Senior Project Manager

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

 

Purpose

We are currently recruiting for multiple Project Managers and Senior Project Managers. Our team includes world class experts and dynamic go-getters. This is a full-time position based in Calgary, Edmonton, or Vancouver.

The PM / Senior PM is accountable for the safe, compliant and successful delivery of complex projects and programs across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup and project closeout. This role establishes project objectives, execution strategies, governance and controls while leading multidisciplinary and multi-location teams throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will bring extensive project delivery experience, strong commercial and financial acumen, and the ability to develop trusted customer relationships. Working closely with customers, project teams, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Controls, Commercial, Contracts and Operations stakeholders, this role is responsible for delivering agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality and business outcomes.

 

Responsibilities

 

Project Leadership and Governance

• Define project objectives, execution strategies, governance requirements and success measures aligned with customer commitments and business priorities.
• Provide visible leadership for health, safety, environmental performance, quality and ethical conduct across project teams.
• Build, lead, mentor and develop high-performing multidisciplinary and multi-location teams.
• Establish clear project accountabilities, decision-making authorities, communication protocols and reporting expectations.
• Ensure project delivery methodologies, systems, tools and assurance requirements are applied throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead project reviews and provide direction on priorities, risks, opportunities, decisions and corrective actions.
• Promote collaboration, accountability and timely escalation across customers, partners, contractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

 

Project Execution and Delivery

• Lead projects from initiation and definition through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, handover and closeout.
• Ensure project scope, execution plans, budgets, schedules, resource plans and deliverables are appropriately developed and maintained.
• Coordinate with functional and discipline leaders to secure project resources and delivery commitments.
• Oversee execution planning, constructability, maintainability and operability activities.
• Monitor project performance and implement recovery strategies when safety, quality, cost or schedule objectives are at risk.
• Manage project changes and ensure decisions, approvals and actions are properly documented and communicated.
• Support successful project closeout, customer acceptance and lessons-learned activities.

 

Commercial, Financial and Contract Management

• Provide leadership for project budgets, forecasts, revenue, margin, cash flow, contingencies and performance reporting.
• Manage project scope and ensure changes are identified, evaluated, approved and implemented through formal change management processes.
• Work closely with Commercial and Contracts teams to administer customer agreements and subcontract commitments.
• Oversee procurement and contracting strategies appropriate to project delivery requirements.
• Participate in the development, evaluation, negotiation and award of major contracts and work packages.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities and implement strategies to protect project and business outcomes.
• Ensure project records support contractual compliance, audit requirements, claims management and reporting obligations.

 

Risk, Assurance and Stakeholder Management

• Lead project risk and opportunity management processes and ensure effective mitigation strategies are implemented.
• Ensure project assurance, technical reviews, stage-gate reviews and compliance activities are completed.
• Oversee interfaces between customers, project teams, contractors, vendors, partners, regulators and other stakeholders.
• Resolve organizational, contractual and cross-functional issues that could impact project delivery.
• Escalate significant risks, disputes, claims and performance concerns when appropriate.
• Foster continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across projects and project teams.

 

Customer and Business Leadership

• Build and maintain trusted customer relationships through proactive communication and reliable project delivery.
• Translate customer objectives into practical execution strategies and delivery plans.
• Participate in project development, estimating, proposals, execution planning and customer presentations.
• Support business growth through relationship management, networking, opportunity identification and successful project execution.
• Represent Worley professionally with customers, contractors, partners and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to project management capability development, succession planning and best-practice sharing.

What You Will Bring

 

Technical and Industry Experience

• Progressive experience leading the delivery of complex industrial projects and programs.
• Demonstrated experience as a Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Director or comparable project leadership role.
• Experience delivering projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup and closeout phases.
• Strong knowledge of project management, project controls, cost management, forecasting, commercial management, contract administration, risk management and change management.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary and multi-location teams in EPC, EPCM, PMC, consulting, owner or similar project delivery environments.
• Experience managing customer relationships and communicating effectively with executive, operational and technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing and implementing project execution plans, governance frameworks, reporting systems and recovery strategies.
• Experience with major capital projects, brownfield and greenfield developments, and industrial facility upgrades is considered an asset.
• Experience within energy, chemicals, resources, mining, metals, oil sands, SAGD, refining, midstream, gas processing, infrastructure, power, utilities, manufacturing or other industrial sectors.
• Construction and field leadership experience is considered an asset.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, decision-making, conflict-resolution and stakeholder-management skills.

 

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management or a related discipline from a recognized institution, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated project management experience supporting complex project delivery environments.

Preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or equivalent project management credential.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or other relevant industry accreditation.
• Experience using project controls and project management systems such as Primavera P6, EcoSys, SAP or equivalent.

 

 

For applicants based in the province of British Columbia, the salary range is $141,845 to $225,774

Application of the pay band: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as the candidate’s qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Moving Forward Together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.