Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join its Singapore business unit focusing on successful management of the fabrication and construction sector for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.

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Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Manager to join its Singapore business unit focusing on successful management of the fabrication and construction sector for a major onshore brownfield project in Basra, Iraq.

This is a full-time onsite position in Basra, Iraq, with travel requirement.

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The role

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

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Job Purpose:

A senior role within the Wood Iraq business, joining the recently formed joint venture company with Woods long-term Iraq partner Al Majal. The joint venture company is ‘Wood. Al Majal’ and has been formed to combine the strengths of both partners to enter and succeed in tendering, securing, and delivering Brownfield Maintenance Modifications, Completions & Commissioning, and Maintenance Projects within Iraq’s Oil & Gas Sector.

The role is to develop the fabrication and construction capability within Wood. Al Majal to secure and execute Brownfield Maintenance Modification scopes. This involves establishing the fabrication workshop, hiring, and developing skilled resources, establishing processes and procedures to execute fabrication and oversee construction/ installation / handover work on sites.

Responsible for the successful management of the fabrication and construction sector of Wood Al Majal.

Reports to the Wood. Al Majal General Manager and provides input to Business Plan, Budget, Proposals and Execution Plans.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Execution

• Ownership of the fabrication and construction projects.
• Establishment of fabrication facilities, processes, and procedures.
• Recruitment of skilled resources to create competent team to be used across multiple projects.
• Provide input to annual budget and manage costs against approved budget.
• Provide input to proposals.
• Develop Execution Plan and measure performance against same.
• Ownership of procurement and subcontracts required for fabrication or construction services.
• Engage with Wood Engineering to align on engineering deliverables required for project scopes.
• Engage with Wood Commissioning and Construction Regional Managers for support with planning and delivery.
• Meet, engage, and build trusting relationship with clients.

HSE, Quality and Assurance 

• Ensure compliance with Wood HSSE, Quality and Ethics & Compliance policies.
• Ensure HSE and Quality Plans are in place and being adhered to.
• Ensure subcontractor compliance with Wood policies and their own HSE and Quality Plans.

Leadership

• Guide and direct the team, to achieve goals.
• An advocate and role model for ethical behavior and compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Teach and empower others to make decisions within established parameters

Working Relationships:

Internal:

• Monitor effectiveness of relationships, and counsels others to act when required.
• Build strong relationship with local workforce.
• Guide and direct team to deliver a high-quality service.
• Interface and coordinate with both Wood and Al Majal Management & Functions Teams to obtain necessary support to ensure delivery of projects.

External:

• Represent the organization with the customer, in the community and with contractors.
• Work with other leaders to develop relationship management strategies for developing and maintaining strong ties with key external contacts including customers, governments, community groups, competitors.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders including interaction with suppliers and subcontractors.

Level of Influence and Decision-Making Authority:

• Requires limited guidance / supervision, works within agreed structure, but prepared to challenge to improve the service being provided.
• Actions and decisions typically influence the medium-term profitability, operating and technical results of the joint venture.
• Solves complex problems requiring an understanding of social, political, and cultural issues as well as technical and business issues.

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

Qualifications:

• University degree in relevant discipline or equivalent combination of qualifications and experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• Typically requires more than 15 years of experience, covering engineering, fabrication, and construction.
• Site experience, including Brownfield Maintenance Modification works is essential.
• Good understanding of technical work scopes and commercial aspects of projects required.
• Experience in Proposals/ Tendering Process preferred.
• Iraq or Middle East experience preferred but not essential.
• Good stakeholder management and able to coach and advise others in this area.

Personal attributes:

• Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda.
• Passionately and visibly pursues, supports, demonstrates, and embeds company values.
• A motivated self-starter, who can self-direct when required, able to use own initiative to make appropriate decisions but also know when escalation is required.
• Able to make decisions, lead execution, take initiative and seek out improvements
• Committed to drive projects to completion, taking ownership for all that occurs within it.
• Strong Team Builder- able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong planning, organising and execution skills.
• Good communicator both verbally and in written form.
• Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers.