Life of Field Engineering Manager

Workplace and employment

• The role is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
• Employment type is stated as Employee.
• Place of work is stated as Office.
• The position is identified as Onshore.

Job purpose

Management responsibilities

• Manage a multidisciplinary Life of Field engineering team supporting offshore operations and base activities.
• Define staffing levels and skills according to project and operational requirements.
• Select, train, and develop engineering team members and maintain their competencies.
• Monitor team involvement, performance, process compliance, and technical integrity.
• Establish goals, targets, measures, and KPIs for team performance.

Technical and operational responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with engineering design, manufacturing, quality, and customer satisfaction standards.
• Validate project engineering scope and resources.
• Maintain regional technical integrity and support discipline growth through collaboration with internal centers and service providers.
• Create, update, and disseminate discipline reference documentation and best practices.

Education and experience

• A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or tertiary education in an Oil and Gas discipline is required.
• A master's degree is preferred.
• At least 10 years of oil and gas industry experience is required, preferably involving surface drilling and completions equipment.
• At least 3 years of lead or supervisory experience is required.

Skills and knowledge

• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary projects and groups.
• Advanced project management, planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of English is required.
• Working knowledge of surface wellhead and tree equipment or related subsea equipment is required.