Director, Business Portfolio

What you will bring

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLSET

Education & Credentials

• University degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Experience Preferred:

• Extensive experience (typically 20 years) in project management engineering or technical leadership within the energy or power sectors.
• Typically 20 years of experience in engineering project management or technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success delivering large and megascale Chemicals & Fuels projects including EPCM and EPC delivery models.
• Strong experience with brownfield and operatingfacility projects including regulatorydriven capital work.
• Proven leadership in refining petrochemical fuels terminals or related industrial sectors.
• Experience across project lifecycle phases including PreFEED FEED detailed engineering construction commissioning and startup.

Technical & Commercial Expertise

• Deep understanding of EPC project delivery cost buildup and riskbased contingency management.
• Strong knowledge of constructability operability maintainability and process safety expectations.
• Experience managing complex commercial arrangements subcontractors and joint ventures.
• Familiarity with regulatory and permitting frameworks relevant to Chemicals & Fuels projects particularly in highly regulated environments such as California.

Leadership & Communication

• Proven ability to lead and influence large multidisciplinary multilocation teams.
• Strong mentoring and talent development capabilities.
• Exceptional decisionmaking problemsolving and risk management skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage senior customer leadership.

Additional Information

• This role is in California

• Salary Hourly Range $201491-$294840

• Benefits: eligible for PTO 401k medical vision dental etc.

Los Angeles

We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants including those with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Moving forward together

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.

Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

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

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Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now were bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources while helping our customers provide the energy chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The Project Director Chemicals & Fuels is accountable for the overall direction governance and successful delivery of portfolio mid-cap or large-cap Chemicals & Fuels projects including refining petrochemical fuels terminals and related industrial facilities. These projects are typically brownfield operatingfacility or regulatorydriven requiring strong leadership in safety risk management constructability operability and stakeholder alignment.

This role provides executivelevel leadership to ensure projects are delivered safely compliantly and profitably in full alignment with contractual commitments customer expectations regulatory requirements and Worleys strategic objectives. The Project Director establishes the execution framework leads senior project leadership and fosters a highperformance safetyfocused culture across all project phases.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Project Leadership & Governance

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for large and megascale Chemicals & Fuels projects.
• Establish clear project objectives success criteria and execution strategies aligned with contract customer and Worley requirements.
• Ensure robust project governance decisionmaking frameworks and accountability across engineering procurement construction commissioning and startup.
• Lead and mentor Project Managers Engineering Managers and Project Engineers.

Safety Risk & Regulatory Stewardship

• Champion a strong health safety and environmental (HSE) culture with particular emphasis on process safety in operating facilities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory permitting and owner/operator requirements including Safety by Design principles.
• Oversee identification assessment and mitigation of project risks using Worley risk management procedures.
• Ensure project risk registers are actively maintained and used to inform contingency execution strategy and decisionmaking.

Execution Strategy & Performance

• Approve and oversee development of integrated project execution plans schedules and resource strategies.
• Ensure engineering deliverables are fitforpurpose for construction commissioning and operations particularly in brownfield environments.
• Drive constructability operability and maintainability considerations into project planning and execution.
• Monitor project performance against cost schedule quality and productivity targets initiating corrective actions as required.
• Ensure effective multioffice and global workshare execution models are in place and performing.

Financial & Commercial Accountability

• Maintain full accountability for project financial performance including budget cost control forecasting margin and cash flow.
• Provide leadership on contract interpretation commercial strategy and change management.
• Oversee management of subcontractors suppliers and joint venture partners where applicable.
• Balance technical commercial and schedule considerations to optimize overall project outcomes.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as seniorlevel interface with customer leadership technical authorities and key stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with owner/operator organizations including engineering operations maintenance and reliability teams.
• Ensure transparent proactive communication of project status risks and issues.
• Align internal and external stakeholders on project priorities and execution strategies.

Technical & Organizational Leadership

• Ensure Worley methodologies systems and tools are consistently applied across the project.
• Promote value creation sustainability and innovation in Chemicals & Fuels project delivery.
• Support business development by contributing technical and execution expertise to proposals and strategic pursuits.
• Develop and retain highperforming project leadership talent.