Project Lead

Wood

Job Description

Wood is currently looking for Project Lead to join our team in Kirkuk, Iraq on a 6 weeks on /2 weeks off rotational work

Responsibilities

As an integral member of the project leadership team, support the Project Lead in creating delivery excellence across assigned portfolio of major projects. 

Stand-in for Project Lead when required. Provide certainty and confidence to the management and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk. 

Specifies and coordinates the implementation and completion of Operation Center. 

Oversee the Operation Center and aware of related projects execution and coordinate related functions for the required sources for PROJECT implementation. 

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 abidance of policies, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance is adhered to and controlled. 

Accountabilities

Responsible associated commercial and financial accountability including margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, invoicing and cost recovery.

Contributes to and reviews the Operation Center SOW 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

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 

Qualifications

Key Accountabilities: 

Degree qualified with Association for Project Management Practitioner or equivalent professional project management qualification 

Advanced computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft office tools, Word / Excel / PowerPoint, to advanced template creation and document / data management level 

EXPERIENCE: 

Minimum 10 years project management experience on major Capital Projects or Operations Contracts 

Experience in similar Oil Field infrastructure projects

Middle East Onshore Brownfield Experience, especially Iraq, would be an advantage

JOB-SPECIFIC SKILLS: 

A solid understanding of project controls and project management tools and practices 

Able to consistently apply WOOD & Client standards, processes, and procedures, including contract start-up process 

Excellent leadership and people skills; culturally aware for regional working. 

Energy, drive and, resourcefulness to get the job done 

Mobile and willing to spend time away from the home-office location 

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to mentor 

High level of technical/management skills for construction project as well as knowledge of IT technology and environmentally friendly projects

Good understanding of finance and strong commercial sense 

Personal Attributes

Networker and relationship builder - connect and establish effective, cross-cultural working relationships with all levels of the organization and externally 

Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrable strength in communication skills. 

Influencer - high level of personal skills is required to deal effectively with a wide range of stakeholder groups 

Able to balance humility and self-confidence 

Creates an environment that encourages open discussion and feedback 

Initiator - anticipates the environment, is forward-thinking and able to see the big picture Creative flair and strong strategic and analytical capability 

Excellent problem-solving skills 

Leadership, energy, and focus – takes the lead and makes it happen. Results orientated and focused on the execution of predefined objectives 

Authentic - ability to be open, transparent, and driven by the success of the enterprise, rather than by personal ambition