Study Manager

The role

As an experienced engineer, with a strong appreciation of process design and an interest in the holistic aspects of Greenfield and Brownfield projects, you will grow your career through taking commercial and client stakeholder management responsibility for delivering across the pre-FEED phases of project implementation (pre-feasibility, concept, feasibility, pre-FEED etc).

Focusing on predictable project delivery against key internal and external metrics of cost, schedule and quality you will steer your project team to develop the technoeconomic solution that guides your client to successfully achieve the next stage in their decision gate process.

You will interface with a multi-disciplinary team of highly capable subject matter experts and consultants to deliver best in class solutions that will ensure high customer satisfaction. This will lead to opportunities for further advancement of your career in multiple directions.

This is a fantastic role for a leadership focused process engineer with a real passion for developing their own leadership style and project management capabilities while making a difference in both energy security and energy transition.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our technical consulting and decarbonization teams combine consultancy solutions with technical expertise to support our clients’ capital investment decisions across the global energy and materials markets.

From advisory (front end studies, concept design and strategic planning) to design (FEED, detailed design and owner’s engineer) through to delivery (project management consulting), we lead our clients to the best possible outcomes. Not forgetting our world-leading subsea, decarbonization, new energies, asset optimization and technology development expertise, our ability to add value to our clients' portfolios and projects knows no bounds.

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 organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business

Competitive remuneration 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 company shares and receive a match from the company

Long service award: We value 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’ service 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

Job objective

Manage and lead the project team to achieve the health, safety, environmental, schedule, cost and quality requirements of the study. Ensure that company’s and client’s health and safety, environmental and quality management procedures are followed

Grow in leadership qualities and capability providing optimised solutions to client’s complex multi-faceted problems; articulating these in a way that allows clients to readily present to their own internal and external stakeholders

Develop compelling and competitive proposals that readily demonstrate to clients the best way to deliver their project

Challenge the status quo, support and be part of an award-winning group that seeks to grow and develop to be the best it can be

Be a role model for company behaviours; encouraging a collaborative, inclusive and supportive team that can have fun and enjoy the work we deliver

Study leadership & delivery

Lead the execution of concept, feasibility, and pre-FEED studies from initiation to completion

Define study scope, objectives, and success criteria in alignment with client requirements

Develop and manage the Study Execution Plan (SEP) including schedule, deliverables, and milestones

Ensure studies are delivered on time, within budget, and to required quality standards

Technical management & coordination

Manage and coordinate a multidisciplinary engineering team (process, mechanical, piping, civil, E&I, HSE)

Ensure consistency and integration across all technical disciplines and deliverables

Oversee development and review of:

Process design basis and simulations

Heat and material balances

Equipment sizing and specifications

Plot plans and layouts

Interface with technology licensors and vendors where required

Concept development & selection

Identify and develop multiple development concepts and design options

Facilitate concept screening and selection workshops

Perform technical, economic, and risk-based evaluations of alternatives

Recommend the optimal concept considering cost, operability, constructability, and risk

Cost estimation & economics

Oversee preparation of CAPEX and OPEX estimates (Class V to Class III)

Coordinate development of economic models (NPV, IRR, sensitivity analysis)

Ensure estimates are robust, benchmarked, and aligned with market conditions

Risk & value management

Lead risk identification and mitigation workshops (technical, commercial, HSE)

Maintain and manage the study risk register

Drive value engineering and cost optimization initiatives

Ensure uncertainties are clearly defined and communicated

HSE & regulatory compliance

Ensure integration of HSE-by-design principles in all study phases

Support early-stage safety reviews such as:

HAZID (Hazard Identification)

HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)

Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements and international standards

Stakeholder & client interface

Act as the primary focal point for the client throughout the study lifecycle

Coordinate with:

Internal departments (subsurface, operations, commercial)

External stakeholders (consultants, licensors, vendors)

Present study outcomes to senior management and investment committees

Reporting & deliverables

Ensure preparation and quality of key deliverables:

Concept Selection Report

Feasibility Study Report

Basis of Design (BoD)

Pre-FEED package

Provide regular progress reports including schedule, cost, and risk updates

Planning, budget & resource management

Develop and control study budgets and forecasts

Allocate and manage engineering resources efficiently

Monitor progress against schedule and implement corrective actions

Interface & data management

Manage interfaces between:

Engineering disciplines

Subsurface and surface teams

Third-party contractors and vendors

Ensure data integrity, consistency, and version control across all deliverables

Governance & stage-gate assurance

Ensure compliance with company stage-gate processes (DG0–DG3 or equivalent)

Prepare documentation required for decision gate approvals

Support investment decision readiness (FID)

Skills and qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

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 qualified in a relevant engineering or science discipline

Commercial awareness of project delivery

Understands the levels of detail required to support the early phase decision making process for pre-FEED phases (pre-feasibility, concept, feasibility, pre-FEED etc)

Experienced in chairing meetings and facilitating workshops

Capable of motivating and leading multi-disciplined and multi-cultural teams, encouraging a collaborative and inclusive culture

Ability to develop compelling proposals to solve client problems, including manhour, execution strategy and schedule development

Communicates effectively to build collaboration and influence stakeholders

Thinks strategically, takes decisions and delivers results

Familiarity with new energies sectors – hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture, industrial decarbonization

Desirable:

Chartered engineer or scientist

Member of an appropriate professional institution

Some level of qualification from Association of Project Management or similar

Commercial exposure through responsible positions in proposals, legal or commercial

Experience in FEED, EPC, commissioning and/or operations such that clients recognize the experience from later phases being considered in their early project phase

Experience in the Middle East/Gulf region on gas process offshore projects is mandatory

Proficient in the use of project scheduling, estimating and cost accounting tools and methods

Diversity statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.