# Principal Project Engineer — Wood

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Location: Doha, Qatar
Type: full_time · Level: lead
Monthly salary: AED 6,054 to 9,081 per month (estimated, not employer-stated) (UAE salaries are tax-free)
Posted: 2026-10-04
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## Description

Job Description

Wood is actively seeking applications for Principal Project Engineer role to support future growth in our expanding business.

The projects team focusing on delivering across FEED, Pre-FEED, Brownfield, Greenfield scopes of work. In this role, you will be responsible for the execution of project work in accordance with the project execution plan, including Wood and/or Project Procedures on Safety and Quality Control within the man-hour, cost and the project schedule targets.

This is a long-term assignment based in Qatar.

Responsibilities

The Principal Project Engineer will be responsible for the execution of project work in accordance with the project execution plan, including Wood and/or project procedures, maintaining Safety and Quality within the manhour, cost and project schedule targets.

Reflecting The Market Focus For The Office In Both Brownfield And Greenfield Opportunities, Multi-skilled Personnel Are Sought, In Particular Those With Experience In

• Onshore Oil and Gas

• Offshore Oil and Gas

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Reflecting The Market Focus For The Office In Both Brownfield And Green Field Opportunities, Multi-skilled Personnel Are Sought, In Particular Those With Experience In

Onshore Oil and Gas 

Offshore Oil and Gas

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors

• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our busiess 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

• Life Insurance; Provides payment of 2 x Base Salary (up to a maximum of QAR 1 million) upon death

• End of Service Gratuity; In line with Qatar Labor Law, upon completion of 1 years’ service employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit of three weeks for every year of service.

• Medical Insurance: Ensures cover (up to a maximum of QAR 250,000 per person, per year) is available should you require treatment. Pre-existing and/or chronic conditions are covered up to QAR 10,000.

• Employee Assistance Programme: Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.

• Professional Memberships; One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.

• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Typical Responsibilities

• Champions both Wood and client Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality cultures. Leads by example in ‘raising the shield’, demonstrating the ‘courage to intervene’. Ensures that procedures are followed and that a high standard of safety and quality is achieved in all associated work

• Supports delivery of project and engineering excellence in support of the Project and Engineering Managers on assigned project scopes

• Takes ownership of assigned project scope and activities, ensuring timely delivery to the satisfaction of both internal and external customers in accordance with the applicable procedures, work practices, specifications and standards

• May be appointed as the Proposal, Study or Project Manager with guidance from more senior management for small to medium sized scopes of work

• Coordinates activities, collaborating with the Lead Engineers, engineering disciplines and supporting departments to ensure tender and/or project scopes are correctly interpreted and deadlines met with

• Management and coordination of multidiscipline engineering scope, inputs and deliverables across multiple geographic locations including specialist and high-volume engineering centres

• Ensures that the Engineering disciplines comply strictly with the contract and scope of work in completing project activities

• Ensures the quality of project and engineering deliverables before issue to customer, taking responsibility for the approval of key deliverables as required

• Takes responsibility for the coordination and development of key project and multi-discipline deliverables such as the Project Execution Plan, Project Plans / Procedures, Basis of Design, Subcontract Scopes of Work, Design Reviews, Study Reports, Project Trackers / Lists and project plans

• May be required to take responsibility of other key multi-discipline deliverables such as the equipment list and weight control schedule

• Coordinates the development of method statements, deliverable lists, manhours, CTRs and risk in support of both tender and project scopes

• Takes responsibility for schedule, manhours, key milestones and coordination of medium sized engineering projects in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the Wood and the customer

• Ensures that the project is delivered in the correct sequence, highlighting and managing risk if works are completed out of sequence

• Expected to be fully conversant with the scope of work assigned, managing project action registers and risk. Is familiar with and across technical and project issues

• Chairs and minutes technical and project review meetings with customers, vendors, subcontractors and other third parties, managing technical and project issues through to completion

• Takes a leading role in project reviews, design reviews and audits to ensure that they are completed as per Wood and customer expectations

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