EOI - Project Director (Offshore)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is accepting expressions of interest for a Project Director (Offshore) to join our team in Qatar. This role create delivery excellence across assigned project / program / portfolio of projects, provide certainty and confidence to the customer / project sponsor, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk.

Specifies and directs the implementation and completion of one or more major projects or programs, including responsibility for managing safety, scope, cost, schedule and risk, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance is in place. Responsible for delivery of project(s) / program(s) / portfolio to agreed scope, specifications, schedule and budget, for managing change and customer relationships. Delivers project(s) / program(s) / portfolio which often involves a high level of complexity and risk with multiple workstreams and high financial risk. Oversight of multiple project managers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable / billing and cash collection
• Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to establish timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, resource requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Ensures adherence to corporate policy and best practice, and sets project evaluation parameters.
• Negotiates changes to project scope with the customer. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality
• Pursues and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer
• Approves project procedures and project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc
• Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work
• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be single projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct.
• Monitors adherence to schedule, cost and quality and proactively intervenes to avoid slippage
• Ensures that the required project management software systems are established for the project and the supporting training is completed
• Ensure the project assurance protocol and schedule are established
• Involved in establishing terms and conditions, and wider scope and larger size of projects may require more visibility in the community as well as activity in attracting project staff
• Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established, and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed
• Drives good practices, including corporate initiatives, across projects and programs
• Resolves complex issues which are escalated by project team
• Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews
• The complexity, potential impact and political sensitivity of projects / programmes of this size (particularly in an international context), frequently require the project director to be involved in closing the deal, attracting specialized staff from outside the organization, and managing relationships with local officials and community groups as well as the customer and contractors, all based on their credibility and proven track record

QUALIFICATIONS

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list) : race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.