Houston Project Management Department Manager

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.

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 is a strategic leadership role with accountability for project execution, people leadership, business performance and client relationships. The successful individual will play a key role in driving excellence across project delivery, ensuring projects are executed safely, profitably and in alignment with Worley’s values and standards.

Reporting into senior business leadership, this role provides significant autonomy and influence across a broad portfolio of work and offers the opportunity to contribute directly to Worley’s ongoing growth and success.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, mentor and develop a team of project management professionals, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Provide oversight and direction across a portfolio of major projects, ensuring delivery excellence from initiation through to 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 successful execution of complex EPC and EPCM projects across multi-cultural and global environments.
- Contribute to strategic planning, resource management and organizational capability development.

Qualifications

- University Degree, or equivalent, in related field or applicable discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
- Certified Program Management Professional by a globally recognized project management organization (IPMA, APM, PMI, AIPM).

About You

You are a proven project delivery leader with extensive experience leading major capital projects and complex delivery organizations. You are recognized for your ability to inspire teams, navigate challenging stakeholder environments and consistently deliver results.

You will likely bring:

- 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 multi-disciplinary 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.
- Professional project management certifications or registrations will be highly regarded.

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What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate will:

- Lead with a strong safety-first mindset.
- Build engaged and high-performing teams.
- Deliver projects that exceed customer expectations.
- Drive commercial performance and sustainable business growth.
- Successfully identify and mitigate project risks while maximizing opportunities.
- Establish trusted relationships with customers, joint venture partners and key stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of Worley’s next generation of project delivery capability.

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.