JOB DESCRIPTION

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

Wood is recruiting for an Operations Manager II to join its Projects business unit, focusing on Process & Chemicals (PC) in the Americas (PC) business grouping. This hybrid opportunity is based in Roswell, Georgia, and is accountable for operational leadership, business growth, and P&L management across multiple projects in the Oil & Gas sector.

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This Role Provides operational management; accountable for the growth, development and delivery performance in assigned area, supporting the development of the strategy and delivering the local business plan. Accountable for HSSEA, technical and financial performance, assuming budgetary and P&L responsibility, achieving monthly and annual targets, demonstrating clear safety and ethical leadership and embedding company values. Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and policies.
Directs and leads operational delivery and support team(s) to deliver services to customers, ensuring Wood is working to the highest possible standards of integrity, safety, quality and operational excellence.
Produce solutions to strategic, contractual, technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which impact on customer service and performance.
Manages ongoing business, responsible for budget setting and delivery, contracts, capacity and resource management, and capability management. May be delivering a number of services and capabilities, may manage a single office or facility or multiple small offices / facilities.

Must not require a visa sponsorship, now or in the future, in order to work in the United States,

Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Process & Chemicals business is a global leader in refining, petrochemicals, and sustainable energy solutions. We integrate cutting-edge technology with operational expertise to deliver complex projects safely and efficiently.

What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to industry leaders in Oil & Gas
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements that balance client, team, and individual needs
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews ensuring we reward at the right level in line with the market
- Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
- Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
- Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

RESPONSIBILITIES

Operational Delivery

• 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
• Ownership of HSSEA matters across assigned area: ensure HSSEA values are delivered and adhered to at all times, proactively leading and demonstrating safety behavioral values. Lead and focus the team to attain all HSE plans, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring legislative compliance.
• Provides tactical direction to operational delivery team(s) in order to meet business plan goal
• Ensures robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans are in place
• Carries out significant operational administrative functions, staffing activities and managing day-to-day employee relations and operational Issues
• With direction and within set parameters, establishes annual business goals and strategies and prepares business plan for assigned location
• Serves as consultant or project manager as appropriate.
• Ensures financial, safety, and quality controls and compliance to company policies.
• Maintain operational integrity and excellence, ensuring robust governance, subcontractor management, and performance reporting. Work with leadership and peers to improve delivery performance and maximize delivery opportunities throughout wider business where required.
• Establish and implement policies, and ensure appropriate governance mechanisms for continuous monitoring of their proper implementation
• Ensure our people and the worksites at which they operate are safe and well managed.
• Support resolution of any legal claims in collaboration with legal and other relevant functions.
• Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalization and technology use, work share and high value engineering centers, to bring value to Wood and customer
• Participate in technical audits and peer reviews as required

Business Growth

• Deliver growth in the areas of responsibility through close collaboration with Business Development. Develop and own business plan, and drive sales, bid and tender activity.
• Assist with developing and delivering a robust business plan, whilst driving and supporting corporate initiatives, ensuring company values are at the core of all activities.
• Expands the company's business in the area served, directs local business development programs, proactively identifies new opportunities and supports / leads bid and tender activity as appropriate
• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct.

Leadership

• Is a champion and role model for ethical behavior and compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Support and lead a delivery and support team including accountability for recruitment, selection and development of talent, ensuring effective performance and capability management, acting as a coach/mentor and encouraging and supporting open and effective communication to optimize delivery of objectives, maximize team performance and achieve continuous performance improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring competence of employees in area of responsibility to carry out assigned duties
• Ensure day-to-day operations maintain a continued alignment with overall corporate policy, strategy and direction.

QUALIFICATIONS

What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. Even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have relevant experience, knowledge, or skills, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Degree qualification in Engineering, Scientific Discipline, or related technical field OR degree qualified in a commercial/business discipline with significant experience in a technical organization. Knowledge, skills and experience:

• A minimum of 10 years of well-rounded experience in pipeline engineering is required.
• Familiarity with system and standards of local Roswell clients preferred. (Coloniel Pipeline, Kinder Morgan, Piedmont, Southern Company, etc)
• Broad understanding of the industry and networking capability
• Experience of customer facing communication
• Strong relevant technical expertise or commercial/business
• Track record of successful operational delivery within relevant industry sector
• Broad understanding of the industry and networking capability
• Experience of customer facing communication
• Strong relevant technical expertise or commercial/business leadership of a technical organization
• Understanding of management systems
• Knowledge of current QHSE and other legislation as applicable in the industry
• Team building skills - motivating people, proactively enabling cross functional best practice
• Ability to lead change programs
• 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, demonstrate and embed company values.
  • Strong influencer, negotiator and mediator
  • Flexible to respond and adapt in agile ways to changing internal and external context and customer needs
  • Decisive, with ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured
  • Exceptional communicator both verbally and written

Personal Attributes:

• Strong team builder, listens to needs of team, and capable of identifying and adopting best practices to engender a spirit of cooperation and energize people towards optimum performance Pragmatic in approach with a strong commercial bias and ability to balance commerciality with operational excellence
• Customer focused - develops sincere and open relationships with customers, current and potential; listens to customer needs and constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value
• Entrepreneurial approach - ability to identify opportunities
• Ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured
• A motivated self starter, who can self-direct when required, able to use own initiative and have autonomy to make appropriate decisions but also know when escalation is required.
• Critical thinker with problem solving abilities

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.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.