your responsibilities include managing discipline resources, budgets, and providing technical expertise while facilitating effective communication and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Ethical Ambassador: Act in a morally, legally, and socially appropriate manner in interactions with team members, the wider organisation, and clients;
• HSSE Leader: Lead by example, apply appropriate standards and methods to minimise accidents, injuries, or environmental impact during design phases and operations;
• Project Execution: Lead projects with varying execution styles, from concept through FEED, detailed design (EPCm), and PMC;
• Team Leadership: Manage and lead a large, multi-discipline engineering team;
• Vision & Direction: Establish vision and direction, influence and align the team to a common purpose, and empower and inspire others to achieve project success. Adapt to changing circumstances and provide clear guidance;
• Performance Management: Manage the performance of the engineering team, resolve conflicts, and motivate and develop individuals to meet project and business demands;
• Communication: Effectively communicate with stakeholders impacted by project delivery, resolve conflicts, and provide technical assurance;
• Decision Making: Identify situations requiring decisions, gather information, assess alternatives, and make informed choices in a timely manner. Adapt communication of decisions to the audience;
• Scope & Contract Management: Handle complex project scope and contract management. Ensure the project team knows and complies with the project scope;
• Project Workflow: Familiar with project work sequences, activities, and deliverables for engineering disciplines at any project phase, with a solid understanding of contracts;
• Schedule & Progress: Take overall ownership of the engineering schedule and progress of each discipline;
• Budget Management: Develop and agree on engineering budgets, control forecast and actual costs, and manage cash flow throughout the project lifecycle. Develop and manage proposals and estimates in accordance with corporate procedures;
• Risk Management: Identify risks and implement mitigations;
• Quality Management: Ensure the project Quality Management System supports deliverables preparation and execution methods;
• Information Management: Understand the practical application of information management, data, software, and IT in support of engineering on a project, including impacts on execution, workshare, and costs. Communicate project information formally to stakeholders;
• Documentation: Generate and authorise key documents, including those directing engineering strategy and implementation;
• Multi-Centre Management: Oversee multi-centre execution, including high-value execution centres;
• Deputise: Ability to deputise for the Project Manager as needed.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering; Chartered Engineer preferred;
• Experience: Extensive experience in engineering leadership, including experience leading discipline engineering teams. Experience is predominantly in home office settings, with some site experience;
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in several of the following areas :- energy transition, hydrogen production, carbon capture, oil & gas, LNG & GTL, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, utilities, and power;
• Leadership: Proven track record in engineering management and leading multi-discipline teams;
• Commercial Acumen: Understand different approaches for managing lump sum and reimbursable work;
• Technical Expertise: Broad technical knowledge combined with excellent leadership skills;
• Travel: Willingness to travel as needed to support projects.