Wood plans to hire over 200 Iraqis

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – According to a press statement from the company, Wood plans to bring on more than 200 new employees in Iraq to assist with new contracts as part of its commitment in the growth and development of the nation’s labor force. The company will accept 25 fresh Iraqi graduates as part of this, reaffirming its continuous dedication to cultivating local engineering talent.

More than 500 Iraqis will work for the consulting and engineering firm, which will provide engineering solutions for challenging energy-related projects, including vital decarbonization initiatives.

Furthermore, Wood is expanding its personnel in Basra by 60% across engineering, operations, maintenance, procurement, logistics, and IT in response to newly granted contracts to provide engineering for significant energy projects.

“The Middle East is a strategically important market for Wood and investing in Iraq and its people is core to this,” said Shaun Dewar, Senior Vice President for Operations in the region at Wood.

“Our recent contract awards and increased scopes on existing projects are creating opportunities to grow our teams in Basra and Dubai as we work with clients to ensure energy security and support opportunities for a more sustainable energy future too,” added Dewar.

According to the press release, Wood invests in the growth and advancement of its employees by offering training, competence, and skills programs to all Iraqi nationals. The Basra Graduate Scheme, one of Wood’s premier development initiatives, has been running since 2016. Since then, more than 60 University of Basrah graduates have enrolled in the four-year multidisciplinary engineering program.

The Basra division at Wood executes projects in Iraq with assistance from the company’s engineering headquarters in Dubai.