Project Engineering Manager (Onshore)

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Primary Objective

The Project Engineering Manager is responsible for establishing and leading the engineering framework for project execution, ensuring the effective delivery of multi-disciplinary engineering and design activities across our onshore projects in Energy and hydrocarbon sectors.

Specific Accountabilities

Engineering Leadership & Execution

• Establish and implement the project engineering execution framework, including procedures, deliverables, workflows, and interface management.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams across Feasibility/ Concept, FEED and Detailed Design phases.
• Direct the preparation and quality of engineering deliverables, ensuring alignment with scope, standards, and schedule requirements.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant design output, meeting client specifications, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• Review and approve engineering execution strategies, project organization structures, and discipline responsibilities.
• Prepare and implement the Engineering management Plan on projects and ensure discipline schedules/budgets include safety and sustainability activities for the asset lifecycle.
• Manage technical Value Improvement Practices (VIPs) - technology selection, value engineering, energy optimization, RAM, etc.

Cross-Discipline Coordination & Interface Management

• Provide overall integration across engineering disciplines, ensuring effective sequencing and interface management.
• Establish and maintain engineering coordination procedures with internal teams, licensors, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Oversee and manage interfaces between engineering, procurement, construction, and third-party contractors.
• Ensure structured communication and resolution of technical queries and inter-disciplinary conflicts.

Technical Governance & Quality Assurance

• Ensure engineering activities comply with Worley standards, international codes, and customer specifications
• Must ensure maintaining engineering quality assurance processes, including document control, review cycles, and approval timelines.
• Lead the review and approval of key engineering documents, ensuring compliance with HSSEQ, operability, maintainability, and technical integrity requirements.
• Must ensure and participate in design reviews, safety studies, and technical assurance activities.
• Ensure required Technical Peer Reviews (TPRs) are planned, scheduled, and budgeted; proactively engage Location Director of Engineering when needed.

Project Management & Delivery

• Overall key technical interface with customer management teams.
• Support the safe, on-time, and within-budget delivery of engineering scope across all project phases.
• Monitor engineering progress against schedule, budget, and deliverable milestones, identifying risks and implementing mitigation plans.
• Provide technical and commercial input to optimize design solutions and manage project risks.
• Ensure alignment between engineering outputs and project controls (cost, schedule, procurement needs).
• Maintain engineering registers for assumptions, holds, technical queries, deviations, key document changes, and SEAL decisions.

HSSEQ & Compliance

• Champion Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Quality culture within engineering activities.
• Ensure designs incorporate safe, sustainable, and environmentally compliant solutions.
• Ensure compliance with local and international regulatory frameworks and standards.

Team Leadership & Capability

• Lead, mentor, and develop multi-location engineering teams, ensuring effective resource allocation and competency.
• Ensure teams are appropriately staffed and aligned with project requirements.
• Foster collaboration across disciplines, offices, and stakeholders.
• Capture and implement lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications, Accreditation, Training   

Education

• Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline of Engineering from an accredited University
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage 
• MME (Ministry of Municipality and Environment) engineering accreditation is a mandatory requirement. Candidates not holding this accreditation must be willing to achieve this within the probationary period.

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Job Specific Knowledge , Experience & Competencies

• Significant experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, or energy sector projects
• Must have proven experience as Project Engineering Manager / Engineering Manager on Pre-FEED, FEED and Detailed Engineering projects during the last five years.
• Strong exposure to multi-disciplinary engineering and global delivery teams

Technical & Functional Competencies

• Strong understanding of engineering governance, execution planning, and design assurance
• Extensive knowledge of cross-discipline integration, interfaces, and sequencing
• Experience in engineering deliverables, specifications, and design review processesSolid understanding of project lifecycle phases (Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design, EPC)
• Familiarity with industry standards and customer specifications
• Experience in risk management, change management, and technical decision-making

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Strong leadership capability with ability to manage diverse, multi-location teams
• Effective communicator with the ability to influence technical and commercial decisions
• Strong problem-solving mindset with ability to manage complexity and conflicting priorities
• High level of planning, organization, and execution discipline
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, multi-project environments

Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

Job Details

Company: Worley

Primary Location: QAT-DW-Doha

Job: Engineering and Design (General)

Schedule: Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Management Level: Senior Manager

International Transfer Opportunity: Yes

Job Posting: Aug 2, 2026, 7:33:29 AM

Unposting Date: Ongoing

Contact Name - Internal: Vandana Venugopal

Reporting Manager Title: VP - Qatar & UAE