Senior Consultant -Carbon Advisory

Wood Group is seeking a Senior Consultant in Carbon Advisory for its Abu Dhabi office. The role involves developing decarbonization strategies, managing projects focused on sustainability, and ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. The consultant will work with clients in the energy sector, providing expertise in capital investment decisions and project management. The position offers competitive benefits and a commitment to professional development.
Description

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

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Carbon Advisory Consultants with a proven track record in supporting clients by providing proven agile decarbonization solutions to ensure targets are met. Our consultants will develop a systematic framework for the management of decarbonization including defining overarching strategies, plans & detailed roadmaps with key milestones, journey enablers, timeframes, drivers and identifying on-route threats, risks, and uncertainties.

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 client’s 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 organization 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 Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values 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’ services 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

The key objectives for this role are:
• Designing advanced strategies to significantly reduce carbon footprints and drive organizational sustainability.
• Guiding compliance with carbon-related regulations and shaping company policies to align with global environmental standards.
• Leading complex projects focused on renewable energy adoption, energy efficiency, and sustainable practices.
• Conducting in-depth assessments and generating transparent reports on carbon reduction progress and environmental impact.
• Facilitating partnerships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment with sustainability goals and initiatives.
• Identifying cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to accelerate carbon reduction efforts.
• Addressing climate-related risks by creating strategies to minimize impact and protect business operations.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
• Supporting business winning and leading proposals to secure new work
• Managing small teams of consultants and engineers or other technical staff on studies, setting clear technical direction and ensuring timely issue of deliverables
• Completing work to a high standard and with little to no supervision, using Wood and Client methods, standards, and data in line with requirements
• Disseminating knowledge and expertise to team members and providing oversight and technical direction for their study / project work
• Developing business relationships with clients and partnerships with in-house consulting teams
• Representing the Carbon Advisory team in technical presentations to external and internal customers
• Providing a technical interface and managing relationships with clients. Proactively identifying most internal and external customer needs or issues
• Raising awareness of the business environment, market and on-going innovation in technology and research in climate-related subjects and issues
• Work with the other ET Hub segments to provide integrated solutions- CCS, hydrogen and renewables
• Developing tools and methods to improve the efficiency and quality of work performed by the team
• Liaising with and supporting the Business Manager in tracking study/ project activities

You may read these details and are potentially thinking about not applying due to not having every single skill, knowledge or experience listed, and that’s understandable. However, we’d still like to hear from you. At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge and experiences and embrace differences. So even if you feel you don’t have everything listed, but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills to help us unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges….do apply.

Qualifications

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:
• Master’s degree (or higher) in Process Engineering, Engineering Science, or a technical environmental/ sustainable development related subject
• Demonstrated ability to lead business development and project teams
• Demonstrated proficiency in international best practices in energy and carbon efficiency
• A thorough understanding of the international policy and economic frameworks driving climate change agendas
• A good understanding of carbon emissions quantification, decarbonization techniques, circular carbon economy, energy transition. Knowledge and experience in the Middle East is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and can systematically break a complex task into more manageable parts and identify the critical components of a problem
• Excellent communications skills both verbally and written demonstrable high-quality report writing and presentation skills
• Good organizational and project management skills
• Keen to learn and to share learning with others

Desirable
• Demonstrable background in decarbonization studies and/or life cycle assessments
• Experience in assisting clients to map energy and fuel usage and associated carbon equivalent emissions
• Experience in assisting clients to identify and screen emissions reduction opportunities
• Chartered to an internationally recognized Professional body (or working towards)
• Good negotiation skills
• Second language- Arabic is a plus