Job description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Controls Admin to join our UAE business unit focusing on executing assigned scopes of work.
This is a full-time onsite position in Dubai, UAE.

Reports to: Lead Cost Engineer

Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Controls Admin to join our UAE business unit focusing on executing assigned scopes of work.
This is a full-time onsite position in Dubai, UAE.

Reports to: Lead Cost Engineer

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Controls Admin to join our UAE Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions. 

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice 
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market 
• 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 
• 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 
• 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 

Job Objectives: 

Contributing to the delivery of Project services excellence through:

• Executing assigned scopes of work.
• Supporting and supervising task delegation.
• Providing discipline expertise to the business.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Run OTL (Oracle) reports and prepare weekly/ Monthly timesheets and facilitate the relevant approvals.
• Coordinate overtime/ absence pre-approvals.
• Issue weekly manhour booking details to the team.
• Maintain PO register and Document POs issued.
• Create Projects and booking codes in Oracle international/OTL / Covero.
• Preparation of PAAFs, route for approvals, archive approved and maintain register.
• Assist in updating organization charts.
• Review expense claims and coordinate the approvals.
• Provide induction to new joiners on time writing, I expense procedures.
• Provide support to Planners and Cost controller.
• Track update resources status updates, headcounts, distribution lists,
• Raise Material Requisition Forms and route for approvals.

Working Relationships:

Internal:

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate across the project/contract interfaces.
• Engage with inter-discipline community and promote discipline including networking / knowledge sharing.

External:

• Establishing and / or maintaining an awareness of external stakeholders including industry bodies, academia, vendors, client interface (as appropriate and requested).

Level of Influence and Decision-Making Authority:

As delegated by Line Manager in accordance with competency assessment

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:

• Graduate Degree

  
  

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 1 to 5 years’ relevant experience in the oil and gas industry

  
  

• Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred

  
  

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

  
  

Role-Specific Skills:

• Previous Oil & Gas industry experience.

  
  
• Experience with detailed Engineering and Consultancies

Personal Attributes and Capabilities:

Core Values and Behaviours:

Provide leadership in promoting, demonstrating the company core values, ethics policy and leadership framework.

People:

Interact with team members in a positive and professional manner at all times.

Subject Matter Expertise:

Previous Oil & Gas industry experience.

Time Keeping Experience.

General Competencies:

• Clear communicator with good interpersonal skills
• An active listener with the ability to focus on customer requirements
• Fluent in both spoken and written English language.
• Highly motivated and self-reliant
• Confident and assertive
• Problem solver
• Open thinker and innovator
• Good communicator with a willingness to share knowledge and support others
• Flexible and adaptable
• Strong commitment to safety.

Preferred candidate

Nationality

United Arab Emirates