Job Description
Job Overview:
The Senior Manager Project Engineering is tasked with the development of departmental plans, including business, production, and/or organizational priorities. The role requires multi-disciplinary expertise and the ability to understand the industry to achieve financial and operational objectives. The Senior Manager Project Engineering manages multiple related teams, sets their organizational priorities, and allocates the appropriate resources. They must be able to identify and resolve a range of complex technical, operational, and organizational problems. The role directly impacts business results by supporting and function-specific projects, products, services, and/or technologies, and developing policies and plans.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Manage the engineering scope of a project
Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements through contract documents
Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project
Responsible for the administration and technical management of the department
Assign staffing for the Project Engineering positions on projects and proposals
Instill and promote โSafety as a Valueโ culture
Administrative and technical management of the Project Engineering Department:Establish a budget and salary plan for the department
Identify and recruit staff for Project Engineering positions
Maintain staffing levels appropriate to the projected workload
Provide leadership and training for the professional development of staff
Identify and correct performance gaps
Maintain Company processes and procedures related to Project Execution
Allocate resources to provide quality, on time and cost-effective deliverables for projects and proposals
Responsible for the integrity of the work produced
Responsible for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control
Ensure work is being coordinated with the other departments, offices, fabrication, and construction to meet project requirements
Ensure proactive and effective management of change
Monitor project performance and provide input and support as required
Participate in monthly Project Reviews
Execute Project Engineering Assessment (PEA) for Project Engineering
Support proposal development
Support the Lessons Learned process and continuous improvement initiatives of the company
Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures
Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures
Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams
Reports to:
Project: N/A
Functional: Director of Engineering
Liaise with: Project Engineer, PEM, PM, Discipline Lead Engineers, Eng Dept Managers, Construction/Fabrication team, Project
Controls, Finance, Proposals
Supervises: Project Engineering Team, Manager of Project Engineering
Essential Qualifications and Education:
20+ years of proven experience in project engineering management
Management of offshore oil & gas projects at the EPC Detailed Engineering stage (fixed platforms and pipelines)
Extensive Middle East project experience (required) with Adnoc project experience (preferred)
Experience of multiple office engineering execution
Excellent inter-personal, communication and influencing skills
Discipline engineer background
B.Eng / B.Sc Engineering degree (minimum), Masters Degree / Chartered Engineer (preferred)
Successful degree holding candidates will be required to provide a degree equivalency certificate issues by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR). Candidates who do not already have this available are recommended to commence the process to avoid delays in the offer and onboarding process.
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Job Info
Job Identification
26005041
Job Category
Engineering
Posting Date
10/29/2026
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
Dubai AE FO1 Jebel Ali