Decommissioning Senior Construction Engineer

Wood; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - GBP 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering consulting firm based in Aberdeen is looking for candidates to provide advanced constructability input in construction processes. This role includes optimizing engineering designs to enhance quality and productivity while managing construction schedules. The ideal candidate will have a technical diploma along with substantial construction experience and a deep technical understanding of the relevant discipline. Offering competitive salaries with flexible benefits, this position supports diversity and professional development.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Private medical cover

Life insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum ISCED Level 5 qualifications.
• Appropriate level of construction experience in relevant industry sector.
• Ability to identify risks and build mitigation plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide constructability input to engineering to reduce costs.
• Assist in project execution plan and bid submissions.
• Support project controls and develop build schedule.

Skills

Construction experience

Technical knowledge of construction discipline

Risk assessment and mitigation

Interpreting discipline documentation

Understanding of HAZOPs and HAZIDS

Education

Technical diploma or apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Designing the future. Transforming the world. Operated Assets sits with Wood’s Operations EMEA business and is based in Aberdeen. We build long term strategic relationships with clients across each of our 4 sub-service lines: Decommissioning, Operations & Maintenance, Duty Holder and Optimised Energy. We project manage decommissioning scopes and provide skilled people offshore to help our clients get the best out their assets and keep them ahead. We introduce the latest digital and decarb tools Wood has to offer making sure we are continuously driving value for clients and keep making them smarter and faster.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects we support green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
• 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
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• 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

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced constructability input to engineering by optimizing construction knowledge and experience to reduce construction costs; improve quality, safety and productivity; shorten construction schedules; and reduce or eliminate construction inefficiencies.
• Assist with the development of the project execution plan, bid submissions, construction methodology and strategies.
• Provide construction technical support to the customer and the Wood discipline engineering team, throughout the FEED and detailed design phases of a project.
• Support project controls in developing the build sequence/construction schedule and proactively risk managing of the schedule. Provide input to the contracting strategy and during bid clarification process.
• Act as senior team member in the constructability team, guiding conversion of engineering designs into construction workpacks and overseeing work of others. Responsible for the delivery of construction deliverables to the required technical standards to support and facilitate site construction activities.

Quality and Compliance

• Responsibilities: delivery of construction work packs which give clear activity breakdown and detailed narratives for all construction activities.
• Contribute discipline experience to the ongoing development of project work methods, processes and team development.
• Carry out a constructability review of all work packs, resolving minor issues and escalating more serious issues to more senior construction staff or relevant engineering discipline. This will include input at scope survey and engineering stage.
• Deliver against agreed planned work scopes ensuring obligations are met by way of timely completion of work packs.
• Provide discipline input to scope definition and execution.
• Ensure that all plant and equipment is fully certificated and controlled cost effectively.
• Ensure effective control of all material movements. If identified, react to change in scope, inform necessary parties and complete the necessary change management documentation.
• Check installation quality and subsequent verification are completed in accordance with requirements.
• Participate in audits and incident investigations as required.
• Contributes to assessing effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view to continuously improving systems, personal and team performance.
• Assisting with the delivery and timely execution of the project/contract/service and ensure the contract requirements are satisfied.
• Ensure quality requirements are understood and complied with and prepare quality plans and documents in accordance with the relevant project, statutory and legislative requirements.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Qualifications

Typically minimum qualified to ISCED Level 5 (technical diploma / apprenticeship) or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• Appropriate level of construction experience in relevant industry sector
• Have a broad and deep technical knowledge of construction discipline and associated processes
• Ability to identify risk to delivery and build in mitigation / contingency plans.
• Substantial experience of interpreting discipline documentation.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments (RA), Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOPs) and Hazard Identification Studies (HAZIDS).
• Substantial knowledge and understanding of technical specifications
• Understands the business drivers within customer organisations and how these can be influenced by innovative designs and cost effective solutions.

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.