Study Manager

Job Description

Wood is recruiting Study Managers to join our Process & Chemicals Consulting Team based in Muscat, Oman. The role focuses on guiding clients through evolving energy markets, balancing profitability with sustainability and ESG commitments.

As an experienced engineer with a strong appreciation of process design, you will take commercial and stakeholder management responsibility for delivering pre‑FEED studies. You will:

• Develop and manage strong customer relationships ensuring that Wood is the client’s contractor of choice for early‑phase studies.
• Oversee all aspects of project management and delivery of pre‑FEED scopes of work, managing risk, change and project performance against cost, schedule and quality metrics.
• Lead the project team to achieve health, safety, environmental, schedule, cost and quality requirements and ensure compliance with Wood’s and client procedures.
• Provide optimized solutions to clients’ complex problems, articulating them for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop compelling, competitive proposals that demonstrate the best way to deliver the project.
• Challenge the status quo, support the group’s growth, and model collaborative, inclusive, supportive team behaviours.

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering or Science Discipline.
• Commercial awareness of project delivery.
• Understanding of pre‑FEED detailed requirements.
• Ability to engage early with clients to develop value‑add studies.
• Experience chairing meetings and facilitating workshops.
• Capability to motivate and lead multi‑disciplinary, multi‑cultural teams.
• Ability to develop compelling proposals, including man‑hour, execution strategy and schedule development.
• Effective communication to build collaboration and influence stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking, decision‑making and delivery of results.
• Experience in downstream sector – refining, fuels and chemicals.

• Chartered Engineer or Scientist.
• Member of an appropriate professional institution.
• Qualification from Association of Project Management or similar.
• Commercial exposure in proposals, legal or commercial roles.
• Experience in FEED, EPC, commissioning or operations.
• Experience in New Energies (Hydrogen, CCUS, low‑carbon fuels).
• Proficiency in project scheduling, estimating and cost accounting tools.

• Flexible working arrangements, hybrid and remote where relevant.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion across the business.
• Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews.
• Commitment to professional development, tailored development plans.
• Global connections with experts worldwide.

Wood is an equal‑opportunity employer. All suitably qualified applicants receive consideration 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 relevant laws.