Senior Director, Project Delivery - US

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

General Purpose of Role

This role exists to strengthen end-to-end project delivery across the United States by partnering with US Operational leaders and the Americas Project Delivery leadership team. The role will translate FY2027 priorities into consistent execution, deploy co-developed best practices, learnings and training, and strengthen project governance, resource connectivity, Global Integrated Delivery (GID) capability and quality assurance. The leader will supplement the existing Project Delivery leadership team with a primary United States focus, while maintaining alignment with Americas and Global Functional leadership. The role will directly report to the SVP, US, Global Operations and have a dotted-line reporting relationship to the SVP, Project Delivery Services, Americas.

Key Accountabilities

Customer/Stakeholder Advocacy

- Partner with US Operational leaders to understand portfolio and project needs, remove delivery barriers and provide practical Project Delivery support.
- Promote customer-focused outcomes by reinforcing predictable delivery, early escalation, “no surprises” behaviors and assurance of quality project outcomes.
- Support pre-award proposal development, differentiated delivery strategies, project initiation and mobilization for strategically important opportunities.

Global Alignment and Consistency

- Translate Americas Project Delivery FY2027 goals, Global Functional requirements and agreed best practices into actionable US deployment plans.
- Work across all Project Delivery Functions, including Project Leadership, Engineering, Construction, Supply Chain, Project Controls, Quality and related disciplines, without duplicating functional accountabilities.
- Create consistent adoption of integrated, end-to-end, data-centric EPC/EPCm work processes, tools, standards and training across selected US locations and projects.

Business and Project Performance

- Support US Operations in growing full project delivery capability, with particular emphasis on Houston as a major project hub and on higher-risk or complex projects.
- Develop strong relationships with GID Project Delivery and Operations leaders; help projects define fit-for-purpose workshare strategies, clear divisions of responsibility and progressive improvement in GID/workshare performance against approved plans and budgets.
- Champion commercial acumen, disciplined change management, quantity trending, cost and schedule forecasting, data governance, risk management and reduction of write-offs and revenue at risk.
- Promote innovation, automation, AI-enabled improvements and integrated digital tools that improve delivery efficiency and competitiveness.

One-networked team

- Build an active US Project Delivery network connecting Operational leaders, Functional leaders, project teams, locations, MPP/GO leadership and GID.
- Maintain visibility of key US resource capabilities and availability; facilitate resource sharing across offices and connect the best available skills to priority customer and project needs.
- Capture, standardize and deploy lessons learned, proven practices, training and reusable tools across US Operations.
- Role model One Worley leadership and strengthen collaboration among Global Operations, Major Projects and Programs, GID and Global Functions.

Governance, Assurance and Quality

- Strengthen US project governance reviews so they function as decision, intervention and support forums rather than reporting-only forums.
- Support enhanced WPR reviews, project initiation audits, discipline technical audits, peer reviews, estimate development/review rigor and post-award risk management.
- Confirm that projects establish critical role coverage, home-office/GID divisions of responsibility, data-centric tool set-up, cost and schedule baselines, change/trend frameworks, MDR requirements and appropriate assurance plans.
- Identify recurring systemic risks and quality themes, assign or recommend interventions, track closure and escalate material concerns through the appropriate Operations and Project Delivery leadership channels.

Role Specifications (Technical and Functional)

Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Supply Chain or a related discipline. Post-graduate business qualification is preferred.
- Significant leadership experience delivering large, complex EPC/EPCm projects from concept through commissioning, including at least one major or mega-project environment.
- Strong knowledge of stage-gated, end-to-end project delivery; estimating; engineering, procurement and construction sequencing; project controls; earned value; risk; change; quality; and commercial management.
- Demonstrated ability to deploy delivery improvement initiatives, integrated digital tools, automation and data-centric execution practices.
- Experience influencing outcomes across a matrix organization without relying on direct-line authority.

Job Specific Knowledge/ Experience

- Deep understanding of US project delivery markets, delivery centers, regulatory interfaces and the practical needs of geographically distributed Operations and project teams.
- Proven experience building workshare and GID delivery models, including capability assessment, work packaging, governance, interfaces, leadership behaviors and quality controls.
- Ability to assess functional and project leadership capability, identify talent gaps and coordinate targeted training, mentoring, succession and strategic hiring actions.
- Experience leading project health reviews, project initiation/mobilization assurance, estimate reviews, peer reviews and recovery or intervention planning for higher-risk work.

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

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.