Lead Mechanical Engineer

Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Mechanical Engineer to join its Brownfield Engineering business focusing on providing day to day Mechanical Engineering leadership support for site operations related queries, activities, and risks to delivery of safe, reliable and compliant operations. Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver on complex brownfield oil and gas decommissioning projects in the Gulf of Mexico.

Responsibilities

• Performs day to day Mechanical Engineering support to deliver immediate operations support, working closely with the site team to resolve issues under the direction of the Operations Manager
• Ensures that asset Mechanical Engineering risks are understood, appropriately risk assessed, and actions driven to reduce risk within agreed timeframe
• Monitors Mechanical Engineering Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and initiates corrective action as necessary
• Provides Mechanical Engineering leadership to technical Management of Change (MoCs) and Engineering Queries (EQs)
• Identifies vulnerabilities and optimization opportunities to support forecast and growth
• Write, review, recommend technical input into Site Operations Procedures (SOPs)
• Provides static Mechanical Engineering coaching to Wood and client engineers
• Generates, revises, reviews discipline Technical Documentation

Qualifications

• BSc in Mechanical Engineering or relevant engineering subject
• Professional accreditation – Professional Engineer
• Significant experience in an Operations Mechanical Engineering leadership and support role
• Advanced technical knowledge and experience in engineering, with sound knowledge of the relevant industry codes, standards and regulations, and the ability to initiate guidance on the appropriate designs and systems to prevent, control and mitigate risks
• Sound stakeholder management experience

About Us Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.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.