Senior Project Manager

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

Wood currently is recruiting a Senior Project Manager for the Minerals & Metals line of service. The position is based on site and in Santiago, Chile and will be instrumental in creating delivery excellence across assigned project, provide certainty and confidence to the client/project sponsor, and will have robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk. 

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The Role 

A Senior Project Manager oversees project proposals, plans, and execution, ensuring timely delivery and resource allocation. They hold P&L responsibility, manage budgets, forecasts, and financial performance, and negotiate scope changes with clients. They lead risk mitigation, HSSE initiatives, and team competency, while fostering innovation and performance improvement. Regular progress reporting and assurance activities are also key aspects of their role. 

Our Clients and Projects  

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

From feasibility study to execution, Wood's Minerals & Metals business has helped design and deliver mining projects globally for over 60 years. Our world calls for advanced, scalable processing of key minerals and metals to meet rising demand across all commodities. At Wood, we play our part by supporting our global clients with advanced facilities and predictable, safe and fast delivery of projects worldwide as we strive for net zero.  

What we can offer 

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry of energy, minerals and metals.   

• Flexible 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  

• 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 

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:  

• University degree in relevant discipline 

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred 

• Typically requires 25 years of pertinent experience including minimum 15 years of mining project management experience, mastering their area and knowledgeable about impacts on other areas. 

• Strong technical skill as relevant to the project scope(s) 

• Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the work 

• Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of business issues 

• In-depth understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies 

• Proven track record of effectively managing complex projects 

• Knowledge of workflow management, established policies for engineering ownership, globalization of projects and request for tender process 

• Detailed knowledge and experience of stakeholder and requirements management 

• Knowledgeable about how multi-phase project budgets, including risk contingencies, are assembled 

• Skilled Practitioner in Risk Management processes, well versed in how risks are transposed into cost, time and contingency estimates and forecasts 

• Advanced knowledge of various forms of contracts across many types of goods and services. 

• Able to create new appropriate contracting frameworks and negotiate to successful conclusion. 

• Able to manage project start-up, produce and communicate the project execution plan 

• Knowledge of project performance improvement activities and how to implement them on projects 

• Knowledge of supplier categorization able to devise appropriate commercial acquisition strategies 

• Advanced knowledge of schedule risk analysis and incorporating results in the base plan 

• Understands how changes influence performance and how they should be recorded and managed in different situations. Some knowledge of techniques for recovering poor performance. 

• Understanding of the value and timing of changes and their impact on project performance. 

• Can evaluate changes to propose possible other routes for timing of changes. 

• Understands the needs of information management requirements in the project phases (operation), internal (contractual, statutory) and asset (client) documentation. 

• Good knowledge of archiving and close-out requirements, their purpose and value (including legal requirements). Able to negotiate appropriate close-out terms with all key stakeholders. 

• Ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials, etc.) 

• Good understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion 

• Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda. 

• Able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people, many without a direct reporting relationship 

• Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers, current and potential; constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value. Able to develop and maintain strong client relationships, including ability to influence 

• Ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials etc.) 

• Exceptional negotiation skills and ability to handle sensitive communications 

• Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills 

• Strong influencer, negotiator and mediator 

• Flexible to respond and adapt to changing internal and external context 

• Decisive, with ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured 

• Strong team builder capable of identifying and adopting best practices, engendering a spirit of cooperation and energizing people towards optimum performance enabling cross functional best practice 

• Pragmatic in approach with a strong commercial bias and ability to balance commerciality with operational excellence 

• Entrepreneurial approach - ability to identify and pursue opportunities to add value to client and Wood 

• Flexible to respond in agile ways to changing internal and external context and customer needs 

• A motivated self-starter, who can self-direct when required, able to use own initiative to make appropriate decisions but also know when escalation is required 

• Critical thinker, able to interpret complex data and with strong problem-solving abilities 

• We don´t offer relocation 

Typical responsibilities  

• Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Contributes to setting project evaluation parameters. 

• 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 

• Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the client.  

• Follows Change Management process to identify and approve scope, budget specification and schedule modifications  

• Establishes project procedures and prepares project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc. 

• Identify, 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 

• Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the client. 

• Responsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage 

• Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution 

• Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews 

• Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed 

• Guides and directs a multidiscipline project team, which may include external specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites 

• Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties 

• Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains. 

• Facilitates the set up of information management systems / applications as applicable to suit 

• various life phases of projects and manage information management project team 

• Assess the scope, complexity and financial risk associated with the project and involvement in the negotiation of the terms, visibility of project in local community, and attracting the required staff based on their credibility and experience 

Leadership 

• Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values. 

• Is a champion and role model for ethical behavior and compliance with applicable laws and policies. 

• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct. 

• Teaches and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters