Senior Project Manager

Wood.; Chinchilla; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

33 days annual leave

Private medical cover

Life insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Wood seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead service delivery on a major client site in the Surat Basin, western Queensland. The role focuses on asset management, maintenance, turnaround and minor modification improvements, and coordinating electrical/instrumentation/mechanical support across sites.

The successful candidate will oversee project scope, safety, schedule and cost, develop teams, and build strong client relationships while aligning with Wood standards and governance.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or equivalent with relevant and considerable experience in the energy industry.
• Minimum 10 years of direct experience in maintenance, turnaround and minor modification contract management.
• Demonstrated supervisory and administration skills to lead a project team and provide status reports.
• Self-motivated with clear communication across client and contractors at all levels.
• Commitment to Wood values: trust, one team, respect, accountability, courage and safety.

Responsibilities

• Champion safe and quality work practices across all services with authentic communication.
• Foster solid client relationships across multiple stakeholders and locations.
• Coach and mentor direct reports with regular performance reviews.
• Manage Wood maintenance personnel across client sites ensuring adherence to Wood processes.
• Oversee contract administration: KPI monitoring, risk, governance, reporting and invoicing.
• Provide financial oversight across models and ensure timely cash collection.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Project delivery

Safety

Education

Professional qualification

Job description

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.

We are recruiting a dynamic and result-driven Senior Project Manager with strong focus on service delivery throughout a significant client site within the Surat Basin of western Queensland.

Ideally based in the Surat Basin, this role will provide leadership in the implementation of asset management and strategic Maintenance, Turnaround and Minor Modification improvements, and lead, develop and maintain efficient and effective service resources for all electrical, instrumentation, mechanical and third-party support for the client assets throughout the Surat Basin.

You will become part of a team focusedon delivering solutions for our client’s assets across the Surat Basin region.Create delivery excellence across assigned projects / portfolios, provide certainty and confidence to the client, and robust control of project scope, safety, schedule, cost, and risk.

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What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects;delivered to leaders of industry across Oil &Gas, Renewables, Energy Transition sector

Commitment to diversity and inclusion;we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business

Competitive salary;with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

Flexible benefits package;inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle

Commitment to continued professional development;development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests

Energy Transition Academy;join a community of experts and gain more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems

Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Responsibilities

The key objectives for this role are:

Champion safe and quality work practices across all services through authentic communication and verification of compliance in field. Leading by example, promoting, demonstrating and supporting safe working practices in all activities

Foster and establish solid client relationships across multiple stakeholder groups and locations, from senior management, procurement to operational superintendents.

Coach, guide and mentor direct reports fostering career development. Actively participating in regular performance reviews and ensure performance reviews are carried out across all teams.

Management of Wood maintenance personnel across client based operational sites, ensuring that Wood regional management execute work effectively applying applicable Wood processes and regulatory requirements through evidenced based verification

Overseeing all contract administration, management and support functions, including:

KPI monitoring and production

Risk register update and review

Contract governance, compliance and assurance

Management, maintenance and assurance of all contract management plans

Contract reporting

Commercially astute, ensuring contractual compliance and where required lead contract negotiations engaging internal and external stakeholders to achieve win / win outcome.

Financial management across a variety of commercial models including reimbursable, profit at risk and lump sum. Ensures effective, accurate and timely invoicing and cash collection to minimise DSO impact.

Governance and stewardship of all services delivered by Wood, including proactive management and communication to relevant internal and client stakeholders

Support regional Maintenance Supervisors in work execution planning

Promoting and monitoring Wood core values, and alignment with client values ensuring that work is executed and controlled by working in a planned and systematic manner in accordance with the Contract management plans, and subordinate procedures including client requirements

Ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements of all products and services under management of Wood or their approved subcontractor(s)

Proactive and effective support the management of site HR / IR, including ability to amicably resolve disputes and support EA negotiations

Management of resourcing through internal Wood services including recruitment, onboarding, retention, development and performance management

Ensuring that all Wood personnel are suitably qualified, given clear definition of the working responsibilities, and are fully acquainted with their specific role requirements

Ensuring that quality requirements are clearly understood and are effective in meeting business objectives

Recognising and rewarding exceptional performance and encouraging innovative solutions.

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.

Professional qualification Or Equivalent with relevant and considerable experience in the energy industrial sector

Minimum 10 years of direct experience in Maintenance, Turnaround and Minor Modification contract management.

Demonstrated supervisory and administration skills necessary to organise and lead a project team, develop design / implementation schedules and provide on-going status reports to the senior management team and clients.

Self-motivated and able to clearly communicate with Client and contractors at all levels.

Demonstrated commitment to the team Values through leadership and setting the example for:

Trust and openness

One team approach

Respect & professionalism

Commitment and accountability

Courage

Integrity

Safety

Communication with stakeholders

Wood encourages Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

If you’re an experiencedProject Managerready for your next project, then we are keen to hear from you today.

Only applicants who are Australian citizens or hold the required visa/permit to work in Australia will be considered.