Project Manager

Wood; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and consulting firm in Scotland is looking for a skilled Project Manager to lead multiple projects, ensuring successful delivery and client engagement. The role is based in Aberdeen, offering hybrid working arrangements. Candidates should have a university degree and relevant project management certifications, along with significant experience in managing projects and stakeholders. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Commitment to continued professional development

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in project management with a good understanding of business issues.
• Proven ability to implement success measures and manage stakeholders effectively.
• Knowledge of industry and company risk management processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a global delivery team for projects.
• Lead multiple engagements with clients or larger strategic projects.
• Develop and implement project execution plans.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Scheduling Techniques

Education

University degree in relevant discipline

Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

We are looking for a skilled Project Manager to lead projects within our core delivery team. This may mean leading multiple small engagements with several clients, or larger strategic projects of up to £2m value.

This is a staff role based in Aberdeen and hybrid working with the expectation of working 3 days from our Aberdeen office.

The Role

You will be responsible for coordinating a global delivery team across the Operations & Consulting Business Units within Wood.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Optimised Energy provides operational maintenance advisory and asset management support to Wood's customers across the operations lifecycle. This consists of :

• Embedding skilled advisors within client organisations
• Co-ordinating strategic work
• Analysing and improving asset performance
• Providing artificial intelligence-accelerated services such as maintAI, Performance Optics & safetyAI

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant –
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion ; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• 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
• Global connections ; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

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.

Expected :

• University degree in relevant discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred
• Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the work
• Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of business issues.
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices
• Thorough understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies
• Experience of developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects
• Knowledge of prioritising stakeholders and the development of stakeholder management plans
• Has interfaced with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria on several occasions
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes. Well versed in qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment techniques.
• Able to use common estimating techniques to derive estimates and costs on standard projects
• Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in different situations
• Able to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and produce project execution plans
• Well versed in international and company quality assurance standards
• Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services
• In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties and uses
• Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting
• Ability to manage change control process on project with several sub-contractors and interfaces
• In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its uses and capable of managing information management project team
• Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, company and suppliers
• Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection / forecast of cost at completion