Project Information Manager

Wood is recruiting an experienced Project Information Manager to join an in-flight, multi-billion-dollar EPC/EPCM programme delivering strategically important and technically complex brownfield projects for a major UAE national energy company.

The position will be based full time in Wood’s Abu Dhabi office, with engagement at project sites and other execution locations as required.

The Role

The Project Information Manager will take ownership of the established project information environment, maintain delivery continuity while identify and closing gaps in systems, processes, data quality and information readiness.

The role is accountable for information management across engineering, procurement, materials, construction, commissioning, handover and closeout. It will lead Document Control, Data Management and Engineering Systems personnel and act as the principal information management interface with project leadership, the client, contractors, suppliers and delivery teams.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We can offer:

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive renumeration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones
• 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
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

Responsibilities

• Assess the current information management environment, priorities, risks and outstanding commitments, implementing recovery and improvement actions where required.
• Maintain and improve the Project Information Management Plan, procedures, systems strategy, responsibilities, controls and delivery schedules.
• Translate contractual and client information requirements into clear deliverables, validation rules and acceptance criteria.
• Lead Document Control, Data Management and Engineering Systems activities across home office, workshare locations, site, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Govern engineering documents, structured data, tag registers, drawings, models, supplier information and engineering databases.
• Oversee SmartPlant Foundation publishing, retrieval, consolidation, correlation, validation, exception management and reporting.
• Coordinate engineering database consolidation and merges, including conflict resolution, integrity checks, reconciliation and project-to-as-built transfer.
• Manage information interfaces between engineering, EDMS, procurement, materials, project controls, Advanced Work Packaging, construction and commissioning systems.
• Establish effective material information controls, aligning MTOs, requisitions, purchase orders, supplier data, packing lists, inspection and receipt records, piece marks, material status and construction work packages.
• Support Advanced Work Packaging by aligning engineering data, documents, models, materials and schedules with CWAs, CWPs, EWPs and IWPs.
• Lead progressive as-building, ensuring redlines, field changes, technical queries, surveys and construction records are incorporated into controlled drawings, intelligent models and engineering databases.
• Manage geospatial surveys, laser scanning, LiDAR, drone surveys and point-cloud information, including coordinate control, scan-to-model workflows, validation and model integration.
• Lead document and drawing data mining to extract, classify and validate information from legacy records for use in intelligent engineering databases and models.
• Ensure construction teams receive current, approved and complete information, with effective control of revisions, field changes and superseded content.
• Coordinate commissioning information, including systems and subsystems, completions records, turnover packs, punch lists, commissioning data and startup readiness.
• Lead progressive handover and project closeout, including final as-built validation, database delivery, client acceptance, exception management, archiving and system closure.
• Establish and report information management KPIs covering quality, completeness, timeliness, supplier compliance, construction readiness and handover status.
• Ensure project systems, integrations, access controls, data transfers and third-party connections comply with Wood, client and project cybersecurity

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.

Expected:

• Degree-level qualification in engineering, information management, computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive Project Information Management experience on major oil and gas EPC/EPCM projects.
• Demonstrated ability to take over, stabilise and improve information delivery on a large, complex, in-flight project.
• Experience across engineering, procurement, materials, construction, commissioning, handover and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of engineering information systems, EDMS, structured engineering data, intelligent models and digital handover.
• Practical experience with SmartPlant Foundation publishing and engineering database consolidation or merge processes.
• Strong understanding of material information controls, supplier information, Advanced Work Packaging and commissioning information.
• Experience with brownfield as-building, legacy document data mining, geospatial surveys, laser scanning or point-cloud information is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles relating to project systems, access, integrations, cloud environments and controlled information exchange.
• Understanding of data engineering, data platforms, automated data-quality controls, document intelligence and responsible AI applications is preferred.
• Strong client-facing, leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience delivering major projects for a UAE national energy company is strongly preferred. Comparable experience with other Middle East national oil companies will also be considered.

Working Relationships

Internal
Leads Document Control, Data Management and System Administration groups on the project.
Works as a part of the Project Management Team

External:
May interact with client technical and information management teams

Level of Influence & Decision-Making Authority

• Develops and manages a project man-hour budget related to project information management staffing
  Receives general instructions on deadlines and priorities, but independently defines what is to be done and methodologies expected to perform day-to-day assignments.
  Responsible for the delegation of activities and supervision of project information staff dedicated to the project.
• Personal Attributes:
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and handle confidential or sensitive information.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with departmental co-workers and project
  personnel.
• Good communication skills both written and verbal: effective acting as Wood's discipline representative and liaison with other companies and individuals including client, partners, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Willing and able to resolve team conflict