Head of Department - Technical Safety
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About the Role
Wood seeks an experienced Head of Department - Technical Safety to lead and manage the discipline engineering department, ensuring successful project execution and alignment with company goals.
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Responsibilities
- 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
- Identify and promote innovation opportunities and emerging technologies within the discipline
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree as a minimum in a relevant engineering discipline
- Minimum 25 years of experience in Onshore and Offshore Mega Projects (Capex of over 2 billion USD)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in managing in the role of Head of Discipline
- Experience in ASSESS, Pre FEED, FEED and Detailed Design stages of projects
- Extensive experience in engineering delivery of Technical Safety Discipline projects with over 100K manhours
- Deep Knowledge in API, IEC, NFPA, ISO, OSHA, etc Codes and Middle East Clients' Specifications
- Experience in working with ADNOC, Qatar Energy, KNPC, KOC, BGC, BP and Shell Clients
- Good Knowledge in Process Safety Studies (FERA, QRA, CFD, Radiation and Dispersion), Loss Prevention, Environmental, and Occupational Engineering
- Experience in facilitating in house Process Safety Workshops (HAZID, HAZOP, What if, ISD, Etc.)
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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.
Engineering Delivery & Performance
- 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
Strategy, Development & Business Support
- 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
People & Capability Management
- Set the vision and strategic direction for the Discipline Engineering Group under guidance from the Engineering Director
- Provide line management to direct reports, including performance management, objective setting, career development, and remuneration input
- Ensure recruitment, development, and succession planning to meet current and future business needs
- Implement and maintain discipline competence assurance frameworks
- Identify skills and capability gaps and organise appropriate training or development plans
- Build an inclusive, diverse, and high performing team culture
Governance, Policies & Procedures
- Develop, maintain, and improve discipline processes, procedures, manuals, and intellectual property in line with company policies and regulatory requirements
- Provide guidance on applicable codes, standards, legislation, and regulatory compliance
- Maintain discipline software tools in alignment with corporate policies
- Support project delivery assurance through reviews and governance activities
- Implement continuous improvement through structured change management
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree as a minimum in a relevant engineering discipline
Knowledge & Experience
- Minimum 25 years of experience in Onshore and Offshore Mega Projects (Capex of over 2 billion USD)
- Minimum 5 years of experience in managing in the role of Head of Discipline
- Experience in ASSESS, Pre FEED, FEED and Detailed Design stages of projects
- Extensive experience in engineering delivery of Technical Safety Discipline projects with over 100K manhours
- Deep Knowledge in API, IEC, NFPA, ISO, OSHA, etc Codes and Middle East Clients' Specifications
- Experience in working with ADNOC, Qatar Energy, KNPC, KOC, BGC, BP and Shell Clients
- Good Knowledge in Process Safety Studies (FERA, QRA, CFD, Radiation and Dispersion), Loss Prevention, Environmental, and Occupational Engineering
- Experience in facilitating in house Process Safety Workshops (HAZID, HAZOP, What if, ISD, Etc.)
- Expert level understanding of discipline engineering tools, processes, and technologies
- Strong understanding of client business drivers
- Proven experience in developing and leading high performing engineering teams
Core Competencies
- Strategic thinking and problem solving capability
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work effectively in multicultural and cross functional environments
- Competent in people interviewing, selection, communication, and management, including performance management
- Proactively always interact with team members in a positive and professional manner
- Coaching and mentoring capability with a focus on talent development
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