Purpose:The Project Director - Power is accountable for the overall direction, governance, and successful delivery of standalone or portfolio, mid-cap, or large-cap Power projects, including gas fired, geothermal, bio-based renewables and related industrial facilities. These projects are typically greenfield operating-facility, regulatory-driven, requiring strong leadership in safety, risk management, constructability, operability, and stakeholder alignment. The Project Director will work closely with technology providers and OEM suppliers that may include contractual subcontract or consortium models of execution.
This role provides executive-level leadership to ensure projects are delivered safely, compliantly, and profitably, in full alignment with contractual commitments, customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and Worley's strategic objectives. The Project Director establishes the execution framework, leads project leadership, and fosters a high-performance, safety-focused culture across all project phases.
Responsibilities:Project Leadership & Governance- Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for large and mega-scale Power projects. Experience with Chemicals & Fuels projects is a bonus.
- Establish clear project objectives, success criteria, and execution strategies aligned with contract, customer, and Worley requirements.
- Ensure robust project governance, decision-making frameworks, and accountability across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
- Lead and mentor Project Managers, Engineering Managers, and Project Engineers.
Safety, Risk & Regulatory Stewardship- Champion a strong health, safety, and environmental (HSE) culture, with particular emphasis on process safety in operating facilities.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, permitting, and owner/operator requirements, including Safety by Design principles.
- Oversee identification, assessment, and mitigation of project risks using Worley risk management procedures.
- Ensure project risk registers are actively maintained and used to inform contingency, execution strategy, and decision-making.
Execution Strategy & Performance- Approve and oversee development of integrated project execution plans, schedules, and resource strategies.
- Ensure engineering deliverables are fit-for-purpose for construction, commissioning, and operations, particularly in brownfield environments.
- Drive constructability, operability, and maintainability considerations into project planning and execution.
- Monitor project performance against cost, schedule, quality, and productivity targets, initiating corrective actions as required.
- Ensure effective multi-office and global workshare execution models are in place and performing.
Financial & Commercial Accountability- Maintain full accountability for project financial performance, including budget, cost control, forecasting, margin, and cash flow.
- Provide leadership on contract interpretation, commercial strategy, and change management.
- Oversee management of subcontractors, suppliers, and joint venture partners where applicable.
- Balance technical, commercial, and schedule considerations to optimize overall project outcomes.
Customer & Stakeholder Management- Serve as senior-level interface with customer leadership, technical authorities, and key stakeholders.
- Build and maintain trusted relationships with owner/operator organizations, including engineering, operations, maintenance, and reliability teams.
- Ensure transparent, proactive communication of project status, risks, and issues.
- Align internal and external stakeholders on project priorities and execution strategies.
Technical & Organizational Leadership- Ensure Worley methodologies, systems, and tools are consistently applied across the project.
- Promote value creation, sustainability, and innovation in Power project delivery.
- Support business growth by contributing technical and execution expertise to proposals and strategic pursuits.
- Develop and retain high-performing project leadership talent.
- Contribute in key pursuits and assist in developing / reviewing large project contracts.
What you will bring Technical/Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements: - Typically 20+ years of experience in engineering, project management, or technical leadership roles.
- Demonstrated success delivering large and mega - scale Power projects, including EPCM and EPC delivery models.
- Strong experience with greenfield, brownfield and operating - facility projects, including regulatory - driven capital work.
- Proven leadership in power and electrical infrastructure or related industrial sectors. Experience in refining, petrochemical, fuels and terminals is considered complementary.
- Experience across project lifecycle phases including Pre - FEED, FEED, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup.
Technical & Commercial Expertise - Deep understanding of EPC project delivery, cost build-up, and risk-based contingency management.
- Experience managing complex commercial arrangements, subcontractors, and joint ventures.
- Familiarity with regulatory and permitting frameworks relevant to Power projects, particularly in highly regulated environments such as California and western US region.
Leadership & Communication - Proven ability to lead and influence large, multidisciplinary, multi - location teams.
- Strong mentoring and talent development capabilities.
- Exceptional decision - making, problem - solving, and risk management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage senior customer leadership.
Additional Information: - This role is in California. But flexibility to support Worley strategic power sector growth may require working closely with Reading, PA office.
- Salary Hourly Range $200,491-$294,840.
- Benefits: eligible for PTO, 401k, medical, vision, dental, etc.
Los Angeles Education - Qualifications, Accreditation, Training: Required: - University degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
Preferred: - Strong knowledge of constructability, operability, maintainability, and process safety expectations.
