Head of Department - Civil Structural Architectural; Onshore & Offshore

Head of Department - Civil Structural Architectural (Onshore & Offshore)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Department with a proven track record in leading and managing the discipline engineering department, ensuring the successful execution of projects and alignment with company goals for a high-profile client.

• 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
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• 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
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5 - year service milestones
• 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
• 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

• Accountable for driving engineering excellence within the Civil, Structural and Architectural teams for both Onshore and Offshore Projects across the region
• Ensure consistent, safe, and high-quality delivery of engineering services, effective governance of discipline practices, and development of engineering capability
• Provide functional leadership to Lead Discipline Engineers of both onshore and offshore projects and maintains oversight of all discipline engineering activities within the business
• Serve as a subject-matter expert, supporting continuous improvement and technical excellence across the wider organisation
• Expected to role-model the company’s values and behaviours, demonstrating the highest standards of safety, ethics, and inclusivity

• Drive HSSEA culture and performance across the discipline team
• Ensure engineering integrity and compliance throughout all work scopes
• Maintain a strong focus on process safety and eliminate technical incidents through robust controls and lessons learned
• Support technical assurance activities, including audits and incident investigations
• Provide appropriate discipline resources to the projects and deliver work in line with company procedures and customer requirements
• Manage and optimise discipline resource utilisation against workload demand and overhead budgets
• Support workforce planning activities, including short-term and annual resource forecasting
• Collaborate with other discipline managers to develop discipline inputs into engineering execution plans
• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve discipline engineering systems, tools, and processes to ensure cost-effective and competitive execution
• Identify and promote innovation opportunities and emerging technologies within the discipline
• Identify opportunities for margin improvement and efficiency enhancement

• Support business development activities to identify and secure new work
• Review Proposal Manhours for your discipline and optimise
• Provide discipline input to proposals in collaboration with other discipline leads
• Support and strengthen workshare strategies across engineering centres

• Set the…