JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is recruiting for Liquid Hydrogen Expert to join our team in Oman to execute the activities and processes associated with Business Development of a Liquid Hydrogen opportunity, under Business Development scope. Apply and expand hands-on experience in Technical and Commercial development of a Liquid Hydrogen industry and business in Oman. The position will play a key role in framing and driving the hydrogen and energy infrastructure via a compelling business case, namely liquid hydrogen and storage within Duqm as an energy hub. The expert shall possess excellent creative engineering and commercial skills, project and stakeholder management with strong leadership qualities, and with knowledge and experience in liquification and storage of cryogenic gases (such as LNG and Hydrogen) and conversion technologies with abilities to oversee the development of the opportunity in Oman.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for supporting, executing and manging general activities of the opportunity development including:

• Lead the hydrogen infrastructure development process from initiation to conceptual design

• Framing the Liquid Hydrogen Business Opportunity

• Development of a Project Initiation Note along with the supporting business case and definition and implementation of liquid hydrogen production and storage facilities.

• Develop a project portfolio framework for liquid hydrogen business

• Conceptual design of liquid hydrogen production, storage and dispensing systems.

• Identification and selection of optimum technologies and design including techno commercial assessment

• Collaborate with others to develop and integrate liquid hydrogen production and storage tanks and transportation systems.

• Work with suppliers to identify the most efficient and cost-effective components for liquid hydrogen systems.

• Design liquefaction systems for liquid hydrogen or other cryogenic systems

• Evaluate equipment and processes to optimize performance and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations

• Develop operating, measurement and control philosophies and organization for integrated hydrogen infrastructure integrating stakeholders and future plans

• Manage commitments and timelines and provide presentation and strategies to leadership team

• Manage the development and design of energy conservation projects

• Conduct site inspection, visits and meetings with stakeholders in Oman.

• Engage with green hydrogen suppliers to secure competitive supply for the project.

• Secure land and utilities from Port of Duqm authorities.

• Engage with commercial and legal advisors as appropriate to manage the risks of the project and overall supply chain

• Develop scope for Pre-FEED study, market analysis, and Class IV cost estimate to prepare FEED packages.

• Work with technology licensors to create ITTs for technical and commercial proposals.

• Pre-qualify vendors and evaluate bidders' proposals technically, commercially, and contractually.

• Align project plan and deliverables with co-developers.

• Engage selected vendor for engineering study and monitor progress and quality of deliverables.

• Develop bankable commercial structure and work with treasury to engage financial advisors in securing bank and ECA fundings

• Prepare needed documentation to seek required Board approvals as and when needed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Chemical Engineering Degree
• Up-to-date technical expertise and a solid record of project execution
• Previous experience with a range of different gas processing technologies
• Experienced in the execution of conceptual studies, optimisation work and front end engineering design stage of projects
• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking skills, ability to manage own work and the work of others, plus a strong customer focus and team-working skills
• Readily adaptable with excellent communication skills
• Ability to analyse logical problems or problems with several obvious relationships, systematically break a complex task into more manageable parts and identify the critical components of a problem

ABOUT US

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. www.woodplc.com

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.