Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is looking to identify a Director - Hydrogen (Middle East) to based at our office in Abu Dhabi. Below are more details about this role.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

The Director - Hydrogen will be responsible for the development and execution of business strategy and the delivery (green) hydrogen projects in the Middle East, as part of a global team.

Responsibilities:

• As a leader develop and implement strategy for growth and penetration in the evolving hydrogen value chain and related industries
• Develops and provides direction and leadership for a core green hydrogen development team with inclusivity of wider business streams and business units across Wood
• Lead the establishment of strong and enduring high-level relationships with customers, partners, supply chain, and stakeholders to ensure strategy delivery and position for future opportunities
• Work closely with other Wood market leads for Industrial Decarbonization, Offshore wind and Onshore Renewables to meet Wood\xe2\x80\x99s Energy Transition goals
• Promote, represent, and enhance company reputation internally and externally with clients, government, and trade bodies staying abreast of industry developments across the green hydrogen market to ensure the company is well-positioned to secure new contracts that come to market
• Recruit and mentor staff to deliver the cutting edge projects in the market
• Development of Wood\xe2\x80\x99s capabilities in the Power to X market. These responsibilities include
• Contribute to invitation to tender, tender evaluation, and contract negotiation process
• Contribute to business development activities and assist in securing new projects and opportunities for the company
• Provide technical and project management oversight to a global range of multi-disciplinary renewable energy and green hydrogen project
• Interface with a team of specialist to progress and deliver projects through feasibility, pre-construction, and construction phases

Skills / Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters degree in a relevant field,
• Minimum 10 years relevant project delivery experience in power, renewables, or hydrogen: Detailed design and EPC project experience a plus.
• Robust knowledge of hydrogen market trends, hydrogen project development strategies, and technologies
• Experience managing consulting or study teams for the execution of projects
• Demonstrated project and engineering management experience with significant leadership ability
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; with the ability to engage and relate to others (internal and external stakeholders) at all levels

Personal attributes

• Right mindset. Set a strategy delivery on it, but also adapt to market developments
• True leader, who leads from front and supports those around to collective deliver a result
• Trustworthy, with the highest level of integrity and ethical standards
• Ability to engage individuals across all levels while being culturally aware

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

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.

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