Senior Project Director - Chemicals & Fuels

The Project Director – Chemicals & Fuels is accountable for the overall direction, governance, and successful delivery of portfolio, mid-cap, or large-cap Chemicals & Fuels projects. 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.

What You Will Do

Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for large and mega-scale Chemicals & Fuels projects. Establish clear project objectives, success criteria, and execution strategies aligned with contract, customer, and Worley requirements. Lead and mentor Project Managers, Engineering Managers, and Project Engineers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in project management, engineering, or technical leadership within the energy or power sectors, with a strong understanding of EPC project delivery, cost build-up, and risk-based contingency management.

Requirements

• University degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline
• Extensive experience (typically 20+ years) in project management, engineering, or technical leadership within the energy or power sectors
• Typically, 20+ years of experience in engineering, project management, or technical leadership roles
• Demonstrated success delivering large and mega-scale Chemicals & Fuels projects, including EPCM and EPC delivery models
• Strong experience with brownfield and operating-facility projects, including regulatory-driven capital work
• Proven leadership in refining, petrochemical, fuels, terminals, or related industrial sectors
• Experience across project lifecycle phases including Pre-FEED, FEED, detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup
• Deep understanding of EPC project delivery, cost build-up, and risk-based contingency management
• Strong knowledge of constructability, operability, maintainability, and process safety expectations
• Experience managing complex commercial arrangements, subcontractors, and joint ventures
• Familiarity with regulatory and permitting frameworks relevant to Chemicals & Fuels projects, particularly in highly regulated environments such as California
• 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

Benefits

• PTO
• 401k
• medical
• vision
• dental