Senior Director, Project Management

Worley•Los Angeles, CA

21h•$235,108 - $345,748•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Project Director (Power) provides strategic leadership and direction for successful power-project delivery across generation, transmission, distribution, and substation infrastructure. The role ensures alignment with Worley policies, client expectations, and contractual commitments while driving safety, quality, schedule, and cost performance. It leads projects from concept and planning through engineering and delivery, with a focus on technical excellence, stakeholder engagement, and financial performance. The position leads complex, high-impact work across the power and utilities sector, overseeing projects and workstreams within large programs. It coordinates multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams, applies relevant technical and regulatory standards, and contributes to business growth through proposal development and strategic pursuits. The role supports power delivery capability and initiatives such as grid modernization, reliability, generation expansion, and the energy transition. The position is based at Worley’s Los Angeles, California office locations. The stated salary range is $235,108–$345,748, commensurate with experience and position level. Benefits include eligibility for PTO, 401(k), medical, vision, and dental benefits.

Requirements

Typically 20 years of experience in the power, utilities, or energy infrastructure sector, including at least 12 years in project management, technical leadership, or supervisory roles.
Demonstrated experience delivering transmission, distribution, substation, or grid modernization projects.
Experience across project phases, including concept, feasibility, design, and execution.
Strong understanding of relevant power-sector codes, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
Experience in engineering-procurement (EP) or EPC environments and working with global teams.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license or equivalent, such as P.Eng or CPEng.
Project management certification from PMI, APM, IPMA, or equivalent.
Experience supporting energy-transition initiatives such as renewables integration, grid resilience, or decarbonization projects.
Experience working with utilities, independent power producers (IPPs), or regulatory agencies.
Fluency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

Define and manage project scope, objectives, schedule, productivity, and budget.
Lead delivery of power projects involving generation, transmission lines, substations, distribution systems, and grid modernization.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and collaborate across regional Worley offices to deliver strategic projects.
Support cross-sector integration for clean-energy and decarbonization projects related to power generation.
Champion a strong safety culture and apply Safety by Design, Constructability, and Maintainability principles.
Ensure compliance with Worley and client HSE standards and regulatory requirements.
Provide technical leadership across engineering, procurement, and project delivery.
Ensure project deliverables meet technical, regulatory, and client quality requirements.
Promote innovation and continuous improvement in project execution and delivery practices.
Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, and cost controls; monitor financial metrics and report progress and variances.
Support estimating, benchmark metric development, proposal development, and business case reviews.
Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan (PEP).
Monitor project milestones, KPIs, and deliverables; implement corrective or recovery actions as required.
Adopt and implement cost-effective project delivery tools and processes.
Build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholders; serve as the primary contact for communications, progress updates, and issue resolution.
Ensure customer objectives and performance expectations are achieved.
Identify, assess, and manage project risks throughout the project lifecycle; maintain risk registers and mitigation and contingency strategies.
Identify opportunities to enhance value, improve delivery, and strengthen client outcomes.