Global People Director, Major Projects & Programs

Worley

Edmonton

On-site

CAD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Worley is seeking an accomplished People and Organisation Leader for its Major Projects & Programs (MPP) group in Canada. You will translate business priorities into integrated workforce, talent and organisation strategies that strengthen project delivery, leadership effectiveness and long-term performance.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will advise senior leaders on workforce planning, global mobilisation, organisation design and change initiatives, ensuring capacity, governance and

Qualifications

  • Significant People leadership experience in large project-based, consulting, engineering, construction, infrastructure, energy or resources organisations.
  • Experience as a principal People partner to senior executives responsible for major project delivery or global delivery organisations.
  • Deep expertise in strategic workforce planning, global mobilisation and deployment, organisation design, succession, executive talent management, leadership development, culture and large-scale change.

Responsibilities

  • Translate business and project priorities into integrated People plans with clear outcomes.
  • Lead strategic workforce planning across the MPP portfolio and anticipate capacity constraints.
  • Develop strategies to secure, mobilise, deploy, redeploy and retain project talent globally.
  • Shape leadership and talent strategies including succession and leadership development.
  • Coach senior leaders to strengthen leadership effectiveness and project execution capability.
  • Lead organisation design, operating-model change, and transformation initiatives.
  • Oversee complex workforce and employee-relations matters with governance and compliance.
  • Mobilise People teams around MPP priorities and enterprise People strategy.
  • Develop People professionals and build project and commercial acumen.
  • Represent MPP within the People Leadership Team and contribute to enterprise strategy.

Skills

Executive leadership
Strategic workforce planning
Global mobilisation
Organisation design
Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Job description

Worley is seeking an accomplished People and Organisation Leader for its Major Projects & Programs (MPP) group in Canada. You will translate business priorities into integrated workforce, talent and organisation strategies that strengthen project delivery, leadership effectiveness and long-term performance.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will advise senior leaders on workforce planning, global mobilisation, organisation design and change initiatives, ensuring capacity, governance and

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