Process Automation System SME

Wood
Saudi Arabia
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 20+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Client influence","Mentoring","Technical governance","Stakeholder management"]

Serve as the Technical Authority for DCS, SIS, SCADA, and integrated automation systems across Saudi Arabia’s energy, oil & gas, mining, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Provide technical leadership from proposals and concept studies through FEED, detailed engineering, construction support, and commissioning. Lead concept/FEED/design reviews, perform independent assurance and peer reviews, resolve complex engineering issues, mentor engineering teams, and help establish technical standards and governance.

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Process Automation System SME

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Job Summary

Serve as the Technical Authority for DCS, SIS, SCADA, and integrated automation systems across Saudi Arabia’s energy, oil & gas, mining, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Provide technical leadership from proposals and concept studies through FEED, detailed engineering, construction support, and commissioning. Lead concept/FEED/design reviews, perform independent assurance and peer reviews, resolve complex engineering issues, mentor engineering teams, and help establish technical standards and governance.
Location: Saudi Arabia
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as the Technical Authority across multiple projects within the automation discipline.
  • •Lead technical strategy for DCS, SIS, SCADA, and integrated automation systems.
  • •Lead technical reviews during Concept, FEED, and Detailed Design, including independent design assurance and peer reviews.
  • •Resolve complex engineering challenges and provide specialist guidance across the project lifecycle.
  • •Mentor engineers, develop and maintain engineering standards and best practices, and support proposals/client workshops and business development.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s Degree in the relevant Engineering discipline.
  • •Minimum 20 years of experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Petrochemical, Mining, or Industrial projects.
  • •Proven experience as a Technical Authority, Chief Engineer, Principal Consultant, Engineering Fellow, or equivalent.
  • •Expertise in ICSS architecture and automation platforms such as Honeywell/Emerson/Yokogawa.
  • •Knowledge of IEC 61511 and IEC 62443 standards.
Experience:20+ yearsOil & gasEnergyPetrochemicalMiningIndustrialInfrastructure
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipClient influenceMentoringTechnical governanceStakeholder management
Certifications:Chartered EngineerProfessional Engineer
Tech Stack:ICSSDCSSISSCADAHoneywellEmersonYokogawaFATSATIEC 61511IEC 62443Cybersecurity

Company Brief

Wood
Provides engineering, project delivery and technical consultancy services across energy, built environment and industrial sectors, delivering integrated solutions for oil & gas, renewables, infrastructure and environmental projects worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Founded: 1982
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