Vice President, Project Management

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

At Worley, we are delivering sustainable change by bridging traditional energy and resource projects with the innovations of a low-carbon future. The Vice President, Project Management plays a pivotal role in this mission by providing executive-level leadership to complex, high-impact projects and programs. This role is responsible for setting strategic project direction, ensuring delivery aligns with our contractual commitments, and driving initiatives that balance current customer needs with long-term sustainability goals.

As a senior leader within our global project delivery function, this role influences not only the success of major projects but also contributes to shaping how Worley partners with customers to deliver integrated, data-centric solutions across the full asset lifecycle-from concept through to decommissioning. The Vice President will actively promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, safety, and operational excellence in line with our purpose of delivering a more sustainable world.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide executive-level oversight of large and mega projects, ensuring alignment with customer objectives, Worley's policies, and sustainability targets.
• Lead the planning, organization, and execution of complex Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM) or Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) projects, both domestically and internationally.
• Champion a customer partnership mindset, ensuring that projects create long-term value over the entire asset lifecycle while delivering immediate results.
• Drive risk management strategies and lead complex commercial negotiations, including those involving joint ventures and consortium partnerships.
• Support business development activities by serving as a proposal leader for mega project pursuits and engaging directly with clients during bid and execution phases.
• Act as a Designated Project Executive and/or Project Sponsor on critical engagements, providing governance, direction, and decisive leadership to project teams and customers.
• Foster collaboration across multiple functions, including engineering, construction, consulting, and commissioning, to develop integrated solutions that contribute to Worley's global sustainability ambition.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers and cross-disciplinary teams, promoting an inclusive, diverse, and high-performance work environment.
• Influence the integration of new technologies, processes, and data-driven solutions to enhance project execution, efficiency, and sustainability outcomes.
• Contribute to the evolution of project management best practices and operational improvements, ensuring alignment with Worley's strategic goals.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLSET

Essential Qualifications

• University degree in engineering, project management, business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.
• Deep understanding of project delivery across the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors, with direct experience managing large-scale EPCM/EPC projects.
• Proven track record of success in managing projects within multi-cultural and multi-national environments, including site-based assignments.
• Significant experience in complex commercial project structures, including joint ventures and high-value contractual negotiations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through ambiguity and change, aligning project execution with sustainability and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence at the executive level both internally and externally.
• High emotional intelligence and cultural competency, fostering inclusive leadership and global collaboration.

Desirable Qualifications

• Professional registration in project management or engineering, or certification from a globally recognized project management institution (such as PMI, IPMA, APM, AIPM).
• Demonstrated leadership in the delivery of mega projects, particularly those involving high risk and complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Experience driving sustainability-aligned project outcomes, including energy transition projects or decarbonization initiatives.
• Experience in managing portfolios of projects with integrated global delivery teams, including working closely with centers of excellence and execution hubs in multiple regions.

Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.