Lead Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.   

Wood India Consulting division is currently recruiting for a Lead flow assurance engineer for our Chennai office. This is a management role, providing technical leadership to our 25-member flow assurance team, collaborating to win new business, and leading project execution. 

Due to the nature of the role, it must be based in our Chennai office on a full-time basis.

The Role  

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced technical professional within Flow Assurance to utilise their knowledge and experience to develop the technical capability of the Flow assurance team in our engineering centre in Chennai.

The successful candidate will train and mentor the team, and lead projects on the assessment of fluid flow within oil and gas production systems, ensuring reliable and uninterrupted transport from the reservoir to processing facilities. Additionally, the principal engineer will contribute to best practices and plays a key role in technical decision making and innovation.

The ideal candidate will have significant proven working knowledge and expertise in flow assurance projects across the Energy sector within a global fast-paced consulting environment and be passionate about developing people. 

Our Clients and Projects   

Designing the future. Transforming the world.  

Our Production Optimisation team are part of our Digital consulting business unit. We support our clients to secure economic recovery from existing infrastructure, optimising assets and enabling extension of productive field life whilst accelerating the move towards net Zero. The work we do predominately enables Energy security whilst we transition. However, we are also growing our services across Carbon Capture Utilisation and storage and transportation of Hydrogen and Ammonia. 

With Wood's ambitious growth within energy transition related business, you will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to our global pool of knowledge experts in a range of topics, including traditional oil and gas, CO2 and H2 transport.

Wood is an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

 What we can offer 

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients within the Energy Sector across multiple global locations  
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation 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   
• 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   

The key objectives for this role are:  

• Lead and oversee project teams of varying sizes, focusing on flow assurance and process engineering
• Provide expert technical guidance to clients and project teams
• Support the Regional Manager in preparing project proposals, bid submissions, and tender documents will be contributing to business development efforts
• Ensure all work aligns with the company's quality management system and industry standards
• Ensure that project goals assigned by the Project Manager and Client are achieved
• Provide guidance and mentoring for more junior staff
• Deliver effective, concise presentations internally and to clients
• Act as a client representative at technical meetings with third parties
• Professional development and competency assurance of the current team
• Recruitment of four lead flow assurance engineers
• Oversight of quality assurance systems
• Fostering client loyalty and driving business growth

Skills And 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:  

• Significant proven working experience in flow assurance engineering, with international consulting experience
• Hand-on experience in using flow assurance related simulation tools like OLGA, PIPESIM, SPS, PIPENET, Ledaflow, TLNET, TGNET. Desirable to have experience with process dynamic simulation tools like ASPEN HYSYS, UNISIM
• Results-oriented and assertive to represent Chennai office clients effectively
• Proven ability to complete complex projects on time and within budget
• Empathetic and positive, with a genuine interest in understanding and meeting client needs 
• Previous experience managing a team of Flow Assurance engineers at varying levels, responsible for all aspects of recruitment, training and development
• Skilled in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
• Engineering degree required; postgraduate qualifications preferred
• Strong professional relationship-building skills 
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English; other languages are advantageous 
• Critical thinker with problem solving abilities
• Pragmatic in approach with a strong commercial understanding and ability to balance commerciality with operational excellence
• Customer focused – develops trust-based relationships with customers, current and potential; listens to customer needs and constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value

 Desirable:   

• Middle East experience is a plus