Senior Project Engineering Manager

Company : Worley

Argentina

Engineering and Design (General)

Full-time

Employment Type : Employee

Unposting Date : Ongoing

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data‑centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Establishes the project framework for delivering engineering and design and provides cross‑discipline coordination / supervision by directing project execution activities and discipline deliverable creation for one large or several smaller projects. Accountable for the safe/sustainable engineering, quality, cost and schedule delivery of all work by the engineering team on the project.

• Assists business development activities by maintaining an up to date personal profile and resume. Builds positive working relationships with external parties such as the customer, suppliers, and contractors.
• May be involved in networking, negotiations, strategic alliancing, and cost savings efforts. Supports proposals by developing the cross‑discipline execution strategy, estimating and reviewing hours / costs, writing and reviewing proposal content, and presenting to customers.
• May be called upon to lead all or part of a proposal.
• Supports the business by communicating team resource loading and skill requirements to the Discipline Managers.
• Ensures the project work is covered for vacation and unplanned absences. Mentors/trains and supports the delivery of training.
• Participates in the employee performance review process.
• Facilitates coverage of activities when people leave the team. Encourages knowledge of and compliance with requirements and processes.
• Works to resolve inter‑discipline, vendor, and customer issues.
• Ensures discipline technical work and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.
• Ensures team member adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
• Supports the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates.
• Contributes to the understanding of legal requirements and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful.
• Uses local/global standards to support technical excellence. Ensures checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.
• Participates in project execution strategy and planning.
• Drives innovative solutions, technology advances, and methods to effectively deal with working out of sequence.
• Owns the engineering plan and project scope / cost / time requirements, makes certain the discipline teams meet expectations, and coordinates the disciplines to ensure project success.
• Supports management of project change and progressing for the discipline and works with other members of the Project Management Team to take corrective actions regarding any issues, staffing requirements, scope changes, progressing, or other events that could affect project completion and/or profitability.
• Plans inter‑discipline quality, monitors quality activities, drives and participates in squad checking, recommends improvements, and takes action where required.

Responsible for an engineering administrative management function directing multi‑discipline teams within a specific project or portfolio of smaller projects.

Typically 100+ people and/or a complex project scope and execution.

Trained in leadership and project execution. Will be actively licensed with a local engineering governing body where required by law.

Training in risk management or quality.

Has a strong understanding of cross‑discipline work, interfaces, and sequencing. Well versed in project setup, instituting work processes, monitoring a team, execution, and closeout. Skilled in estimating project costs and writing proposal content. Adept at budgeting and cost control.

Typically has 20+ years of relevant discipline experience and 5+ years as a Project Engineering Manager.

Experience in the construction of copper projects, including heap leach operations.

Experience managing projects with budgets of USD $2 billion or higher.

Experience in project management, risk management, quality, procurement, or construction execution.

Competent in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint. Can organize information from many sources and retain as per the prescribed format and policies. Has functional awareness of cross‑discipline tools. Experienced in coordinating the establishment/use of integrated tools and delivering the benefits of data‑centric engineering.

Competent in Microsoft Access and Visio. Able to touch type.

If you need any accessibility adjustments, please make sure to mention it in your application.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values‑inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low‑carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.