Head of Engineering

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Wood Full time

Wood is recruiting for Head of Engineering for our Operations business in Australia & Asia Pacific West (APAC West), leading an established team, and driving engineering excellence across multiple long-term engineering service contracts with our key clientele. Based in Perth CBD, this is a permanent role and is available as full-time / part-time (job share) basis.

Wood's Operations APAC West business delivers brownfields and maintenance engineering, procurement, construction, optimisation, and technical services to the Oil & Gas sector and enjoys long-term partnerships with the region's most prominent producers located in Western Australia, Northern Territory and South-East Asia.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President – Operations APAC West you will be responsible for the engineering function, leading teams both locally and across the region, supporting multi-discipline engineering projects on brownfield offshore / onshore assets.

Anticipating client needs beyond the immediate scope, you will drive technical excellence and assurance across all disciplines to add value to the client and asset portfolio, while balancing client relationships and enabling the ongoing development and growth of each Client Contract team.

Join Wood in the heart of Perth's CBD with free 24/7 access to an exclusive on-site gym, superb end of trip facilities, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative. In addition, you will have access to remote and flexible working options, purchased annual leave and employee discount programs.

In this highly visible role, you will bring to life Woods three pillar strategy of Inspired Culture, Delivery Excellence and Profitable Growth, providing leadership to Heads of Discipline with functional oversight of the performance of all engineering for the business.

You will be responsible for driving and assuring delivery excellence in engineering, across the Operations APAC West business and be accountable for functional management and development of engineering resources and governance of engineering practices and procedures.

Leading by example, you will Drive HSSEA culture and performance through Wood's multi-discipline engineering team, consistently displaying, and enforcing Wood values and behaviours, and commitment to the highest standards of safe and ethical behaviour, to ensure safe and reliable operations and client satisfaction.

Key accountabilities & responsibilities:

Engineering Delivery and Performance

Ensure engineering integrity is maintained across work scopes through driving and embedding a commitment to technical excellence throughout engineering teams. Drive continual focus on process safety through the engineering function. Drive elimination of technical incidents through robust controls, incident reviews and embedding lessons learned and best practice from across the organisation in the engineering team. Ensure proposals and work scopes are resourced with suitably qualified and competent personnel in line with Company policies and procedures and customer requirements. Maximise utilisation of engineering resources to minimise non-productive time and manage overhead budget.

Strategy and Development / Business Development

Provide support to the business development process to identify and win new work. Support strengthening and deepening the use of HVEC operations in project execution. Provide technical input to bids and bid reviews including identification and support of subject matter experts.

People and capability

Set the vision and strategic direction for Wood's engineering function for Operations APAC (West). Line Management of direct reports; all Heads of Discipline, including pay reviews, performance, reviews, career progression, training and development. Determine future resource and capability requirements within the Engineering functions to deliver current and future projects. Support recruitment and selection of senior and key roles.

Governance, Policies and Procedures:

Oversee and govern development and maintenance of engineering processes and procedures in line with Wood policies and requirements including applicable codes and legislation. Ensuring Technical Authority / Subject Matter Experts are identified, and appropriate governance in place.

At Wood you will join an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities.

Ideally you will be an Australian citizen or be eligible to hold Permanent Residency (PR) to work lawfully in Australia. This role is eligible for sponsorship and relocation support and those with visa applications already in progress are encouraged to apply.

Suitably qualified with a degree in Engineering, Scientific Discipline, or related technical field, you will:

Have proven experience in a similar in a role with extensive experience in the successful operational and strategic delivery for a complex contract / portfolio within the Oil & Gas sector. Be an expert in engineering excellence with extensive knowledge of engineering theories and techniques and a high level of skill in the application of this knowledge in the management of the engineering function, tools, and processes. Be a leader of people with several years of supervisory experience with an understanding of human relations, training, performance evaluation, and health and safety. Be commercially astute, you will be a savvy negotiator and mediator, capable of engendering an entrepreneurial spirit of cooperation and energising diverse teams to adopt best practice, while driving optimal performance with safety at the heart of everything we do. Have a passion energy security and energy transition with the vision to navigate energy models of the future, coupled with your proven experience partnering with clients to be more efficient, sustainable, and optimised to deliver the best energy mix in their respective markets. Be customer focused with an ability to develop sincere and open relationships with internal and external stakeholders, balancing with operational excellence to contribute to the competitive advantage of #teamwood.

What will set you apart will be your ability to influence and challenge others to both behave and perform in ways consistent with the interests of Wood, with proven experience unlocking engineering solutions to deliver client value and cost savings.

It takes an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds to unlock solutions to tomorrows most critical challenges. Wood encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

If you are a suitably qualified and experienced engineering professional looking for a career opportunity without peer - apply today

Shortlisting will commence immediately.

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