Houston Project Management Department Manager

Worley • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Worley is hiring a Houston Project Management Department Manager to oversee the successful delivery of large and mega-scale projects while leading and developing high-performing project teams. This strategic leadership role is accountable for project execution, people leadership, business performance and client relationships. The successful candidate will drive excellence across project delivery, ensuring projects are executed safely, profitably and in alignment with Worley’s values and standards. Reporting into senior business leadership, the role offers significant autonomy and influence across a broad portfolio of work and the opportunity to contribute directly to Worley’s growth and success.

The role leads a team of project management professionals and provides oversight and direction across a portfolio of major projects from initiation through close-out. It promotes safe project execution, strong health, safety and environmental practices, robust governance and risk management, commercial oversight, and financial performance. The department manager also supports business growth and strategic planning while developing people, customer relationships and organizational capability.

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. It partners with customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets, providing consulting, engineering, procurement and construction services throughout the project lifecycle, as well as operations and decommissioning services. Worley supports customers in meeting current needs and transitioning to more sustainable solutions.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent in a related field or applicable discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Certified Program Management Professional credential from a globally recognized project management organization such as IPMA, APM, PMI or AIPM.
• Extensive experience in project management, engineering, construction or project delivery leadership.
• Demonstrated success leading large or mega projects across EPC and EPCM environments.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and developing future leaders.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience with lump-sum, reimbursable and mixed-contracting models.
• Deep understanding of project controls, scheduling, estimating and risk management.
• Experience working across multiple geographies and cultures.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• A degree in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Professional project management certifications or registrations will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop project management professionals, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Provide oversight and direction across a portfolio of major projects from initiation through close-out.
• Drive safe project execution and champion a strong health, safety and environmental culture.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, partners and stakeholders.
• Support business growth through proposal development, project execution strategy and customer engagement activities.
• Ensure robust project governance, risk management, commercial oversight and financial performance.
• Oversee project controls, scheduling, estimating and cost management processes.
• Lead the execution of complex EPC and EPCM projects across multicultural and global environments.
• Contribute to strategic planning, resource management and organizational capability development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager