Study Manager - Gas Processing

Worley Consulting, the independent consulting business of Worley, has approximately 2,000 people in 25 countries around the globe, integrating strategy, management, and technical consulting expertise. We provide solutions for clients in the Energy, Chemical and Resource sectors including Power, Renewables, Water, Hydrocarbons, Minerals & Metals, Chemicals, and Infrastructure industries.

We continue to push boundaries and extend our capabilities globally. We are a company that prides itself on providing safe and high-quality services that exceed our customers’ expectations. Our aim is to recruit, develop, and most importantly, retain the people who share our vision and strategy.

The regional (EMEA) Worley Consulting team is expanding. This role will support the growth of our UAE consulting business, with a particular focus on a key national energy customer and other major energy-sector clients. The work will cover complex consulting and early-phase development assignments, with an emphasis on gas processing, integrated gas developments and high-end technical advisory support.

Study Manager

What we offer you:

This is a senior study delivery role within our EMEA consulting practice, supporting the continued development of our UAE business and our work with key major energy-sector clients.

You will have the opportunity to lead multidisciplinary feasibility, concept selection, pre-FEED and strategic consulting studies from mobilisation through to completion, with responsibility for both successful delivery and commercial performance.

The role offers exposure to major investment decisions, access to technical specialists across the wider Worley group, and a career path that can develop into client account leadership, business management or broader consulting leadership.

Responsibilities and Key Accountabilities:

• Lead multidisciplinary consulting, feasibility, concept selection, pre-FEED and other early-phase studies.

• Take overall accountability for safe study execution, scope, schedule, cost, quality and commercial performance.

• Establish the study execution strategy, workplan, deliverables, resourcing requirements and interfaces.

• Act as the primary point of contact with the client throughout execution and maintain focus on the decisions and outcomes required.

• Coordinate engineering, technical, commercial and specialist contributors across multiple disciplines and locations.

• Lead study kick-offs, progress reviews, workshops and key decision-making sessions.

• Manage budgets, variations, scope changes, risks, opportunities and interfaces proactively.

Qualities and Experience:

The following are preferred:

• 15+ years of relevant industry experience, including significant experience leading multidisciplinary feasibility, concept and front-end studies.

• Demonstrated experience delivering studies and projects within the energy, oil and gas or related industries.

• Strong project and commercial management capability, including control of budgets, schedules, scope and change.

• Strong experience working in the Middle East and an understanding of top tier energy expectations, project environment and ways of working.

• Confident client-facing and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to present complex issues clearly to senior stakeholders.

• Ability to provide direction to multidisciplinary teams while maintaining focus on the overall business case and client objectives.

Preferred Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering or a closely related discipline. Chartered status or equivalent professional recognition is preferred.

• Fluent English, verbal and written.

• Based in Abu Dhabi or willing to relocate to the UAE.

• Willing to travel on short-duration regional and international business trips as required.

Worley Consulting offers an excellent remuneration and benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic and flexible work environment, along with the opportunity to develop your career prospects within the UAE and internationally.

We strive to be an industry leader in health, safety and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets, and zero environmental incidents. We select people who share our values, beliefs and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the expected behaviors, competencies and performance associated with their prospective roles within the company.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Worley Consulting is an equal opportunity employer.

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. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

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.