Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

(Hybrid)

Job Description

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

Wood is recruiting for a Senior Project Manager to drive the performance, delivery and ensure best practise standards across a complex critical project as part of a portfolio for a high profile client with in our Systems Intergration business.  

Due to the location of the project in the Northeast of Scotland our preference is for the position to be based on a hybrid basis out of our Aberdeen office, with the ability to travel to site as required.   

Please note applicants must be able to pass HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. 

#LI – Hybrid 

The Role 
As the Senior Project Manager (SPM) you will be responsible for driving delivery excellence across critical projects for high profile clients within the SI  EMEA business, providing certainty and confidence to the customer, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk. Key to this will be full responsibility for delivery of the project to agreed specifications, for managing change and customer relationships, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance is adhered to and controlled. 

As an experienced Project Leader you will manage a multi-discipline project team; responsible for resource allocation, development, recruitment and retention.  

In addition you will have the opportunity to support the PMO Leadership team in the delivery of the PMO strategy for the Project portfolio. 

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Project Management professional who is delivery and customer focused, with exceptional stakeholder management skills, proven commercial acumen with specific working knowledge of delivering against NEC4 contracts, who is driven by working in a fast-paced environment with the anticipated levels of high-performance associated with a job profile of this nature.  

Our Clients and Projects  

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Our Systems Integration (SI) team, work with a variety of high-profile clients across the energy sector. Delivering bespoke essential automation and control solutions that enable a safer and more efficient operation.  

Within SI, we are architecting our clients’ digital ecosystems to be inherently safe, cybersecure and operable. Within our teams we integrate client source systems across their IT, Operational Technology (OT) environments, securely pushing OT data into IT systems as a foundation for transformation. 

We design and integrate operational technology to achieve business, production and operational goals.  

Visit our web page to find out more about the exciting work we do: ​Automation & systems integration | Wood 

What we can offer 

We have a pipeline of work, which offers long term careers and continuity of work, in a variety of industry sectors 

Challenging and variety of scopes of work, with an emerging Middle East Profile  

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector 

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  

Competitive remuneration package with regular 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), plus the potential for one additional ‘flex day’ per month. Further benefits include a 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  

Responsibilities

Project Execution 

P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection 

Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Contributes to setting project evaluation parameters. 

Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality. 

Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer 

Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc 

Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer 

Responsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage 

Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work 

Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution 

Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed 

Guides and directs a multidiscipline project team, which may include external specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites 

Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties 

Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains 

Facilitates the set up of information management systems / applications as applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information management project team 

Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews 

 Leadership  

Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies  

Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct 

Coaches, mentors and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters 

 

Qualifications

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 Engineering or relatable project management discipline 

Extensive previous experience in a Project management role within heavy industry    

Previous experience working on EPC / EPCm roles within Infrastructure, O&G, Nuclear or Power and utilities  

Must have high level of commercial acumen with specific experience in managing NEC 4 contract delivery   

Proven track record of effectively managing complex projects for high profile clients  

Detailed knowledge and experience of stakeholder and requirements management   

Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage and influence at all levels of the business both internally and externally  

Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the welfare of  both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda  

Desirable:

Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent  certification is preferred   

About Us

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 the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.