Wood is accepting expressions of interest for an experienced Project Manager – Offshore to join its team in Doha, Qatar. This position supports the delivery of engineering and energy projects across study, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), and Project Management Consultancy (PMC) scopes.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project execution in line with approved execution plans, company procedures, and contractual requirements. The role requires strong leadership, commercial awareness, and the ability to deliver projects safely, maintain quality standards, and achieve agreed man-hour, budget, cost, and schedule targets.
Wood is seeking professionals with experience across both brownfield and greenfield developments, particularly in onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.
About Wood
Wood is a global consulting, engineering, and operations company serving the energy and materials sectors. With approximately 33,000 employees across around 50 countries, the company supports clients throughout the asset lifecycle, focusing on safe and predictable project delivery, resilient operations, and a lower-carbon future.
Its multidisciplinary teams work across complex engineering and project management assignments for clients in the energy industry.
Key Responsibilities
The Project Manager will lead project teams and coordinate the resources required to deliver assigned scopes of work. Key responsibilities include:
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Planning, directing, coordinating, and controlling project activities.
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Developing and implementing project execution plans and schedules that meet company and contractual requirements.
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Ensuring compliance with project procedures, corporate practices, health, safety, security, environmental, and quality requirements.
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Promoting a strong safety culture by setting an example, intervening when necessary, and ensuring that procedures are followed.
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Managing project budgets and monitoring performance against established cost and man-hour targets.
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Coordinating engineering, procurement, and project services resources throughout delivery.
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Communicating project objectives, responsibilities, and organizational arrangements to the project team.
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Maintaining close working relationships with client management representatives and responding to client feedback.
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Understanding project business cases, commercial drivers, and contractual obligations.
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Monitoring project performance and regularly reporting relevant data to the company.
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Tracking and expediting project accounts receivable.
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Managing risks, changes, and potential delays, including identifying and communicating commercial impacts.
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Applying lessons learned from previous projects and documenting lessons for future work.
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Leading project closeout activities to ensure completion of assigned scopes.
Qualifications and Experience
Candidates should have an undergraduate degree in an engineering discipline and 15–20 years of relevant professional experience.
The preferred candidate will also demonstrate:
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Extensive experience managing oil and gas engineering projects, including lump-sum contracts.
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Experience across multiple project phases, from concept and feasibility studies through FEED, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, start-up, and warranty.
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Experience with both engineering design and site-based project activities.
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Strong commercial awareness and the ability to interpret contracts, identify changes, and raise potential delays or cost implications.
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Proven risk management and change management capabilities across the project lifecycle.
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Excellent leadership, decision-making, analytical, organizational, and administrative skills.
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Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, including experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications for preparing documents, presentations, trackers, and schedules.
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The ability to work independently, demonstrate initiative, and manage competing priorities.
Additional project management education or professional certifications, such as Project Management Professional (PMP) or Association for Project Management (APM) credentials, are desirable. Previous experience in Qatar is preferred.
Additional Role Requirements
The position requires an individual who can take ownership of assigned scopes and deliver results independently, including when working remotely from management or technical leadership personnel. The successful candidate must be comfortable coordinating multiple engineering disciplines and supporting functions within a small project office.
Candidates must also be willing and able to represent Wood during onshore and offshore surveys. Relevant certifications are expected, or applicants should be willing to undertake suitable training, such as Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET) and H2S Awareness training.
A proficient level of written and spoken English is essential, particularly when interpreting and communicating complex technical scopes and contractual documents.
Who Should Apply?
This opportunity is suited to senior project management professionals with extensive oil and gas experience who can lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver complex engineering projects within demanding commercial and operational constraints.
Candidates with offshore project experience, lump-sum contract management expertise, Qatar industry exposure, and a strong understanding of the full project lifecycle may be particularly well aligned with the requirements.