Project Delivery Manager - EOI

Wood

Expected:

The Product Delivery Lead will have a sound knowledge of the business, technology capability and change management as well as the following qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in arts, science, engineering or IT

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Outstanding relationship building and development skills and capability. Adept at motivating, guiding and influencing senior management
• Ability to succinctly articulate complex concepts, composed and confident self-starter able to build strong relationships with business contacts.
• Experience of driving and implementing significant business transformation
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle, agile delivery and innovation deployment and embedment techniques.
• Track record and proven ability and experience of working up to senior management level
• History of working in globally dispersed and multi-disciplined teams
• Experience in working within a high-performance team
• Demonstrate drive to solve problems in a matrix team environment with high energy and a positive attitude
• Confident in defining business requirement and where appropriate recommending alternate technical or business approaches
• Good understanding of Wood s strategic commercial and business models and how innovation can be delivered in a sustainable manner
• Ideally prior experience in one or more of the following
• Technology company and establishing revenue generating partnerships
• Operations: Operations/maintenance/engineering/construction
• Projects: Pre-FEED / FEED / detailed engineering / construction / commissioning
• Consulting: Environmental / Automation / Infrastructure

Personal attributes:

• Exceptionally strong interpersonal skills to sustain productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in the region
• Flexible and adaptable to change whilst demonstrating innovative and creative approaches
• Highly collaborative with the ability to sustain relationships with colleagues and customers to deliver successful outcomes
• Willing to travel regionally (as appropriate)
• Adherence to Wood Vision, Values and Behaviours and acts as a role model for those Behaviours
• Highly enthusiastic and motivated individual who is open to new ideas and ways of working and can promote same
• Is recognised as an advocate of the Wood Leadership Framework and leads by example
• Ensures that all work is conducted in a safe, secure, and environmentally respectful manner

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Delivery Manager to join our UAE Business Unit.

Key Objectives

The primary purpose of this role is to support the delivery and embeding of Digital and Technology initiatives and capabilities within Wood. The role works in unison with the Digital and Technology function and acts as a strategic partner to deliver agreed initiatives in line with the business strategy and operational plans.

The Product Delivery Leads will nurture strong working relationships with leaders, managers and key stakeholders across all service lines within their assigned Region and serve as a single point of focus, working to align initiatives, technology strategy and delivery.

The role holder will also support the engagement of Wood s customers to support the repositioning of Wood as a market leader in Digital and Technology.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Take a consultative approach to support the business in understanding how to leverage technology to solve problems and create new capabilities in the Digital and Technology sector to support the strategic objectives
• Work with the Digital and Technology function and other Product Delivery Leads to ensure best value, efficiencies of delivery and project synergies
• Maintain awareness and understanding of internal, external and competitor technologies & capabilities to help inform and support the Regions and Business Units in identifying opportunities and challenges which could be addressed by Digital and Technology solutions
• Support the region to drive a culture of creativity, innovation and shared ownership across the enterprise

The Product Delivery Leads will also be accountable for the following:

Strategy:

• Partner with leadership to plan new initiatives, evaluate proposals, and determine the fit into the business capability strategies and tactical plans
• Support the delivery of the Digital and Technology strategy, and enable delivery of the overall business strategies both short and long-term
• Maintain a solid understanding of the business service lines to inform Digital and Technology deployment and leverage current and emerging technologies to meet short and long-term business goals and objectives

Programme Oversight

• Provide leadership across portfolio of projects
• Continually seek out and drive areas where technology could improve business delivery
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management and anticipate risks and develop mitigations plans to maintain goals and completion dates
• Proactively seek feedback on Digital and Technology performance from the business and share improvement opportunities with Digital and Technology leaders
• Work with the identified Business Unit Partners to support governance arrangements around prioritising, delivery and reporting of technology projects

Communications, Awareness and Relationships

• Build support and develop strong strategic, operational and tactical relationships across all service lines in their respective Regions to better understand the nature of the challenges and opportunities which could be resolved by technology
• Key focal point for requests from senior leaders for Digital and Technology delivery / capability
• Share current and best practice across the business drawing from internal and external sources
• Partner with key stakeholders to help plan new initiatives
• Coach others as required on innovation deployment methodologies and help to create a culture of innovation within the region
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