Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Operation Project Lead

Project ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeEllesmere Port, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Significant experience leading multidiscipline construction or refurbishment projects, such as tankage or similar projects.
Proven Managing Contractor leadership.
Strong quality management system capability, including quality plans, inspection and test plans, welding procedure specifications and qualifications, materials traceability, and life-time quality records.
Tank refurbishment experience covering floor replacement, roof works, drains, foam systems, vents, cathodic protection civils, and hydrotesting.
Strong commercial governance and forecasting ability.

Responsibilities

Act as Wood’s site lead, maintaining statutory arrangements, quality management, commercial governance, planning control, and client assurance to deliver predictable outcomes.
Provide behavioral safety leadership and serve as the customer-facing focal point for project delivery.
Deliver safe, compliant, and efficient execution of the crude oil storage tank refurbishment project.
Establish and maintain the Construction Phase Plan, site rules, simultaneous operations controls, and statutory inspection regimes.
Lead daily and weekly coordination and readiness reviews, ensuring permit-to-work processes, task briefs, and toolbox talks are effective and auditable.
Lead safe, controlled execution of tank refurbishment activities, including ultra-high-pressure cold cutting, scaffolding, painting, floor and roof works, articulated drain installation, foam system replacement, access door works, and hydrotest readiness.
Control the Level 3 schedule, critical path, progress tracking, two-week lookahead, and mitigation planning.
Coordinate design deliverables, temporary works requirements, and welding engineering controls.
Provide visible health, safety, and environmental leadership with strong behavioral reinforcement.
Drive readiness and risk perception for high-risk tasks, including confined space work, welding, lifting, and blasting or painting.
Ensure EET permit-to-work, confined space entry monitoring, and emergency arrangements are applied.
Own and manage the Project Quality Plan, inspection and test plans, weld mapping, material traceability, non-destructive testing and vacuum-box testing, and the life-time quality records dossier.
Ensure compliance with EN 14015 acceptance criteria and welding procedure specification and qualification requirements.
Apply robust change control, dayworks, and variation management to protect entitlement.
Collaborate with the quantity surveyor for accurate forecasting and commercial reporting.
Record delays and disruptions contemporaneously.
Maintain the Level 3 schedule and progress curves.
Lead weekly and fortnightly reporting on health, safety, and environmental matters, progress, risks, and mitigation plans.
Plan and control subcontractors for ultra-high-pressure cutting, civils, painting, and standby work.
Verify subcontractor competence, risk assessment and method statements, performance, and progress.
Coordinate client-provided services, including scaffolds, mobile elevating work platforms, waste, gas testing, fire equipment, isolation, hydrotesting, cathodic protection and seal installation, and free-issue materials.
Maintain the project management plan, quality plan, inspection and test plans, health, safety and environmental plan, risk assessment and method statement suite, plot plans, weld sequences, reporting packs, organization chart, and life-time quality records dossier.

Desired Qualifications

A degree or higher vocational qualification in engineering or construction.
IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.
Temporary Works Coordinator or Appointed Person (Lifting) qualification.
EEMUA 159, CSWIP, or equivalent qualification.

Wood is recruiting an experienced Operation Project Lead to support a tankage project refurbishment project based in North West. We are open to consider permanent staff and contractor for this role.

This is site role and you’re require to work full time onsite.

The Role

You will act as Wood’s site lead, ensuring statutory arrangements, quality management, commercial governance, planning control and client assurance are fully maintained to deliver predictable outcomes.

Provide strong behavioural safety leadership and serve as the customer-facing focal point for project delivery. Deliver safe, compliant and efficient execution of the crude oil storage tank refurbishment project.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Wood is growing its project delivery capability across a diverse portfolio of offshore and onshore energy assets, supporting key operators within the Oil & Gas sector. This work spans full asset lifecycles—from brownfield modifications and upgrades through to major projects, shutdown scopes, and ongoing asset enhancements—delivered in complex and safety-critical environments.

Through strong, collaborative partnerships with specialist service providers, Wood is driving a more agile and integrated approach to project delivery. By combining deep industry expertise with innovative technologies and data-led solutions, we are enhancing asset performance, improving reliability, and ensuring safe and efficient execution.

Our teams work at the forefront of the energy industry, supporting both traditional Oil & Gas operations and the evolving energy landscape. We are committed to continuous improvement, embracing new ways of working to deliver smarter, more sustainable solutions.

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant –
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected:

Significant experience leading multidiscipline construction/refurbishment projects (tankage or similar)
Proven Managing Contractor leadership
Strong QMS capability (QP, ITPs, WPS/WPQR, materials traceability, LTQR)
Tank refurbishment experience (floor replacement, roof works, drains, foam systems, vents, CP civils, hydrotest)
Strong commercial governance and forecasting ability

Desirable

Degree or higher vocational qualification in engineering or construction
IOSH/NEBOSH
Temporary Works Coordinator / Appointed Person (Lifting)
EEMUA 159 / CSWIP or equivalent

Project Execution

Establish and maintain the Construction Phase Plan, site rules, SIMOPS controls and statutory inspection regimes
Lead daily/weekly coordination and readiness reviews, ensuring PTW, task briefs and toolbox talks are effective and auditable
Lead safe, controlled execution of all tank refurbishment activities including UHP cold cutting, scaffolding, painting, floor and roof works, articulated drain installation, foam system replacement, access door works, and hydrotest readiness
Control Level 3 schedule, critical path, progress tracking, two‑week lookahead and mitigation planning
Coordinate design deliverables, temporary works requirements, and welding engineering controls

HSSE Leadership

Provide visible HSE leadership with strong behavioral reinforcement
Drive readiness and risk perception for high‑risk tasks (confined space, welding, lifting, blasting/painting)
Ensure EET PTW, confined space entry monitoring and emergency arrangements are applied

Quality Management

Own and manage Project Quality Plan, ITPs, weld mapping, material traceability, NDT/Vac-box testing and LTQR dossier
Ensure compliance with EN 14015 acceptance criteria and WPS/WPQR requirements

Commercial Governance

Apply robust change control, dayworks and variation management, protecting entitlement
Collaborate with QS for accurate forecasting and commercial reporting
Record delays and disruptions contemporaneously

Planning, Controls & Reporting

Maintain L3 schedule and progress curves
Lead weekly and fortnightly reporting on HSE, progress, risks and mitigation plans

Subcontractor & Vendor Management

Plan and control subcontractors (UHP cutting, civils, painting, standby)
Verify competence, RAMS, performance and progress

Client-Provided Services Interfaces

Coordinate scaffolds, MEWPs, waste, gas testing, fire equipment, isolation, hydrotest, CP/seal installation and free‑issue materials

Documentation & Records

Maintain PMP, QP, ITPs, HSSE Plan, RAMS suite, plot plans, weld sequences, reporting packs, org chart, and LTQR dossier

About the Company

Wood

Global energy engineering and project services

Wood is a global engineering and consulting firm that provides project management, engineering, and technical services for energy and materials markets, including oil and gas, renewables, and environmental work. Its approach combines engineering know-how with program management to plan, design, build, and optimize large projects. The firm differentiates itself through a long track record of growth via organic expansion and major acquisitions, notably the Amec Foster Wheeler merger, creating an integrated portfolio from traditional energy to sustainability consulting. Its goal is to help clients navigate the global energy transition by delivering reliable project delivery at scale and sustainable value in international energy services.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Founded: 1912

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