Operations Lead

Wood is recruiting for an Operations Lead to join its Iraq business unit focusing on contributing to technical delivery of engineering for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Basra, Iraq on 6/1 rotation.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Kirkuk, Iraq with travel requirement.

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Wood is recruiting for an Operations Lead to join its Iraq business unit focusing on contributing to technical delivery of engineering for a Major Onshore Brownfield Project in Basra, Iraq on 6/1 rotation.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Kirkuk, Iraq with travel requirement.

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The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Operations Lead to join our Iraq Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions. 

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region 

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• 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 
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment. 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests 
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 
• 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’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones 

Job Objectives:

• Provides operational management; accountable for the growth, development and delivery performance in assigned area, supporting the development of the strategy and delivering the local business plan.   
• Accountable for HSSEA, technical and financial performance demonstrating clear safety and ethical leadership and embedding company values.  Responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laws and policies. 
• Directs and leads operational delivery and support team(s) to deliver services to customers, ensuring Wood is working to the highest possible standards of integrity, safety, quality and operational excellence. 
• Produce solutions to strategic, contractual, technical, commercial, operational and personnel related challenges which impact on customer service and performance. 

Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities:

Operational Delivery

• Ownership of HSSEA matters across assigned area: ensure HSSEA values are delivered and adhered to at all times, proactively leading and demonstrating safety behavioural values. Lead and focus the team to attain all HSE plans, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring legislative compliance. 
• Provides tactical direction to operational delivery team(s) in order to meet business plan goal 
• Ensures robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans are in place 
• Carries out significant operational administrative functions, staffing activities and managing day-today employee relations and operational Issues 
• With direction and within set parameters, establishes annual business goals and strategies and prepares business plan for assigned location 
• Serves as consultant or project manager as appropriate. 
• Ensures financial, safety, and quality controls and compliance to company policies.
• Maintain operational integrity and excellence, ensuring robust governance, subcontractor management, and performance reporting. Work with leadership and peers to improve delivery performance and maximise delivery opportunities throughout wider business where required. 
• Establish and implement policies, and ensure appropriate governance mechanisms for continuous monitoring of their proper implementation 
• Ensure our people and the worksites at which they operate are safe and well managed. 
• Support resolution of any legal claims in collaboration with legal and other relevant functions. 
• 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 
• Participate in technical audits and peer reviews as required 

Business Growth

• Deliver growth in the areas of responsibility through close collaboration with Business Development.  Develop and own business plan, and drive sales, bid and tender activity. 
• Assist with developing and delivering a robust business plan, whilst driving and supporting corporate initiatives, ensuring company values are at the core of all activities. 
• Expands the company’s business in the area served, directs local business development programs, proactively identifies new opportunities and supports / leads bid and tender activity as appropriate 
• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct. 

Leadership

• Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies. 
• Support and lead a delivery and support team including accountability for recruitment, selection and development of talent, ensuring effective performance and capability management, acting as a coach/mentor and encouraging and supporting open and effective communication to optimise delivery of objectives, maximise team performance and achieve continuous performance improvement. 
• Responsible for ensuring competence of employees in area of responsibility to carry out assigned duties 
• Ensure day-to-day operations maintain a continued alignment with overall corporate policy, strategy and direction.

Working Relationships:

Internal:

• Local management and employees, regional / BU leadership, functional teams 
• Interface and coordinate with Project and/or Contract Management to ensure delivery of operational goals 
• Engagement with delivery excellence communities of practice as appropriate 

External:

• Drive and support positive customer relationships, fostering and enhancing relationship management with open, honest and effective communications. 
• Promote, represent and enhance Company reputation internally and externally with customers and Industry Bodies. 
• Work closely with Joint Venture partners (where applicable) and key subcontractors. 
• Engage as appropriate with local community stakeholders, including schools, colleges etc. 

Level of Influence and Decision-Making Authority:

• Has a significant influence on the operational and financial outcomes of the assigned contract and on the longer-term customer relationships and potential future business opportunities and growth.

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:

Degree qualification in Engineering, Scientific Discipline, or related technical field OR degree qualified in a commercial/business discipline with significant experience in a technical organisation. 

Knowledge, Skills And Experience:

• Minimum of 15 years in a Leadership role in the Oil and Gas Industry
• Track record of successful operational delivery within relevant industry sector 
• Broad understanding of the industry and networking capability 
• Experience of customer facing communication 
• Strong relevant technical expertise or commercial/business leadership of a technical organisation 
• Understanding of management systems 
• Knowledge of current QHSE and other legislation as applicable in the industry 
• Team building skills – motivating people, proactively enabling cross functional best practice
• Ability to lead change programmes  

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, demonstrate and embed company values. 
• Strong influencer, negotiator and mediator 
• Flexible to respond and adapt in agile ways to changing internal and external context and customer needs 
• Decisive, with ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured
• Exceptional communicator both verbally and written
• Strong team builder, listens to needs of team, and capable of identifying and adopting best practices to engender a spirit of cooperation and energise people towards optimum performance Pragmatic in approach with a strong commercial bias and ability to balance commerciality with operational excellence 
• Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers, current and potential; listens to customer needs and constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value
• Entrepreneurial approach - ability to identify opportunities
• Ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured
• A motivated self starter, who can self-direct when required, able to use own initiative and have autonomy to make appropriate decisions but also know when escalation is required.
• Critical thinker with problem solving abilities 

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. www.woodplc.com
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