Senior Consultant Engineering Background - Internal Audit Business Risk Services

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. With over 76,000 professionals in more than 150 countries, we combine global scale with local expertise to help dynamic organizations unlock their potential for growth. We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll empower the team, deliver excellence, lead the way in shaping strategies and exceeding client expectations, and make a meaningful impact. Discover your purple and join our Business Risk Services Team today! 

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Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether youre steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Business Risk Services Line

Discover tailored risk solutions with our BRS team. From proactive risk detection to optimizing internal controls, we empower your organization with strategies that drive efficiency and safeguard against threats. With a focus on transparency and collaboration, we build robust audit frameworks that ensure resilience and foster growth in an ever-changing business landscape. 

As a Senior Consultant some of your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing draft terms of reference/audit planning document prior to meeting the client ensuring any revisions are processed
• Preparing business proposals and ensure timely submission to the line manager
• Producing close-out documentation and contributes to close-out meetings with the client
• Preparing fieldwork as applicable to review
• Responsible for building and maintaining good working relationships with all clients and colleagues
• Delivering internal audit service including devising strategic and annual internal audit plans on a risk-based approach
• Executing internal audit assignments independently to the required scope in compliance with risk based internal audit methodology including Plant Operations, Plant Maintenance, Asset Integrity, HSE, Projects (FEED to EPC), Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Well Integrity, Reservoir Engineering, Drilling Operations, Material Management, Logistics etc.
• Field management responsibilities including completing file reviews and preparing reports for review by assistant manager and engagement manager
• Planning and supervision of audits assigned to junior colleagues, including leading planning and exit meetings
• Reporting to Audit Committees on progress and key performance indicators against plan
• Preparing reports and presentations for assigned projects
• Formulating recommendations and solutions with attention to a client’s wishes, capabilities and limitations forming concise reports
• Assisting the client in implementing the plan and resolve any occasional discrepancies
• Assisting in Financial Management including billing and income collection, compilation of profitability budgets and management of financial review process to achieve target internal profit measures

• 3+ years of experience in Internal Audit / Risk Management within the Oil & Gas, Power, Utility or Energy industry is essential
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in an engineering field is essential
• Qualified level candidate of professional qualification or pursuing (CIA, CISA, CISM, CISP or equivalent)
• Certification in data analytics is preferred (Power BI, MS azure, AWS, google certifications) 
• Internationally recognized Certifications in the in the technical areas such as Sustainability, HSE, process safety, Energy Risk Management etc..
• Internal audit experience in technical areas such as operations, maintenance, capital projects, supply chain, asset integrity, HSE, process safety, reservoir engineering, drilling operations, sustainability, etc. is essential
• Experienced in the use of data analytics, with a track record of successful use of the tool
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work to tight deadlines, self-motivated and detail – focused
• Ideally with experience of both practice and industry, including delivering internal audit services to a portfolio of clients/ stakeholders
• Experience of both financial and operational audits
• Experience of supervising small teams on assignment
• Experience of preparing and delivering presentations 
• Excellent communication skills in both written and spoken Arabic is advantageous