Senior Project Director - Power

Worley Group, Inc; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Medical insurance

401K plan

Job summary

Worley Group, Inc in Austin, Texas is seeking a Senior Project Director - Power to lead mega-scale power projects across the full lifecycle. You will drive strategic delivery, govern complex contracts, and coordinate global teams to meet safety, schedule, and cost objectives.

You will shape delivery strategies, advance integrated project delivery, and strengthen client relationships while promoting sustainable outcomes and value creation across assets.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading large-scale EPC/EPCM power projects.
• Engineering or related degree; professional registrations preferred.
• Experience in multinational/multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership across large and mega power projects, ensuring alignment with objectives and sustainable delivery.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, quality, contracts, and HSE.
• Drive safety, operational excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement integrated project execution strategies for delivery certainty and lifecycle value.
• Oversee planning, scheduling, forecasting, cost management and risk.
• Champion data-centric execution methodologies and digital project systems.

Skills

Executive leadership

EPC/EPCM leadership

Power generation

Strategic delivery

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Management degree

PM certifications

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Senior Project Director - Power

Play an integral role in delivering some of the world's most complex and strategically important power projects while helping shape a more sustainable future. At Worley, we partner with customers across the energy, chemicals and resources sectors to solve critical infrastructure challenges and deliver projects that support both today's energy demands and tomorrow's low carbon transition.

As Senior Project Director - Power, you will provide executive leadership across major EPC and EPCM projects within complex, high-risk environments. You will influence business performance, strengthen customer relationships, and lead multidisciplinary teams through every phase of the project lifecycle. This is an opportunity to drive operational excellence, advance integrated project delivery practices, and contribute directly to projects that have long-term economic, environmental, and societal impact.

Purpose of the role

The Senior Project Director - Power provides strategic, commercial, and operational leadership for large and mega-scale power projects across consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout activities.

This role drives safe, predictable, and commercially successful project delivery while strengthening organizational capability and supporting Worley's ambition to be recognized globally as a leader in sustainability solutions. Operating with broad management authority, the role partners closely with customers, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to deliver integrated, data-centric solutions that create long-term value across the asset lifecycle.

You will lead complex project organizations, guide delivery strategy, and ensure projects are executed in alignment with customer expectations, contractual commitments, and Worley's operational governance frameworks.

You will be responsible for

• Providing executive leadership across large and mega power projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer expectations, and sustainable delivery outcomes.
• Leading multidisciplinary project teams across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, project controls, quality, contracts, and HSE functions.
• Driving a culture grounded in safety leadership, operational excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Developing and implementing integrated project execution strategies that support delivery certainty, commercial performance, and lifecycle value creation.
• Overseeing project planning, scheduling, forecasting, cost management, and recovery planning activities to proactively manage risk and maintain predictable project performance.
• Championing data-centric execution methodologies, digital project systems, and advanced work packaging practices to improve efficiency and project transparency.
• Ensuring project delivery activities comply with Worley governance systems, customer contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Leading customer engagement activities and establishing trusted relationships with key stakeholders, partners, contractors, and suppliers.
• Supporting business growth through proposal development, execution strategy leadership, customer presentations, commercial reviews, and strategic positioning activities.
• Managing complex commercial frameworks including lump sum, reimbursable, unit rate, and hybrid contracting models.
• Providing leadership in contract administration, claims mitigation, change management, dispute resolution, and commercial negotiations.
• Leading organizational development initiatives including workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, mentoring, and performance management.
• Facilitating effective collaboration across global workshare and multicultural project environments to optimize delivery capability and resource utilization.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on project systems, governance, delivery methodologies, sustainability integration, and operational efficiency.
• Acting as a visible advocate for health, safety, environmental, and security excellence across all project and operational activities.

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.

What you'll bring to the role

You bring extensive experience leading large-scale EPC and EPCM power projects within highly complex, fast-paced, and commercially demanding environments. You are recognized for your ability to lead strategically while maintaining a strong focus on operational execution, customer outcomes, and team performance.

You build credibility quickly with customers and stakeholders through technical expertise, commercial insight, transparent communication, and a collaborative leadership style. You thrive in matrix organizations and are comfortable leading geographically dispersed teams across multinational and multicultural environments.

To be successful in this role, you will typically possess:

• Extensive experience as a Project Director on large scale, Simple Cycle and Combined Cycle power plant construction projects.
• Degree qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Professional registration and/or globally recognized project or program management certifications preferred.
• Significant experience delivering major power generation or energy infrastructure projects across EPC and EPCM delivery models.
• Demonstrated success managing large and mega projects with substantial commercial, technical, operational, and contractual complexity.
• Deep understanding of integrated project delivery methodologies, project execution planning, and lifecycle project management practices.
• Advanced capability in cost control, estimating, forecasting, scheduling, risk management, and commercial performance management.
• Strong understanding of procurement strategies, subcontracting models, contract administration, and contractor management practices.
• Proven leadership capability in developing high-performing teams, mentoring project professionals, and driving organizational capability growth.
• Strong business and commercial acumen with the ability to make complex decisions that impact project delivery, customer relationships, and regional business performance.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.
• Experience leading projects within multinational and multicultural environments utilizing global workshare delivery models.
• Strong commitment to health, safety, environmental stewardship, and sustainable project delivery practices.
• The ability to align project execution strategies with Worley's ambition to deliver measurable sustainable outcomes and long-term customer value.

Benefits

• Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off, holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US), and eligibility to participate in the medical, life, dental, and vision insurance plans, as well as 401K plan.

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.