Wood (trading locally as WOOD KSS LLP) is looking to hire a Technical Director with extensive experience in the oil and gas petrochemical industry to join our Operations business on a 6 weeks on / 2 weeks off rotation, based in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

Working as part of the WoodKSS leadership team, this role will provide technical delivery support within the WoodKSS Service Line. Define and guide the growth, development and delivery performance and work in parallel with the heads of functions (technical) within the region supporting the overall development of MEAC technical strategy, to deliver best practices and consistency throughout
Provide guidance and direction to technical management and support teams in day-to-day management of technical delivery, ensuring appropriate governance and controls are in place and ensuring Wood is working to the highest possible standards of technical integrity
The role will provide a consistent technical reporting line back to the General Director and produce solutions to complex service line strategic technical / operational challenges which impact our customer service and performance, in doing so improving the flow of lessons learned between services lines within MEAC. The role is instrumental in coordinating / driving technical innovation, improvement and learning across the WoodKSS technical teams
Provides the interface between WoodKSS head of disciplines with the MEAC technical directorate and provides opportunities for development and career progression to technical team
The role also acts as a technical authority for the WoodKSS business and works closely with the Technical Delivery Managers for each of the service lines and the MEAC Technical Directorate
The role will work closely with the other functions – particularly G&D, Engineering, Project Engineering, Project Controls, Supply Chain, Commercial, P&O and Risk Management