Project Manager

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.

The Role

As a Project Manager with Worley, you will work closely with our existing team to deliver projects for our clients while continuing to develop your skills and experience etc.

Manage and coordinate multidiscipline engineering activities to ensure projects are executed in a safe, efficient, cost effective and timely manner.

Act as primary technical coordination interface with client to ensure that the client’s expectations are satisfied.

Ensure the project conforms to the client’s approved Basis of Design, Project Execution Plan and all applicable regulatory and code requirement

HSE Management:

Maintains HSE focus within the team to ensure HSE requirements included in design and procurement.

Demonstrating full commitment to all health and safety matters and provides safety leadership to project team

Client Relationships:

Maintains and builds healthy client relationships.

Proactively resolves performance, scope and schedule issues with the Client as they arise.

Identifies, documents, communicates and meets the client’s requirements

Commercial Management:

Effectively manages assigned budgets within Worley total scope

Scope Management:

Compliance with WPMP and Project Execution Plan.

Compliance with requirements of the contract.

Effective change control process application

Making independent decisions involving multiple, complex functions based on established guidelines, considering the cost, quality and schedule impact to the project.

Working with self-initiated interaction with supervisor and self-initiated technical guidance.

Work is assigned in terms of objectives, relative priorities, and critical areas. Work is reviewed to ensure project, policy conformity and soundness of approach. Informed guidance is available.

Assigning project work and giving technical guidance to people assigned to work on their projects.

Time Management:

Contributes to the development of overall project schedule.

Supervises work in accordance with the approved schedule

Manages the Design, Procurement and Construction activities to meet Project schedule.

Cost Control:

Monitors cost aspects of the project within direct control to forecast final costs, identifies trends and takes action to avoid cost overruns.

Quality Management:

Contributes to compliance with WorleyParsons policies and procedures.

Strong working knowledge of WorleyParsons engineering and procurement systems and procedures.

Team Management:

Focuses team on achievement of milestones and other key project objectives.

Listens to the team, discusses the issues, resolves problems and directs activities to remove roadblocks and achieve objectives.

Setting clear objectives for the project team including scope, schedule, productivity and budget targets. Keeping team members informed about project status and key performance indicators.

Overseeing, motivating and monitoring the performance of the team, ensuring quality and timeliness of assignments and roles, and addresses any performance gaps.

Foster an environment for continuous improvement within a project and within the program

Appling knowledge of all aspects of project engineering to oversee successful technical coordination

Ensuring design team is aware and complying with customer Functional Specification/Basis of Design and applicable codes, standards and regulations.

Managing execution, coordination, and implements regular reviews/controls to track project progress.

Ensuring project schedules and resource plans are developed and utilized in managing the project tasks.

Translating contract requirements for project scope into Worley scope of services and deliverables

Understands the customer’s key drivers and objectives, establishes good working relationship with customer technical counterpart. Establishing relationships with external vendors and suppliers. Developing a customer relationship of trust and respect with ability to discuss project progress, challenges and issues in a transparent manner.

Communications Management

Regularly provides clear reports to Operations Management

Effective communication with the design team and third parties.

Accurate, timely and effective reporting to the Manager of Projects and key Stakeholders.

Risk Management:

Monitors the closure of all identified risks and opportunities.

Design Management:

Sets clear objectives to the design team, including achieving productivity and budget targets.

Ensures design team aware of and complies with client’s Basis of Design and application regulations and codes.

Works with Project Engineer to ensure resolution of technical disputes between the design team and the Customer.

Procurement/Subcontracts Management:

Assesses procurement processes throughout the project to ensure goods meet specification, are delivered on time and are within budget.

About You

To be considered for this role it is envisaged you will possess the following attributes:

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

Proven experience in leading a discipline design and engineering group, strong communication, interpersonal and conflict management skills, Diversity Candidate would be an added preference.

Site experience desirable, not a mandatory requirement.

Typically, 10 years engineering experience, including 3+ years technical, Engineering interface coordination, supervisory and/or management experience, developing project engineering management experience; E, EP project experience.

A Strong understanding of Company Management and Knowledge Systems, Processes and Tools.

Ability to assist others and troubleshoot issues.

Competent in Microsoft Office software is essential, namely MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION REQUIRED:

Relevant Engineering degree or equivalent qualification (PMP Certification preferable) and a minimum of 20 years industry experience.

Behaviours Upholds Worley core values and reputation both internally and externally:

Leadership: Energy and excitement, Integrity in all aspects of business, Minimum bureaucracy, Committed, empowered and technically capable people, Delivering profitable sustainability.

Relationships: Open and respectful, A trusted supplier, partner and customer.

Collaborative approach to business, Willing to challenge and innovate, Seeking enduring customer relationships.

Agility: Smallest assignment to world scale developments, Comprehensive geographic presence, Global expertise delivered locally, Responsive to customer preferences, Optimum customized solutions

Performance: Industry leadership in health, safety and environmental performance, delivering on our promises, People accountable and rewarded for performance, Innovation delivering value for our customers, Creating sustainable value for our shareholders.

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.