Manager of Projects

Job Description - Manager of Projects (DUB00F3)

Company: Worley

Primary Location

ARE-DUB-Dubai City

Job

Project Management

Schedule

Full-time

Employment Type: Employee

Job Level: Experienced

Job Posting

Mar 28, 2025

Unposting Date

Ongoing

Reporting Manager Title: Operations Director

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals, and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals, and resources needed now.

General Purpose of Role

• Provides oversight and technical direction to a group of people in project management, including project engineering coordinators, project engineers, project managers, and portfolio managers under the administrative guidelines of the company.
• Accountable for the identification, selection, hiring, training, and development of people and managing their assignments.
• Accountable for delivery of projects in compliance with company requirements. Plans, organizes, manages, and controls department budgets with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by Worley.
• Responsible for a project management department or sub-group of 10 or less.
• May manage work directly or through others.
• May also be assigned a Project Management role on a project, program, or portfolio.
• Assists business development activities by facilitating the maintenance of personal profiles and resumes, tracking existing capabilities, and strategically addressing future customer capability requirements.
• Encourages positive working relationships with external parties such as the customer, suppliers, and contractors.
• May be involved in networking, negotiations, strategic alliancing, and cost savings efforts.
• Stewards the maintenance of pricing records reflecting the effort to complete discipline activities.
• May support proposals by developing the project execution strategy, reviewing costs, writing proposal content, and presenting to customers.
• May be called upon to lead part or all of a proposal.
• Responsible for planning, managing, and delivering project management operations in accordance with the business plan.
• Controls project management staffing levels and organizational structure. Ensures mentoring and training requirements are met.
• Manages the employee performance review process. Facilitates coverage of activities when people leave the team.
• Contributes to dispute resolution efforts.
• Ensures work and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.

Qualifications

• University Degree, or equivalent, in related field or applicable discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Professional registration in local jurisdiction; Certified Project Management Professional by a globally recognized project management organization (IPMA, APM, PMI, AIPM).
• Demonstrated PM experience leading medium and large projects with medium and high risk elements; Multi-Cultural / Multi-National environments.
• Prior experience in large Ports, Marine, and Infrastructure projects.
• Experience of relevant supervisory, project management and/or technical experience; Workshare experience; E, EP Project experience.

Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection, and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.