Wood is currently recruiting for a Static Equipment Lead (Discipline Construction Lead) on a contract basis. The role will be working at the Redcar site office on an World Class energy transition project for around 12 months.
The Role
As the Static Equipment Lead (Discipline Construction Lead), you will be responsible for overseeing all static equipment construction activities executed by the EPC and PCC Contractors. This includes, but is not limited to:
1. Health and Safety
2. Industrial Relations
3. Quality
4. Constructability
5. Readiness
6. Installation, setting, installation of internals and pre‑commissioning of static mechanical equipment
7. Mechanical completion and handover
8. Equipment cleanliness, preservation, and readiness for commissioning
9. Installation, testing, and pre-commissioning of piping systems
10. Mechanical completion and handover
11. Leadership of client standards for build it right and build it clean
12. Oversight of all static equipment installation and hook‑up
13. Ensuring compliance with client specifications, project specifications, safety standards, and quality requirements
The role will involve close coordination with engineering teams, contractors, and vendors to deliver the static equipment scope through installation, mechanical completion, and handover.. It will initially be based on Teesside between the Wilton Centre and the site offices, transitioning to a full time site role in Q2 2026. You will also be expected to conduct occasional travel to contractor’s design offices in Paris and potential fabrication facilities in the UK and overseas. It will be a full-time site based role in Teesside with Mon-Fri site working pattern overseeing all construction areas on the project.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s Projects business unit specialises in delivering predictable and consistent results in high complexity projects that include new technology, challenging construction logistics and, or sheer scale. Just like the nature and expansiveness of our sectors, so is our Projects business, in its solutions, abilities and global track record. Across any major capital project lifecycle, we provide a full suite of solutions from programme and project management, to engineering and design, procurement, construction and project delivery.
What makes you remarkable?
Expected
14. HNC or higher in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline
15. Extensive experience in piping construction execution on major projects
16. Strong understanding of static equipment, cooling towers, plate heat exchangers and installation techniques
17. Proven skills with the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams
18. Ability to oversee construction planning and execution while maintaining safety and quality standards
Desirable
19. Familiarity with multi-discipline interfaces and construction sequencing
20. Experience in energy transition or large-scale industrial projects
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