Project Consultant - PSC

Wood Process & Energy is recruiting an experienced Project Consultant with extensive EPC and EPCm experience in Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Projects on a contract basis. This role will be based at our client's site - Ware, Hertfordshire. You will create delivery excellence across assigned projects/portfolios, provide certainty and confidence to the client/project sponsor, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost, and risk. Responsibilities: You will create delivery excellence across assigned projects/portfolios, provide certainty and confidence to the client/project sponsor, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost, and risk. Specifies and coordinates the implementation of a large or complex project or portfolio of small to medium-sized projects. This includes responsibility for safe delivery, ensuring that quality, schedule, and cost/budget targets are met, and managing the associated risk. Responsible for delivery of the project to agreed specifications, managing change, and client relationships, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance are in place. Accountable for delivering projects across multiple phases, for delivery of projects to agreed specifications, and for managing change and client relationships. Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Supports Wood in the review of the project proposal and plan to determine the timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, and supports development and setting project evaluation parameters
• Negotiates changes to project scope or specifications with the client. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve the 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
• Supports Wood in the identification, pursuit and development of opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high-value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer
• Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the client
• Supports Wood with the delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage
• Supports Wood with risk identification and mitigation during project execution
• Supports Wood to ensure a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed
• Provides Wood with guidance on the direction of a multidiscipline project team, which may include external specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites
• Participates in performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains
• Provides guidance on the set up of information management systems/applications as applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information management project team
Join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible to seek the best solutions for our clients. What we can offer
• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
  
  At Wood, we understand and acknowledge that everyone is different, and we are committed to equal opportunities and want to access all the talent that is out there. We are committed to attracting a broad range of skills, knowledge, and experiences and embrace differences.
Who we are looking for:
• University degree in a relevant discipline
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred but not essential
• 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 in 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 have 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 a 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 customers, companies and suppliers
• Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion
  
  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.