Operations Manager - Senior

Senior Operations Manager - Decommissioning

The Senior Operations Manager - Decommissioning directs and guides the growth, development and delivery performance across Americas, supporting the development of strategy and delivering the related business plans. Accountable for safety, technical and financial performance across Americas, assuming budgetary and P&L responsibility and demonstrating clear safety leadership; achieving monthly and annual targets and embedding company values.

Responsibilities include:

• 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
• Deliver performance management objectives, agreed business plans, budget and targets and report on both opportunities and risks impacting on the business
• Provides mid-term direction to operational management team(s) to meet business plan goals
• Maintain operational integrity and excellence, ensuring robust governance, subcontractor management, and performance reporting. Work with business group leadership teams and operational managers to improve delivery performance and maximize delivery opportunities throughout Country/Region and wider business where required
• Ensures robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans are in place and takes lead role in their activation and implementation as required
• With broad strategic direction, establishes annual business goals and strategies and prepares business plan for assigned location
• Ensures financial, safety, and quality controls and compliance with company policies.
• Establish and implement policies, and ensure appropriate governance mechanisms for continuous monitoring of their proper implementation
• Participate in technical audits and peer reviews
• Actively identifies, pursues 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
• Tracks risks and opportunities via registers and mitigation of current or emerging risks across country/Region to maximize performance
• Ensure our people and the worksites at which they operate are safe and well managed
• Ownership of HSSEA matters across assigned areas: ensure HSSEA values are always delivered and adhered to, proactively leading and demonstrating safety behavioral values. Lead and focus the team to attain all HSE plans, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring legislative compliance
• Support resolution of any legal claims in collaboration with legal and other relevant functions.
• Ensures robust Management of Change and builds a learning culture

Qualifications include:

• Degree in Engineering, Scientific Discipline, or related technical field OR qualified in a commercial/business discipline with significant experience in a technical organization
• Recognized and accredited management qualification preferred
• Extensive track record of successful operational and strategic delivery within relevant industry sector
• Broad and deep understanding of the industry and strong networking and relationship building capability
• Experience of customer facing communication
• Strong relevant technical expertise or commercial/business management applied in a technical organization
• Understanding of management systems
• Knowledge of current HSSEA and other legislation as applicable in the industry
• Team building skills – motivating people, proactively enabling cross functional best practice
• Ability to lead change programs
• The ability to influence and challenge others to behave in ways consistent with the interest of the organization
• Business awareness and commercial acumen contribute to the competitive advantage of the business

About Us:

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Job Info:

Job Identification 25360

Job Category General Management

Locations Metairie, LA, United States (Hybrid)

Market Sector Oil & Gas

Recruiting Type Professional & Technical