EPCM Project Director

Wood; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working

Diversity and inclusion

Competitive remuneration

Professional development

Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking a driven Project Director to lead a major gas project in Brisbane, overseeing FEED and EPCM phases. This hands-on role requires P&L ownership, cross-disciplinary leadership, and proactive client relationship management.

You will manage a multi-discipline team, approve scopes, and ensure procurement and risk controls align with Wood's safety and quality standards. Hybrid work in Brisbane is offered.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in directly managing large-scale greenfield projects.
• Extensive FEED, EPC phases experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and leadership across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Build new relationships and trust with the client.
• P&L ownership for financial and technical success of the project.
• Lead and manage a multi-discipline engineering and construction team to deliver a large project.
• Oversee project through FEED and Execute Phase.
• Approve scopes of work developed by Project Engineers.
• Estimate resources and develop programmes for projects.
• Define procurement strategy and supplier contracts.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Risk management

FEED

EPC

Multi-discipline leadership

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?

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.

• 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.

If you’re an energetic and hands-on Project Director ready for your next challenge with a great company, then we are keen to hear from you today.

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)