Wood Plc GCC
Project Director
- Permanent
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 20yrs+
- Urgent
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Job expiry date: 21/07/2025
Job overview
Date posted
06/06/2025
Location
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 60,000 - 100,000 per month
Experience
20yrs+
Seniority
Director
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
21/07/2025
Job description
Wood is seeking a Project Director to lead critical brownfield and greenfield oil & gas projects from its Sharjah Engineering Hub, with oversight extending to high-impact operations in Iraq. This role demands deep expertise in the full EPCM lifecycle, from design to commissioning, across major production facilities. The Project Director will own P&L accountability, manage large multidisciplinary teams, negotiate with clients and subcontractors, ensure safety compliance, and drive strategic and financial outcomes for contracts exceeding $50 million. Success in this position requires mastery of stakeholder engagement, risk control, innovation in execution (e.g., digitalisation), and high performance under complex contractual frameworks. Travel to Iraq is required.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Oversee full-cycle project delivery for large oil & gas projects, from design to handover under EPCM/EPS/EP/E models.
- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary project team ensuring alignment with contract objectives and safety protocols.
- Own commercial and financial outcomes of the project (P&L), including cost controls, cash collection, and margin optimization.
- Prepare and review project proposals, execution plans, budgets, org charts, risk registers, and deliverables.
- Negotiate project scope changes with clients using a formal change management process.
- Utilize digitalisation, high-value engineering centers, and innovative tools to enhance project delivery.
- Lead stakeholder engagement with clients, regulators, contractors, suppliers, and community partners.
- Ensure project adherence to HSSE, quality, and corporate standards.
- Establish and maintain project assurance protocols and governance frameworks.
- Drive compliance with risk management processes and implement mitigation strategies.
- Conduct project evaluations, performance reviews, and audits.
- Champion diversity, inclusion, safety, and ethical practices across the project lifecycle.
Experience & skills
- Bachelorās or Masterās degree in Engineering or Project Management from an accredited university.
- Minimum 25 years of industry experience, including 15 years of project management for oil & gas projects above $50 million.
- Expertise in managing Lump Sum EPC contracts across full life cycle.
- Strong track record of delivery in the Middle East, particularly Iraq, preferred.
- PMP/APM certification or equivalent preferred.
- Strong capability in contract negotiation, stakeholder management, budgeting, and resource allocation.
- Demonstrated expertise in digital project tools, risk forecasting, cost projection, and change control.
- Excellent leadership, mentoring, and people management skills across diverse, cross-border teams.
- Experience in managing multi-phase project budgets and contract execution plans.
- Deep understanding of HSSE protocols, vendor categorization, and performance recovery techniques.
- Fluency in English; Arabic proficiency is a plus.
