Worley
Project Construction Director – Power Projects
Houston, Texas, United States · Director · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
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About the role
- As Project Construction Director - Power Projects, you will serve as the senior site leader responsible for all construction execution activities across a major capital power generation project.
- Purpose of the role The Project Construction Director - Power Projects holds overall accountability for all site-based construction execution activities on a major power generation project.
- You will be responsible for: Serving as the senior on-site representative for Worley and acting as the primary interface between the project team, customer leadership, contractors, and key stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Leading construction execution strategies that support the successful delivery of large-scale power generation facilities, including cogeneration and other advanced power technologies.
- Developing and implementing integrated construction execution plans, site management strategies, and delivery methodologies aligned with project and customer objectives.
- Providing leadership across all field construction disciplines, including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and commissioning support activities.
- Championing sustainability initiatives and responsible construction practices that support Worley's commitment to delivering a more sustainable future.
- We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets.
Requirements
- Monitoring project performance, productivity, quality, safety, schedule, and cost metrics while driving corrective and preventive actions when required.
Benefits
- Driving a culture of operational excellence by promoting innovation, productivity improvements, and continuous learning.
- Ensuring compliance with all health, safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory requirements while reinforcing a visible safety-first culture throughout the project.
Company info
- Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.
- 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. #LI-JS4 What you'll bring to the role You bring a unique combination of executive leadership, technical expertise, commercial acumen, and construction delivery experience gained through successfully leading major capital projects within the power generation, energy, industrial, or infrastructure sectors.
- Extensive experience leading the construction execution of large-scale power generation projects, including cogeneration facilities and other complex energy infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience serving as the senior construction leader on major EPC or EPCM projects with significant capital value and complex stakeholder environments.
- Demonstrated success leading large construction organizations through Construction Managers, Area Managers, Superintendents, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong strategic leadership capability with the ability to translate business objectives into executable construction strategies.
- Deep understanding of power generation construction methodologies, project delivery models, commissioning interfaces, and field execution best practices.
- Demonstrated success delivering major capital projects while maintaining focus on safety, quality, productivity, schedule, cost, and customer satisfaction.
- Strong commercial and contractual knowledge, including risk management, forecasting, change management, claims avoidance, and cost control principles.
- Proven ability to make independent, high-impact decisions that influence project strategy, execution planning, operational performance, and commercial outcomes.
- Experience building trusted customer relationships and serving as a strategic advisor to customer leadership teams and executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder environments while balancing technical, commercial, operational, and customer priorities.
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