EOI - Project Director (Offshore)

John Wood Group PLC; Doha; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting and engineering firm in Doha is seeking a Project Director (Offshore) to oversee complex projects, ensuring delivery excellence while managing safety, scope, cost, and risk. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in project management and strong leadership skills. This role requires collaboration across multiple teams and maintaining strong customer relationships.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing complex offshore projects.
• Strong leadership skills and experience overseeing project managers.
• Ability to manage safety, scope, cost, schedule, and risk effectively.

Responsibilities

• Direct implementation and completion of major projects.
• Ensure appropriate reporting and governance are in place.
• Maintain customer relationships and manage project changes.

Job description

Wood is accepting expressions of interest for a Project Director (Offshore) to join our team in Qatar. This role creates delivery excellence across assigned project/program/portfolio of projects, providing certainty and confidence to the customer/project sponsor, with robust control of project scope, schedule, cost, and risk.

Responsibilities include specifying and directing the implementation and completion of one or more major projects or programs, managing safety, scope, cost, schedule, and risk, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance are in place. The Project Director is responsible for delivering projects/programs/portfolios to the agreed scope, specifications, schedule, and budget, managing change, and maintaining customer relationships. The role often involves high complexity and risk, with multiple workstreams and significant financial implications. Oversight of multiple project managers is also required.

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects, and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.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 race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with relevant laws.