Manager, People Operations

Job Description - Manager, People Operations (DOH
01OD
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Manager, People Operations - DOH
01OD

Company :
Worley

Job:
People

Schedule:

Full-time

Employment Type

:
Employee

Job Posting:
Oct 7, 2026

Unposting Date:
Oct 21, 2026

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and 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.

We are seeking an experienced and collaborative Manager, People Operations to lead the People function in Qatar. This role combines strategic partnership with operational leadership, ensuring our people, leaders and businesses have the support, capability and environment needed to achieve their goals. You'll play a key role in shaping culture, driving organisational effectiveness, building leadership capability and creating an exceptional employee experience.

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of People Operations activities across Qatar, ensuring high-quality, compliant and commercially focused HR services that support business performance and project delivery.
• Partner with business leaders to understand workforce priorities, organisational challenges and future capability requirements, developing practical people solutions that support business growth and operational effectiveness.
• Drive the execution of Worley's people strategy within Qatar, ensuring alignment between local business needs, regional priorities and enterprise-wide people initiatives.
• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to leaders on organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, leadership capability, employee relations, performance management, succession planning and change management.
• Lead local people initiatives and projects that enhance employee experience, strengthen organisational capability, improve workforce effectiveness and support sustainable business growth.
• Collaborate with COEs including Talent Acquisition, Reward, Talent Management, Mobility and remuneration and benefits and digital execution to deliver integrated people solutions and ensure successful implementation of enterprise programmes within the business.
• Oversee employee relations matters, workplace accountability processes and people risk management activities, ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes.
• Lead workforce planning and talent discussions, ensuring the business has the capability, succession pipelines and talent strategies required to meet current and future operational demands.
• Champion employee engagement, inclusion, wellbeing, culture and retention initiatives that strengthen Worley's Employee Value Proposition and support a high-performing workplace.
• Oversee local compliance requirements, including employment legislation, visas, immigration, professional registrations, business licensing obligations and associated governance requirements.
• Use workforce insights, people data and business trends to identify risks and opportunities, influencing decision-making and supporting the achievement of business objectives.
• Partner with Shared Services and COEs to continuously improve processes, service delivery and employee experience while ensuring effective governance and operational efficiency.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, communication, readiness and adoption.
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