Location
field, Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Commitment
Full Time
Level
VP / C-level
Required skills
Job Description
About us
Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.
VICE PRESIDENT, PROJECT DELIVERY
Latin America & Caribbean (LATAM&C)
Shape the future of project delivery across LATAM&C. This is a high-impact regional leadership opportunity for an executive who can turn strategy into disciplined execution, connect world-class capability across borders and strengthen confidence in how complex projects are delivered. As Vice President, Project Delivery, you will help create a more connected, predictable and scalable delivery network across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Your impact:
Enable growth, improve project outcomes, accelerate decisions, build regional capability and mobilize the right expertise for priority pursuits and projects.
The opportunity
Reporting to the SVP, LATAM&C, Global Operations, with a dotted line to the SVP, Project Delivery Services, Americas, this hands-on executive role connects country and location teams with Americas and Global Project Delivery, GID, Global Operations, MPP, Consulting and specialist capabilities. The role spans both GO and MPP and strengthens, rather than replaces, location and functional leadership.
What you will lead
- Customer and stakeholder confidence: Partner with regional, country, location and functional leaders to understand delivery needs, remove barriers and provide practical executive support.
- Regional alignment and scalable execution: Translate Americas and Global priorities, requirements and proven practices into pragmatic LATAM&C deployment plans.
- Growth and project performance: Provide early delivery leadership for priority pursuits, including strategy, estimates, schedules, risk reviews, mobilization and technical planning.
- One networked team and capability: Build a regional network across countries, functions, GO, MPP, GID and Consulting that mobilizes the right expertise and improves capability visibility and mobility.
- Governance, assurance and quality: Champion consistent application of the Worley Management System and fit-for-purpose initiation, risk, estimating, technical, audit and recovery assurance.
What success will look like
- Priority opportunities and projects are supported by an integrated network of location, Americas, Global and GID capability.
- Project performance improves across HSS, commercial, schedule, quality, customer and risk outcomes.
- GID and workshare integration, forecasting, change management and practical digital, automation and AI adoption become stronger and more consistent.
- Regional capability, mobility, succession and targeted hiring are more visible and effective, including development of the Santiago hub and other priority locations.
- Project review, assurance, governance and delegation-of-authority discipline improve across pre-award and post-award execution.
- Leaders demonstrate greater ownership, faster decisions, transparent escalation and stronger collaboration across the enterprise.
What you will bring
- Experience and expertise: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline. PE, PMP or a relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
- Approximately 15+ years of progressive leadership in project delivery across early development, front-end loading and EPC/EPCM execution.
- Broad experience across Engineering, Project Controls, Procurement and Construction in geographically distributed, multicultural environments.
- Demonstrated ability to influence in complex matrix organizations and translate enterprise strategy into clear, practical action.
- Working knowledge of global integrated delivery and workshare governance, pursuits, estimates, schedules, risk, mobilization and capability development.
- Strong commercial judgment and the ability to move confidently between enterprise-level strategy and project-level detail.
Leadership approach
- Future-focused, curious and evidence-led, with the ability to anticipate change and enable innovation.
- Inclusive and enterprise-minded, creating ownership, purposeful decisions, constructive challenge and collaboration across countries and functions.
- Energetic, agile and hands-on, while remaining calm, courageous, resilient and accountable under pressure.
- A credible coach and connector who develops others, builds trust and simplifies complexity.
Role requirements
- Location: Ideally based in Latin America
- Travel: Approximately 30–40% travel across LATAM, with participation in meetings across Americas and global time zones.
- Fluent English and Spanish required. Portuguese is advantageous.
Why this role matters
LATAM&C offers significant opportunity to connect local insight with global capability. In this role, you will help shape how the region wins, mobilizes and delivers complex work, while developing the leadership, systems and networks required for sustainable growth. You will operate at the intersection of customers, projects, people and enterprise capability, with the mandate to make a visible and lasting difference.
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Moving forward together
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.
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