Project Delivery Manager - EOI

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is recruiting for a Project Delivery Manager to join its UAE Business Unit focusing on supporting the delivery and embedding of Digital and Technology initiatives and capabilities within Wood for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Dubai, UAE. This role is a full-time office-based role in Dubai, UAE with travel requirement.

The primary purpose of this role is to support the delivery and embedding of Digital and Technology initiatives and capabilities within Wood. The role works in unison with the Digital and Technology function and acts as a strategic partner to deliver agreed initiatives in line with the business strategy and operational plans. The Product Delivery Leads will nurture strong working relationships with leaders, managers and key stakeholders across all service lines within their assigned Region and serve as a single point of focus, working to align initiatives, technology strategy and delivery.

The role holder will also support the engagement of Wood’s customers to support the repositioning of Wood as a market leader in Digital and Technology.

• 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
• 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
• Medical Insurance Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance The company provides Life Assurance cover
• The Employee Share Plan Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

The role works in unison with the Digital and Technology function and acts as a strategic partner to deliver agreed initiatives in line with the business strategy and operational plans.

• Take a consultative approach to support the business in understanding how to leverage technology to solve problems and create new capabilities in the Digital and Technology sector to support the strategic objectives
• Work with the Digital and Technology function and other Product Delivery Leads to ensure best value, efficiencies of delivery and project synergies
• Maintain awareness and understanding of internal, external and competitor technologies & capabilities to help inform and support the Regions and Business Units in identifying opportunities and challenges which could be addressed by Digital and Technology solutions
• Support the region to drive a culture of creativity, innovation and shared ownership across the enterprise

• Partner with leadership to plan new initiatives, evaluate proposals, and determine the fit into the business capability strategies and tactical plans
• Support the delivery of the Digital and Technology strategy, and enable delivery of the overall business strategies - both short and long-term
• Maintain a solid understanding of the business service lines to inform Digital and Technology deployment and leverage current and emerging technologies to meet short and long-term business goals and objectives

• Provide leadership across portfolio of projects
• Continually seek out and drive areas where technology could improve business delivery
• Anticipate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, and anticipate risks and develop mitigation plans to maintain goals and completion dates
• Proactively seek feedback…