Water Injection Engineer

Wood is recruiting for a Water Injection Engineer (Local National) to join its Iraq Business Unit to Lead and oversee water treatment and water injection operations to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally production activities within the client site.

This role is onsite in Basra, Iraq with Travel Requirement.

Rotation: 5 days on 2 days off

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting for a Water Injection Engineer (Local National) to join its Iraq Business Unit to Lead and oversee water treatment and water injection operations to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally production activities within the client site.

This is a full-time onsite role in Basra, Iraq.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Water Injection Engineer (Local National) to join our Iraq Business Unit

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Key Objectives

• Lead and oversee water treatment and water injection operations to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally production activities within the client site.
• Provide technical guidance, supervisory oversight, and day-to-day management of water treatment facilities (MOD300 water treatment plant, Euphrates water intake station, produced water handling) and water injection systems (HPI, ESP wells, water injection wells).
• Ensure water quality and system reliability meet reservoir injection requirements, safety standards, and operational targets.
• Visibly supervise and guide local operators, ensuring safe, stable, efficient, and reliable water treatment and injection processes.
• Oversee daily operations of the MOD300 water treatment plant, produced water systems, HPI units, and water injection wells, maintaining performance within safe operating limits.
• Monitor critical water quality parameters (e.g., pH, turbidity, salinity, total dissolved solids, suspended solids, etc.) and ensure that treated water meets injection specifications.
• Implement necessary chemical dosing programs and coordinate with laboratory personnel to perform water sampling and analyses.
• Troubleshoot operational upsets, process irregularities, and system failures to minimize downtime.
• Supervise machinery startup/shutdown in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs), both in the field and on DCS systems.
• Apply and continuously improve detailed, unit-specific startup, shutdown, and emergency response procedures for water treatment and injection facilities.
• Capture and document lessons learned to enhance operational efficiency and safety.
• Actively mentor local national operators in water treatment and injection facilities, developing their technical competencies and operational awareness.
• Provide timely reports and updates on facility performance, incidents, and ongoing improvement initiatives

KEY RESULTS:

• Uphold a culture of excellent HSE behavior, ensuring that safety expectations are clearly communicated, consistently maintained, and proactively reinforced.
• Demonstrate assertiveness to intervene in unsafe practices, recognize hazards, and enforce corrective actions.
• Maintain reliable, stable, and optimized water treatment and injection processes to support production targets.
• Set and communicate clear performance expectations, holding the team accountable for achieving operational objectives.
• Provide clear feedback and instructions to superintendents, supervisors, and cross-functional teams, whether face-to-face or via radio.

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Minimum of 5–10 years of experience in Oil & Gas Process Operations with a focus on water treatment and/or water injection.
• Strong operational troubleshooting and supervisory skills, particularly in large-scale water treatment and injection facilities.
• Degree or diploma in Chemical/Mechanical/Petroleum Engineering or a related field preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).