Project Manager

Project Manager

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom

(Hybrid)

Job Description

The Role

Create delivery excellence across assigned project/portfolio, provide certainty and confidence to the customer/project sponsor, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk. 
Specifies and coordinates the implementation and completion of a moderate sized project, portfolio of small projects, or a major component of a large project.  This includes responsibility for safe delivery, ensuring that quality, schedule, and cost targets are met and for managing the associated risk. Responsible for delivery of project to agreed specifications, for managing change and customer relationships, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance is adhered to and controlled. 

 
 
Our Clients and Projects 
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood is currently growing their project and modification portfolio of key EPCC opportunities spanning 3-5 years longevity. This will include projects in full lifecycles ranging from early Study / FEED into detail design which will cover sectors within the O&G, renewable energy, pharmaceutical and chemicals.  Now is the time to join our dynamic and diverse team on a journey to a new way of working with new technologies helping with an added with fantastic career development opportunities across our business both UK based and globally. 
 
What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors 
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 with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
Competitive salary with regular salary 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), 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 review the project proposal and plan to determine the 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 a 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 is 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 manages 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 the 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 a relevant discipline 
Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred
Extensive experience in managing projects or part of projects, mastering their area and knowledgeable about impacts on other areas
Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the work 
Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of business issues
Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices 
Thorough understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies 
Experience in developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects
Knowledge of prioritising stakeholders and the development of stakeholder management plans 
Has interfaced with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria on several occasions
Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes.  Well versed in qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment techniques
Able to use common estimating techniques to derive estimates and costs on standard projects 
Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in different situations 
Able to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and produce project execution plans 
Well-versed in international and company quality assurance standards 
Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services
In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties and uses
Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting
Ability to manage change control process on a project with several sub-contractors and interfaces
In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its uses and capable of managing information management project team
Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customers, company and suppliers
Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion 

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.