Commercial Lead
Company
Wood
Location
United Arab Emirates
Employment type
Full-time
Posted
Sep 14, 2026
Listed via
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Wood is looking for an accomplished Commercial Lead to join our team and play a pivotal role in driving our eastern peninsula region growth agenda. This is more than a commercial leadership position, it’s an opportunity to influence major projects, build high-value client relationships, shape winning strategies and help position our business at the forefront of the energy industry.
Working closely with senior leadership and key clients across the region, you’ll bring together commercial insight, market knowledge and strategic thinking to identify opportunities, develop partnerships and turn ambitious plans into measurable results.
If you’re commercially driven, connected across the energy sector and ready to make a genuine regional impact, we want to hear from you.
Our Clients and Projects
Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.
We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.
Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.
What we can offer
Meaningful and interesting projects:
Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
Competitive remuneration package:
With regular 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
Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
: The company provides Life Assurance cover
End of Service Gratuity
: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
The Employee Share Plan:
Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
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’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
Commitment to continued professional development:
Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
Global connections: J
oin experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
Energy Transition Academy:
Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field
Job Objective
The Commercial functions vision is; realizing returns, managing risk, maximizing opportunities
As Wood continues to grow and diversify to meet the demands of an ever-changing world, the commercial function plays a leading role in ensuring we unlock our full potential, capture the value we create, and are correctly rewarded for this by our clients.
To achieve this we challenge the norm and look for new ways of working, we are curious and seek out value add innovation, we embrace change, and we are courageous and confident in managing risk. At the heart of everything we do is the application of good commercial acumen and governance for which we are well known and respected.
At a high level, the job objectives are, under limited supervision;
Maximise commercial performance while managing business/project risk (pre and post-contract)
Commercialisation of a sub-Business Group service offerings to support business growth and strategy
Developing team members with in-depth commercial and cross-functional expertise to support the assigned business
Ensure compliance with relevant commercial/contracting policies
Resolution of disputes/claims and cash collection issues
Embedding effective commercial governance and assurance across the sub-Business Group / Project / Portfolio of Projects
Supporting the tender governance process for the sub-Business Group
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