Project Director Wood UAE

Wood is currently recruiting for a highly experienced and ambitious Project Director in Abu Dhabi. Successful candidate is required to manage a high profile contract during a period of substantial growth. This job has been posted by the wood’s career page on 16 November 2023. Desirous candidates are encouraged to submit their applications now.

Role of Project Director

The Project Director will be accountable for delivering a portfolio of projects to the agreed scope, specification, schedule and budget, and for managing change and customer relationships.

Duties of Project Director

• Accountable for the Contract HSSE leadership, ensures establishing the program of initiatives and auditing schedule.
• P & L accountability with associated full commercial and financial responsibility 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 contract and project proposals and plans to establish timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, resource requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
• Ensures adherence to corporate policy and best practice and sets contract evaluation parameters.
• Negotiates changes to contract scope with the customer.
• Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality.
• Pursues and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalization and technology use, work share and high value engineering centers.
• Approves Contract procedures and Contract execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc.
• Ensures competence of contract and project team members to carry out assigned work.
• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be single projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct.
• Monitors adherence to schedule, cost and quality and proactively intervenes to avoid slippage.
• Establish the required project management software systems for the project and completion of supporting training.
• Involved in establishing terms and conditions, and wider scope and larger size of projects may require more visibility in the community as well as activity in attracting project staff.

Eligibility Criteria

Qualification

• University degree (bachelors or masters) in relevant discipline or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), associate in project management (APM) or equivalent certification is an advantage.

Experience 

• Experienced in managing FEED Projects with TIC over $2Bn.
• Experienced in managing Gas Processing Projects.
• Preferred to have people experienced managing Pre-FEED/FEED Projects having multiple Study and Project Managers.

Skills Desired

• Has built, developed and led a team managing a portfolio of projects.
• Must have ability to clearly focus on key issues within contract and drive to resolution.
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and communicates well at all levels of the organization.
• Proven strategic thinker who has the vision and drive to grow the contract with the customer.
• Requires strong technical skill as relevant to the contract and project scope(s).

Job ID

• 449

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