وظيفة أخصائي عمليات لدى وود في السعودية

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Wood is currently seeking a Operation Specialist to support our projects business. The role involves contributing to the development of a new gold mine and processing facility at a remote site in Saudi Arabia.

What we can offer 

• Medical Insurance - Ensures specialist care is available to you and eligible family members residing in country. Pre-existing medical conditions are covered. No limit on number of children covered under the policy however age and coverage limits apply in line with KSA CCHI rules. Option to select higher medical cover payable at employees own expense.
• Employee Assistance Programme - Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The program helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.
• GOSI (Social Insurance) - Payable to KSA employees, social insurance contributions are paid by the company in line with Government legislation to cover occupational hazards.
• End of Service Gratuity - In line with KSA Labour Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit.
• Examination Leave - Upon company approval to enroll in an education institute or to continue within such institution, employees have the right to fully paid leave to sit for an examination of an unrepeated year. Leave duration is based on the days of actual examination and must be applied for no less than fifteen days prior exam
• Professional Memberships - One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Inspire Awards - Our annual awards programme is all about recognising and celebrating our inspirational colleagues - those designing the future, upholding our values and playing a pivotal role in delivering our strategy. Employees can recognise those who inspire them and make their day by nominating them for their hard work, innovation and tenacity.
• Social Insurance) - Payable to KSA employees, social insurance contributions are paid by the company in line with Government legislation to cover occupational hazards.
• End of Service Gratuity - In line with KSA Labour Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit.
• Examination Leave - Upon company approval to enroll in an education institute or to continue within such institution, employees have the right to fully paid leave to sit for an examination of an unrepeated year. Leave duration is based on the days of actual examination and must be applied for no less than fifteen days prior exam
• Professional Memberships - One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Inspire Awards - Our annual awards programme is all about recognising and celebrating our inspirational colleagues - those designing the future, upholding our values and playing a pivotal role in delivering our strategy. Employees can recognise those who inspire them and make their day by nominating them for their hard work, innovation and tenacity.
• Long Service Award - Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones.
• Career Development Champions - Prioritizes structured growth through goal setting and resource utilization. Employees use tools for planning and feedback, with managers actively coaching and mentoring to support advancement. Continuous learning and development are emphasized to help employees achieve their career goals effectively.

Typical responsibilities:

• 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 
• 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.
• Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality. 
• Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer 
• Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc 
• Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer.  
• Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains. 
• Reponsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage
• Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work 
• Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution 
• 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

Facilitates the set up of information management systems / applications as applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information management project team
• Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews  
 

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.  

Qualifications: 
University degree in relevant discipline Project Management Professional (PMP), associate in project management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred.

Knowledge, skills and experience:

Typically requires more than 20 years of pertinent experience including experience managing projects or part of projects, mastering their area and knowledgeable about impacts on other areas. 
• 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. 
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices 
• Thorough understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies 
• Experience of developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects. 
• Knowledge of prioritising stakeholders and the development of stakeholder management plans
• Has interfaced with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria on several occasions.
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes.  Well versed in qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment techniques. 
• Able to use common estimating techniques to derive estimates and costs on standard projects
• Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in different situations
• Able to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and produce project execution plans
• Well versed in international and company quality assurance standards 
• Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services.
• In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties and uses. 
• Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting.
• Ability to manage change control process on project with several sub-contractors and interfaces. 
• In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its uses and capable of managing information management project team.
• Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, company and suppliers.
• Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion  Personal attributes: 
• Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management.  Places the welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda. 
• Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values. 
• 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 customer 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