Senior​/Principal Technical Safety Engineer

Wood is recruiting for a Senior/Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our team in Sharjah, UAE. This is a full‑time office‑based role.

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior/Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our Iraq Operations Business. This role is full‑time residential based in Sharjah, UAE.

Our Clients and Projects

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an International Client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as Supply Chain, Construction and Commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

Projects include both Greenfield and Brownfield modification projects and integrating low‑carbon solutions to support our client’s energy transition and emissions reduction goals.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high‑profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
  ; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary 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
• Medical Insurance ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance gives the company providing life assurance cover
• The Employee Share Plan gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award celebrates the commitment and loyalty of our people, recognising hard work and dedication at 5‑year service milestones

Key Objectives

• Contributing to technical delivery of engineering excellence through:
• Executing assigned scopes of work
• Providing discipline expertise to the business
• Supporting and supervising task delegation to team
• Using technical knowledge to produce engineering deliverables, including complex problems and a high level of autonomy in design recommendations
• Managing complex projects and making technical decisions within a multi‑disciplinary scope

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities Executing Assigned Scopes of Work

• Participate as a team member in a specific phase of a broad engineering assignment
• Direct preparation of documentation for assigned projects
• Ensure successful completion within budgeted time and cost constraints
• Participate in defining engineering approaches and in planning and scheduling work
• Evaluate problems and establish performance specifications for components, equipment, systems, processes
• Check engineering calculations and drawings in accordance with industry codes and standards
• Assist with the development of less‑senior technical professionals
• Adhere to discipline‑specific procedures and provide improvement feedback
• Participate in audits and incident investigations
• Perform complex engineering tasks related to specific units of major projects
• Attend site visits, project review meetings, design reviews and other workshops as required
• Organise and actively participate in design reviews

Providing Discipline Expertise

• Solve problems with new approaches, exercising professional judgement in strategic options
• Modify established guidelines and devise new approaches when needed
• Act as a technical leader or significant contributor to major complex projects
• Develop innovative solutions and anticipate potential problems
• Use creativity, judgement and experience to formulate results based on engineering standards
• Apply advanced laws, principles and industry knowledge for design improvement
• Provide technical input and support to proposals

Supporting and Supervising Task Delegation to Team

• Supervise a small work group or provide guidance to technical professionals
• Assist in…