Project Manager

Wood; Aberdeen City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Project Manager with extensive experience in the Oil and Gas and Petrochemical Industry for a full-time role based in Aberdeen, offering hybrid working. The ideal candidate will oversee project execution, manage risks, and ensure quality delivery while fostering team collaboration and innovation in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid and remote working arrangements

Competitive salary with regular reviews

Flexible benefits including generous leave, pension, and medical cover

Professional development tailored to your needs

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience in the Oil and Gas industry required.
• Ability to manage project scheduling, monitoring, and change control.
• Strong understanding of project management practices and business issues.

Responsibilities

• Create delivery excellence across assigned project/portfolio.
• Coordinate implementation of projects, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and cost targets are met.
• Manage P&L responsibilities, including revenue, margins, and budgets.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Quality Assurance

Negotiation

Leadership

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Manager with extensive experience in the Oil and Gas and Petrochemical Industry on a full-time, permanent basis.

This role is based in Aberdeen with hybrid working, requiring 3 days per week in the Aberdeen office.

Responsibilities

• Create delivery excellence across assigned project/portfolio, providing certainty and confidence to the customer/project sponsor, with robust control of scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
• Coordinate the implementation and completion of projects or project components, ensuring safety, quality, schedule, and cost targets are met, managing associated risks, and maintaining customer relationships and governance.

Our Clients and Projects

Our Aberdeen Engineering hub is experiencing significant growth, handling multidiscipline work across various clients, from minor modifications to large projects, covering all project lifecycle phases including front end studies, Pre-FEED, FEED, EPCC, and Decommissioning. We are also advancing studies on electrification and decarbonisation projects.

What We Can Offer

• Engaging projects in renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible hybrid and remote working arrangements
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Competitive salary with regular reviews
• Flexible benefits including generous leave, pension, medical cover, and life insurance
• Professional development tailored to your needs
• Global networking opportunities

Responsibilities

Project Execution

• Manage P&L responsibilities, including revenue, margins, budgets, and risk reviews
• Contribute to project proposals and planning, resource allocation, and scope management
• Negotiate scope changes, follow change management processes
• Drive innovation through digitalisation and technology use
• Establish project procedures and lead the creation of project execution plans
• Report progress regularly to management and clients
• Ensure timely delivery within budget and schedule
• Lead and ensure team competence and safety standards
• Promote risk mitigation and quality assurance
• Manage information systems and participate in peer reviews

Leadership

• Model ethical behaviour and compliance
• Oversee proposals and contracts within delegation
• Mentor and empower team members

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent preferred
• Extensive project management experience in relevant industry
• Strong understanding of project management practices and business issues
• Knowledge of risk, quality assurance, and contract management
• Experience with project scheduling, monitoring, and change control
• Ability to manage project information and close-out activities

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, operating in 60 countries with around 35,000 employees, providing solutions in energy and materials markets. Visit www.woodplc.com for more information.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or other characteristics as per applicable laws.