Overview

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Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Responsibilities

Role Context
Provides direction and project management to ensure project completion in accordance with contractual obligations. Defines project goals and devises methods to accomplish them; develops in-depth knowledge of customer objectives, contract terms, and corporate policies. Plans, organizes, manages, and controls projects with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by Worley. Supervises project personnel through subordinate leaders. Project managers will exhibit leadership skills necessary to achieve project goals.

A successful candidate must have experience providing leadership and strategic oversight to deliver the execution strategy for oil and gas asset production projects (upstream projects that have included subsurface and well engineering teams) from concept through first oil.

What You’ll Do

• Typically manage one of the most complex, highest risk projects or programs within Worley.
• Experience of working directly with upstream Operators (preferably independents).
• Visualize and design new concepts and ideas related to technical/functional projects.
• Work with Operators to frame projects so that scope, schedule, and other factors are known, understood, and realistic.
• Derive solutions from interpreted information and consultation with others.
• Typically manage work directly through other project managers.

Decision Making

• Develop and own the overall project execution plan, including scope definition, schedule, budget, and resource allocation.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary project team (engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, HSE) to deliver first oil on time and within budget.
• Manage project risks and opportunities through systematic identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
• Oversee proposals, negotiate the operating agreement, and make technical decisions.
• Oversee contractor selection, contract negotiation, and performance monitoring to ensure alignment with project objectives and corporate standards.
• Maintain strict adherence to health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ) requirements and foster a culture of safety excellence.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders, including host governments, joint venture partners, regulatory bodies, and community representatives.

Supervision Authority

• Assigns project work and provides technical guidance to people assigned to work on large to mega sized projects.
• May have direct and indirect reports and authority for performance evaluations impacting pay.
• May make recommendations concerning selection, training, rating and discipline of people.
• Gives administrative direction to subordinate supervision and contact with the workforce is normally through such levels rather than direct.

Health & Safety

• Seen as a strong safety proponent/leader for Life.
• Leads HSE conversations, site walks, assessments and incident investigations.
• Sets a strong HSE example and develops/supports project specific HSE plans and initiatives.
• Thinks ahead and takes proactive action on internal/external safety issues.
• Applies strong safety principles to team and customer and drives safety culture at work.
• Oversees the safety plans for multiple contractors involved in the project.

Leadership

• Leads large cross-functional internal and external project teams and potentially subcontractors or other PMs.
• Collaborates with the customer’s management team to establish a common vision, clear expectations and accountability.
• Oversees, motivates, and monitors team performance, ensuring quality and timeliness, and addresses gaps.
• Provides leadership to third-party team members.

Financial Acumen

• Strong understanding of business drivers, financial reporting standards and customer contracts.
• Ensures proper change control processes are understood and used by the project team.
• Deep understanding of project costs including gross margin analysis.
• Controls on lump sum and fixed price contracts.
• Masters the core areas of cost control, scheduling, and estimating; leads the team in mitigating risk.
• Manages cash flow requirements, including accounts receivable and work in progress to minimize DSO.

You'll Have

Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements

• Demonstrated experience delivering greenfield or brownfield oil production projects on schedule and within budget.
• Experience managing reservoir, drilling, subsurface interfaces, upstream projects that have included subsurface and well engineering teams for oil and gas projects.
• Demonstrated capability overseeing large-scale complex projects with responsibility for the full performance of the project (planning, directing, supervising and controlling all technical, fiscal and administrative functions).
• Strategy experience for procurement of equipment/materials, subcontracting and materials plan, multiple contracts.
• Capability to review, select and manage mixed contracting strategies such as Unit Price, Lump Sum, Reimbursable.
• Experience managing complex scope changes.
• Manages projects and monitors progress in an ordered, accurate way, providing timely information.
• Effective communication and presentation skills for conveying complex proposals and reports to senior-level management.
• Ability to persuade and influence others, fostering a participative management style with a cooperative team approach.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Petroleum, Mechanical, Chemical, or Civil Engineering (or equivalent).
• Several years’ experience in the oil and gas business across all value-chain segments (exploration, production, processing, transportation, refining, marketing).
• Experience in senior leadership roles delivering complex upstream projects through first oil.
• Proven track record of delivering greenfield or brownfield oil and gas production projects.
• Extensive experience in HSE management and regulatory compliance in oil and gas.

Preferred

• Master’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or MBA.
• Experience in managing reservoir interface, subsurface activities, drilling contracting, well engineering and execution; managing exploration risk.
• International exposure, working with cross-cultural teams and in multiple jurisdictions.

Moving Forward

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. Our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. We’re reskilling our people and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today’s low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. There’s a path for you here—join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

Company and Location

Company Worley

Primary Location GBR-GL-London

Other Locations GBR-GC-Glasgow, GBR-NWE-Manchester, GBR-AC-Aberdeen, GBR-SOT-Stockton

Job Project Management

Schedule Full-time

Employment Type Employee

Management Level Senior Director

Job Posting Sep 25, 2025

Unposting Date Dec 25, 2025

Reporting Manager Title Senior Vice President - Portfolio Management

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