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Project Manager – Engineering Capital Projects
Wood is currently seeking expressions of interest for a Project Manager to support the delivery of engineering capital projects based at our client site in Barnard Castle on a contract basis.
This is a site-based position, working at the client's operating facility.
"Please note that all employment is subject to completion of mandatory pre-employment screening checks relevant to this role"
The Role
You will create delivery excellence across assigned project/portfolios, provide certainty and confidence to the customer/project sponsor and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
Responsibilities
Wood, and our client, are committed to maintaining the highest standards of Data Security and Protection. Candidates applying for this role will be expected to demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding confidential information at all times.
Working on the below scopes for Project Management services:
- 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 digitalization and technology use, work share, and high value engineering centers, 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 multi-discipline 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
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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 relevant discipline
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM), or equivalent certification is preferred
- Previous pharmaceutical/biotech industry experience is essential for this role
- 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 of developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects
- Knowledge of prioritizing 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 project with several subcontractors 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 customer, company, and suppliers
- Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion
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Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering, and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes 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, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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