Full Time
Saudi Arabia
Posted 1 week ago

Wood

Requirements

Candidates must possess a university degree in a relevant discipline and typically over 20 years of pertinent experience in project management. A Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is preferred, along with strong knowledge of industry-specific risk, contract, and scheduling practices.

Job Summary

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently seeking a Operation Specialist to support our projects
business. The role involves contributing to the development of a new gold mine
and processing facility at a remote site in Saudi Arabia.

RESPONSIBILITIES

What we can offer

* Medical Insurance – Ensures specialist care is available to you and eligible
family members residing in country. Pre-existing medical conditions are
covered. No limit on number of children covered under the policy however age
and coverage limits apply in line with KSA CCHI rules. Option to select
higher medical cover payable at employees own expense.
* Employee Assistance Programme – Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that
you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or
personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The program helps
support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.
* GOSI (Social Insurance) – Payable to KSA employees, social insurance
contributions are paid by the company in line with Government legislation to
cover occupational hazards.
* End of Service Gratuity – In line with KSA Labour Law, all employees are
eligible for an End of Service benefit.
* Examination Leave – Upon company approval to enroll in an education institute
or to continue within such institution, employees have the right to fully
paid leave to sit for an examination of an unrepeated year. Leave duration is
based on the days of actual examination and must be applied for no less than
fifteen days prior exam
* Professional Memberships – One professional membership, registration,
subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood
employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently
employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed
via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
* Inspire Awards – Our annual awards programme is all about recognising and
celebrating our inspirational colleagues – those designing the future,
upholding our values and playing a pivotal role in delivering our strategy.
Employees can recognise those who inspire them and make their day by
nominating them for their hard work, innovation and tenacity.
* Social Insurance) – Payable to KSA employees, social insurance contributions
are paid by the company in line with Government legislation to cover
occupational hazards.
* End of Service Gratuity – In line with KSA Labour Law, all employees are
eligible for an End of Service benefit.
* Examination Leave – Upon company approval to enroll in an education institute
or to continue within such institution, employees have the right to fully
paid leave to sit for an examination of an unrepeated year. Leave duration is
based on the days of actual examination and must be applied for no less than
fifteen days prior exam
* Professional Memberships – One professional membership, registration,
subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood
employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently
employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed
via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
* Inspire Awards – Our annual awards programme is all about recognising and
celebrating our inspirational colleagues – those designing the future,
upholding our values and playing a pivotal role in delivering our strategy.
Employees can recognise those who inspire them and make their day by
nominating them for their hard work, innovation and tenacity.
* 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’
service of our employees at 5 year service milestones.
* Career Development Champions – Prioritizes structured growth through goal
setting and resource utilization. Employees use tools for planning and
feedback, with managers actively coaching and mentoring to support
advancement. Continuous learning and development are emphasized to help
employees achieve their career goals effectively.

Typical responsibilities:

• P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability
including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast
determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls,
accounts payable/billing and cash collection
• Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine
timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and
allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Contributes
to setting project evaluation parameters.
• Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer.
Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to
scope, cost, schedule and quality.
• Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and
technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to
Wood and customer
• Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan
including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org
charts, risk register etc
• Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer.
• Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex
projects and into their supply chains.
• Reponsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance,
proactively intervening to avoid slippage
• Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work
• Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project
execution
• Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives
and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management
issues are proactively addressed
• Guides and directs a multidiscipline project team, which may include external
specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites
• Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out
assigned duties

Facilitates the set up of information management systems / applications as
applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information
management project team
• Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented
individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don’t match every
statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills
needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working
together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Qualifications:
University degree in relevant discipline Project Management Professional (PMP),
associate in project management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Typically requires more than 20 years of pertinent experience including
experience managing projects or part of projects, mastering their area and
knowledgeable about impacts on other areas.
• Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the
work

• Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of
business issues.
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices
• Thorough understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies
• Experience of developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on
several projects.
• Knowledge of prioritising stakeholders and the development of stakeholder
management plans
• Has interfaced with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and
maintain requirements and acceptance criteria on several occasions.
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes. Well versed
in qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment
techniques.
• Able to use common estimating techniques to derive estimates and costs on
standard projects
• Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in
different situations
• Able to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and
produce project execution plans
• Well versed in international and company quality assurance standards
• Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement
of various types of goods and services.
• In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties and uses.
• Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting.
• Ability to manage change control process on project with several
sub-contractors and interfaces.
• In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its
uses and capable of managing information management project team.
• Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer,
company and suppliers.
• Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost
at completion Personal attributes:
• Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the
welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda.
• Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values.
• Able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people, many without
a direct reporting relationship
• Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers,
current and potential; constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value.
Able to develop and maintain strong customer relationships, including ability
to influence
• Ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials etc)
• Exceptional negotiation skills and ability to handle sensitive communications
• Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy
and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports
clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes
while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the
Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara – a global partnership uniting leading
multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.
www.woodgroup.com [https://www.woodgroup.com/]

Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse
workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the
following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender,
national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected
veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant
governing laws.

Responsibilities

The Operation Specialist is responsible for the commercial and financial management of projects, including budget control, risk mitigation, and revenue delivery. They lead multidisciplinary teams to ensure project execution plans are met while maintaining high standards of HSSE and quality management.