EPCM Project Director

WOODplc; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and inclusion

Competitive remuneration package

Professional development

Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking a driven and hands-on Project Director based in Brisbane to lead a major gas project through FEED and EPCM. You will have direct delivery and contractual responsibilities and will guide a multi-discipline team to deliver the project.

Reporting to senior management, you will manage scope, procurement strategy, risk and schedule, while upholding Wood's safety and quality standards and ensuring client satisfaction on a high-profile assignment.

Qualifications

• 20+ years direct project management experience.
• Extensive FEED and EPC phases experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Proactive problem-solving with on-time, on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively build relationships and trust with the client.
• Profit and loss responsibility for the project.
• Lead a multi-discipline engineering and construction team to deliver a large downstream project.
• Oversee project through FEED and Execute Phase.
• Approve scopes of work developed by Project Engineers.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

Tools

FEED

EPCM

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is an inclusive and diverse global communityof inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients.

Wood is currently seeking a driven and hands-on Project Director to be based in our Brisbane office to lead a major project through FEED and EPCM.

This role will have direct delivery and contractual responsibilities and will also take a hands-on role leading a team to deliver a major gas project.

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What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive remuneration package
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Global connections

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively build new relationships and trust within the client and ultimately delight the client.
• Bottom line profit and loss responsibility for the financial and technical success of the project
• Manage and lead a multi-discipline engineering and construction team to estimate and deliver a large downstream project
• Be responsible for the project through FEED and Execute Phase
• Responsible for approving Scopes of work developed by Project Engineers.
• Estimate Resources and Develop Programmes for Projects.
• Is accountable for the appropriate procurement strategy for the project including the type of business arrangement with respective suppliers.
• Providing appropriate contracting strategy for contracts types and that self performing elements are appropriate to Wood and the scope application
• Responsible for ensuring the correct balances of competency throughout the project in consultation with the organisation engineering function.
• Responsible for ensuring an appropriate procurement supply chain system is in place which is adequate to provide the appropriate support.Solicitation, TBE and CBE, Award, Expediting and Delivery.
• Responsible for ensuring an appropriate risk management framework is in place for the project or for the programme of projects.
• Accountable for ensuring risk mitigation steps are being adequately tracked and managed.
• Accountable for ensuring R&R's are clearly understood for the entire project or programme including interfaces with functional departments and services.
• Accountable for the performance of direct reports and is able to provide constructive feedback and accountability.
• Accountable for the performance of the projects.
• Implementation of the company safety & quality management systems for the project

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

• Proven track record in directly project managing large-scale greenfield projects with 20+ years of direct project management experience.
• Extensive experience leading Front End Engineering Design (FEED), and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) phases
• Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to engage and coordinate with various stakeholders
• Excellent leadership skills to guide multidisciplinary teams and foster a collaborative working environment
• Ability to anticipate and address challenges proactively, ensuring project milestones are met on time and within budget

Candidates must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 32627
• Job Category Project Management
• Posting Date 10/02/2026, 06:02 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Hybrid)