Project Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

Wood is recruiting for a Project Delivery Manager to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on supporting the delivery and embedding of Digital and Technology initiatives and capabilities within Wood for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Dubai, UAE. This role is a full-time office-based role in Dubai, UAE with travel requirement.

The primary purpose of this role is to support the delivery and embedding of Digital and Technology initiatives and capabilities within Wood. The role works in unison with the Digital and Technology function and acts as a strategic partner to deliver agreed initiatives in line with the business strategy and operational plans. The Product Delivery Leads will nurture strong working relationships with leaders, managers and key stakeholders across all service lines within their assigned Region and serve as a single point of focus, working to align initiatives, technology strategy and delivery. The role holder will also support the engagement of Wood’s customers to support the repositioning of Wood as a market leader in Digital and Technology.

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Medical Insurance Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance The company provides Life Assurance cover
• The Employee Share Plan Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

The role works in unison with the Digital and Technology function and acts as a strategic partner to deliver agreed initiatives in line with the business strategy and operational plans.

• Take a consultative approach to support the business in understanding how to leverage technology to solve problems and create new capabilities in the Digital and Technology sector to support the strategic objectives
• Work with the Digital and Technology function and other Product Delivery Leads to ensure best value, efficiencies of delivery and project synergies
• Maintain awareness and understanding of internal, external and competitor technologies & capabilities to help inform and support the Regions and Business Units in identifying opportunities and challenges which could be addressed by Digital and Technology solutions
• Support the region to drive a culture of creativity, innovation and shared ownership across the enterprise

• Partner with leadership to plan new initiatives, evaluate proposals, and determine the fit into the business capability strategies and tactical plans
• Support the delivery of the Digital and Technology strategy, and enable delivery of the overall business strategies - both short and long-term
• Maintain a solid understanding of the business service lines to inform Digital and Technology deployment and leverage current and emerging technologies to meet short and long-term business goals and objectives

• Provide leadership across portfolio of projects
• Continually seek out and drive areas where technology could improve business delivery
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and anticipate risks and develop mitigation plans to maintain goals and completion dates
• Proactively seek feedback on Digital and Technology performance from the business and share improvement opportunities with Digital and Technology leaders
• Work with the identified Business Unit Partners to support governance arrangements around prioritising, delivery and reporting of technology projects

• Build support and develop strong strategic, operational and tactical relationships across all service lines in their respective Regions to better understand the nature of the challenges and opportunities which could be resolved by technology
• Key focal point for requests from senior leaders for Digital and Technology delivery / capability
• Share current and best practice across the business drawing from internal and external sources
• Partner with key stakeholders to help plan new initiatives
• Coach others as required on innovation deployment methodologies and help to create a culture of innovation within the region
• Maintain up-to-date understanding of emerging and developing technologies and solutions to assist the Regions in prioritising areas for improvement / change
• Support the effective utilisation of innovation hubs to support innovation collaboration and development as required

• Key Relationship with the VP Product Delivery, Business Unit Partners and Product Line Owners
• Working Relationship with Digital and Technology Leadership Team
• Digital and Technology communities of practice

• External service providers to support and guide the delivery of projects and services to the business with a focus on continuous improvement
• Technology development operators and partners
• Government or independently funded or supported technology and innovation implementation partners (e.g. government technology accelerators)

This role operates independently to influence the adoption of technology, processes and systems that are strategic to the business. This role works through the VP Product Delivery and has been designed to be a key influencing role, with final decisions with the Business Unit Partners and Chief Technology Officer.

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in arts, science, engineering or IT

• Outstanding relationship building and development skills and capability. Adept at motivating, guiding and influencing senior management
• Ability to succinctly articulate complex concepts, composed and confident self-starter able to build strong relationships with business contacts.
• Experience of driving and implementing significant business transformation
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, agile delivery and innovation deployment and embedment techniques.
• Track record and proven ability and experience of working up to senior management level
• History of working in globally dispersed and multi-disciplined teams
• Experience in working within a high-performance team
• Demonstrate drive to solve problems in a matrix team environment with high energy and a positive attitude
• Confident in defining business requirement and where appropriate recommending alternate technical or business approaches
• Good understanding of Wood’s strategic commercial and business models and how innovation can be delivered in a sustainable manner
• Ideally prior experience in one or more of the following:
  • Technology company and establishing revenue generating partnerships
  • Operations: Operations/maintenance/engineering/construction
  • Projects: Pre-FEED / FEED / detailed engineering / construction / commissioning
  • Consulting: Environmental / Automation / Infrastructure

• Exceptionally strong interpersonal skills to sustain productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the region
• Flexible and adaptable to change whilst demonstrating innovative and creative approaches
• Highly collaborative with the ability to sustain relationships with colleagues and customers to deliver successful outcomes
• Willing to travel regionally (as appropriate)
• Adherence to Wood Vision, Values and Behaviours and acts as a role model for those Behaviours
• Highly enthusiastic and motivated individual who is open to new ideas and ways of working and can promote same
• Is recognised as an advocate of the Wood Leadership Framework and leads by example
• Ensures that all work is conducted in a safe, secure, and environmentally respectful manner

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. www.woodplc.com

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.