Engagement Lead - Expression of Interest

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is accepting expressions of interest for an Engagement Lead to join its our global Digital Advisory team business focusing on decarbonization and digital transformation outcomes for the energy security, energy transformation, materials and life science sectors. This opportunity is Hybrid in Houston, TX

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The Role

The Engagement Lead will be the custodian of the customer vision, driving Customer Success through close client relationships and knowledge of their points. Your role involves leading a team to deliver value in asset management, digitalization, and decarbonization, while actively seeking opportunities for business growth. You'll guide project execution, develop recommendations, and ensure positive, sustainable results through collaboration and strong leadership.

The successful candidate will join an assembly of global talent that is shaping successful digital and strategic transformation in a practical, tangible way. We are looking for individuals who would get a kick out of working closely with clients and our best global business, who are digital and domain experts, possess outstanding stakeholder engagement and change management skills, and hold and nourish muti-tiered client relationships.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Our Digital Consulting group empowers our clients by designing digital strategies and integrating solutions that drive advancements and value across the asset lifecycle. We work with our clients to design their digital transformation strategy, ensuring their digital ecosystem drives tangible outcomes. Importantly, our first-hand knowledge of industrial sectors and the assets within them means we're able to implement the digital strategy effectively too.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across energy security, energy transformation, materials and life science sectors.
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs. This opportunity is Hybrid in Houston, TX
• Commitment 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.
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development through development plans tailored to individual needs and interests
• Global connections with leading industry experts around the world who are shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities

• Custodian of the customer vision and have Customer Success as your key driver.
• Close client relationships and knowledge of their typical pain points will allow you to play a direct role in actively and continuously positioning for, pursuing, and closing client value delivery opportunities. Proven business development and business growth skills will be key to this.
• Projects or engagements will typically span asset Capital Cost and Operating Cost phases, leveraging digital to drive client value through improved safety, production, maintenance, and emissions management.
• Typically lead a team of 4-8 business, digital and deep domain experts / advisors focusing on developing a clear understanding of the client problem, formulating an agile and inclusive execution approach, and rapid and sustained value delivery in asset management, digitalization, decarbonization, automation and organizational transformation.
• Client project work will typically include gathering and analyzing information, formulating, and testing hypotheses, valuing and developing recommendations for presentation to senior client management and other key stakeholders at multiple levels. From there, you will implement those recommendations in close collaboration with client team members.
• Lead the day-to-day agile execution of a client project while guiding and developing individual team members, and actively and directly seeking opportunities to deliver more client value and grow the opportunity for Wood.
• Work directly with clients and you'll take ownership of the overall project and its end products. You will make an important contribution to the analysis, design, and implementation of business performance approaches, developing tailor-made solutions and working closely with clients to ensure positive impact and sustainable results.
• Have the opportunity to build on your proven leadership skills and leverage your interest in inspiring others, building strong relationships, and creating a true followership. In a collaborative team setting, you'll work closely with others but also autonomously with little direction.
• Superior analytical, conceptual, business and design thinking skills and strong interpersonal and communication skills will ensure successful client projects and team performance.

Qualifications

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:

• Engineering or related professional degree with consistent outstanding academic record
• 20+ years of highly relevant experience in the energy, materials and decarbonization sectors.
• Previous advisory or consulting experience, including change management advisory and implementation, ideally in digital transformation, decarbonization, asset management, production optimization and automation advisory
• Deep expertise in the energy and minerals industries as well as solid functional knowledge including but not limited to digital transformation, strategy, business development, energy, supply chain, project management, marketing and sales, etc.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability in a team environment, including a strong focus on safe work behaviors and team well-being
• Ability to take initiative, break new ground, create opportunities for others and take personal risks as seen through leadership roles in work environment and extracurricular activities
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Highly networked, with a demonstrated portfolio of key industry business relationships leading to business growth
• Ability to leverage those industry relationships to directly develop and secure business for the team and pull-through business for adjacent teams
• An expert communicator and collaborator, with a high degree of emotional intelligence and influencing skills
• Advanced practitioner of Agile project delivery methodologies in an Advisory or Consultancy context.

Desirable:

• Advanced degree and MBA
• 5+ years in a leadership role within the business

About Us

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

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.