Job Description - Vice President, Operations - Northern England (MAN00XY)
Company: Worley
Primary Location
GBR-NWE-Manchester
Other Locations
GBR-SOT-Stockton
Job
Operations Management
Schedule
Full-time
Building on our past. Ready for the future
Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.
The Vice President, Operations Northern England at Worley is a key leadership position across mainland UK, responsible for planning and directing the activities, policies, objectives, and initiatives for this part of the business. Our main Northern England offices are Manchester & Stockton-on-Tees. This role plays a vital part in guiding the strategic development, business planning, and goal setting for the business, aligning with Worley's commitment to delivering a more sustainable world.
You will do:
Leadership and Strategic Planning:
* Be an inclusive leader providing growth opportunities for your team.
* Role model safety behaviours and ensure these same behaviours are embedded in the location.
* Manage a large or complex location, aligning with Worley’s tagline “Delivering Sustainable Change”.
* Drive the operation to deliver budget objectives in terms of revenue, margin, overhead and other key operational metrics.
* Set objectives for the assigned area of responsibility, contributing to the company's target of deriving 75 percent of revenue from sustainability-related projects by FY26.
* Participate in broader strategy development with senior leadership.
* Actively participate in team selection/appointment of key resources and drives diversity and talent development.
* Effectively communicate and present complex proposals to Senior Vice President for EUCA and other senior stakeholders.
* Adopt a participative management style with a cooperative team approach.
* Strong commercial acumen and experience in all commercial contracting models/risk profiles and project scopes/phases.
Decision-Making and Problem Solving:
* Make high-impact choices considering the broader impact on the organization and its commitment to sustainability.
* Assimilate information from multiple sources to derive answers and solve complex questions.
Organizational Leadership:
* Provide organizational leadership with location/regional authority.
* Translate corporate goals into operational goals.
* Mentoring and development of senior and high potential team members across the region.
* Manage and direct 5-10 reports.
* Network of high-level key client contacts and industry bodies.
Strategic Development and Commercial Acumen:
* Demonstrate a strong understanding of broader systems, processes, and tools related to the field.
* Direct and guide the strategic development of new systems, processes, and tools.
* Exhibit strong commercial acumen with experience in various commercial contracting models.
You’ll be able to/have:
* Several years’ leadership experience of broad management.
* Comfortable presenting at all levels within an organization.
* Strong communication and networking skills.
* In-depth knowledge of commercial contracting models, risk profiles, and project scopes/phases.
* A network of high-level key client contacts.
* Motivational, collaborative, and visible presence in leadership style.
* Approach challenges with high positive energy and drive continuous improvement.
* Experience of successfully engaging with client executives.
* Able to travel to various offices across the UK.
* Not essential but experience in large projects or alliance programs environment from engineering through to construction and commissioning.
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.
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