UK Project Services Director (Corporate)

Worley; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley UK is seeking a strategic leader for the UK Director of Project Services (Corporate) role. The position drives governance, performance and capability across the Project Services function, including project controls, cost, planning, document control, risk management, and estimating.

You will lead, mentor and develop senior teams, oversee resource planning, and push continuous improvement while aligning with Worley’s global digital strategy.

Qualifications

• Extensive international project delivery experience across multiple units and regions.
• Motivational leadership style with ability to develop high-performance culture.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Experience in leading project services functions including controls, cost, planning, and risk.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership and governance for the project services function across Worley UK.
• Drive function performance, technical excellence and compliance with legislation and company requirements.
• Oversee talent acquisition, performance management, succession planning and development.
• Support pursuit, proposals, and delivery of projects with focus on value, risk and delivery certainty.

Skills

International project delivery

Leadership

Governance

Talent development

Commercial acumen

Job description

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

UK Director of Project Services (Corporate)

Role Purpose

The UK Director of Project Services is accountable for the leadership, governance, capability and performance of the Project Services function across Worley UK.

Project Services Comprises The Following Functions

• Project Controls
• Cost
• Planning
• Document Control
• Risk Management
• Estimating

The role provides leadership, technical governance, people management, resource planning, project delivery oversight, business support, and continuous improvement across the project services function.

Key Accountabilities

• Support consistent and predictable project performance across operating units through the provision of talent and tools to ensure assured delivery.
• Actively engages/supports other regional projects in collaboration with regional management needs.
• Engages in strategy, key accounts, pursuits and proposals for business
• Proactive change management.
• Lead roll-out and compliance of standard operating tools and systems.
• Support project reporting, analytics and planning.
• Actively participates in team selection/appointment of key resources and drives diversity and talent development.
• Mentoring and development of senior and high potential team members across the region.

Leadership & Governance

• Provide visible leadership and governance for the project services function.
• Champion Worley Purpose, Values, Life culture.
• Serve as a senior member of the Location Management Team.
• Own function risk management and improvement plans.
• Drive function performance and technical excellence.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, standards, and company requirements.

Project Delivery

• Support excellence in project delivery through effective processes, systems, and governance.
• Provide leadership and guidance to discipline teams and project teams.
• Resolve project execution issues.
• Ensure effective workshare and Global Integrated Delivery (GID) utilization.
• Participate in project reviews and engineering assurance activities.

People Leadership

• Line manager for sub-function managers Managers
• Manage performance, career development, recognition, remuneration, and engagement.
• Lead succession planning for critical Project Services leadership and technical specialist roles.
• Ensure competency assessments are completed.
• Develop location capability and talent pipelines.
• Support graduate development, SME development, and learning programs.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, wellbeing, and employee engagement.

Resource Planning & Capability

• Manage departmental budgets and workforce plans.
• Ensure the location has sufficient capability and capacity.
• Approve and support recruitment decisions.
• Develop capability matrices and location capability profiles.
• Manage mobilization and demobilization of resources.
• Develop long-term workforce and succession plans aligned to business strategy.
• Identify current and future capability gaps and support implementation of targeted development plans.

Digitalization & Systems

• Drive adoption of Worley global tools and systems.
• Align with the Global Digital Strategy.
• Promote data-centric and integrated project delivery.
• Minimize deviations from approved global tools.

Business Development & Proposals

• Support pursuit and proposal activities.
• Engage with customers and sales teams to maintain strategic relationships.
• Develop execution strategies.
• Review project estimates and benchmarks.
• Support winning new work and improving competitiveness.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Drive lessons learned and best-practice sharing.
• Support innovation initiatives and global networks.
• Develop and implement function improvement plans.

Qualifications/Experience

• Extensive international project delivery/project services experience.
• Experience of successfully leading and developing teams/departments.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience in all commercial contracting models/risk profiles and project scopes/phases (FEL/EPC/EPCM & Lump Sum/Fixed Price/Target Price/Reimbursable, etc).
• Motivational leadership style and strong communication skills with ability to develop high performance culture.
• Ability to mitigate risks effectively through positive decision making.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.