Senior Project Manager

John Wood Group PLC; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Competitive remuneration package

Commitment to continued professional发展

Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking a hands-on Senior Project Manager in Melbourne to lead onshore energy and chemical projects from FEED through EPC, including subcontractor oversight. You will drive delivery, manage safety and foster strong client relationships across the Wood team and client organisation.

The role demands senior leadership of multi‑discipline teams, effective communication, and a commitment to project excellence and zero-harm delivery. Candidates must have full work rights in Australia.

Qualifications

• Senior Project Manager leading multidiscipline teams on Oil & Gas and Chemical Proposals, FEEDs and EPC onshore.
• Experience in chemical plant infrastructure development (brownfield and greenfield).
• Ability to develop design/implementation schedules and provide ongoing status reports.
• Strong safety commitment and exceptional stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively build client and Wood team relationships with trust and open communication.
• Be responsible for financial and technical success of the project and contract.
• Lead estimating proposals through to delivery onshore projects.
• Oversee sub-contractor integration and performance management.

Skills

Senior Project Manager

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Safety leadership

Tools

Project management software

Scheduling tools

Job description

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The Role

This role will have direct contractual and execution oversight associated with a significant energy and chemical supply projects onshore Victorian based. This position will be responsible for the delivery of all aspects of project execution associated with FEED through to EPC incorporating Subcontractor management. The ideal candidate will take a hands‑on role in leading a team to deliver a safe and efficient outcome in keeping with project management excellence.

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

The key objectives for this role are:

• Pro-actively build key client stake holder and Wood team relationships, ensuring trust and open communication within the existing client organisation
• Responsibility for the financial and technical success of the project and the overall contract
• Project manage and lead a team in estimating proposals through to delivery onshore projects
• Sub-contractor integration and performance management

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, It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• Demonstrated ability to pro-actively build relationships and trust with clients.Takesresponsibilityforcustomer satisfaction
• Previous experience in the role of a Senior Project Manager directly leading a multidiscipline project team to deliver Oil & Gas and Chemical Proposals, FEEDs and EPC projects, onshore
• Demonstrated experience in chemical plant infrastructure development both brown field and green field an advantage
• Demonstrated skills necessary to drive and lead a project team, develop design / implementation schedules and stay across the details to provide on-going status reports
• Works actively with construction and maintenance teams to develop & execute projects safety and effectively in the office and field
• Demonstrated experience with design modularisation to support site execution would be favourable
• Sets clear expectations for their teams, communicate organisation roles and responsibilities.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to safety
• Exceptional stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills, both written and oral

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

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 32846
• Job Category Project Management
• Posting Date 10/21/2026, 09:33 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Hybrid)