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Wood is seeking a Senior Program Manager to join our Canada Projects business in Edmonton, delivering some of the world's boldest and most critical projects. This opportunity is Hybrid.

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The Role

Wood is recruiting a Senior Program Manager to lead a major client's Refining, Upgrading, & Chemicals sustaining capital and brownfield delivery Alliance, based out of our Wood Edmonton office. This role is accountable for the integrated delivery, governance, and performance of a multi-project portfolio executed under a collaborative alliance model between the Client and Wood. The Program Manager will provide senior leadership across the Wood team and will steward all interfaces with the client to ensure safe, predictable, and value-driven delivery; while fostering a high-trust, best-for-program culture aligned with alliance principles.

Our Clients and Projects  

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood's Projects business delivers some of the world's boldest and most critical projects, embracing many diverse and evolving sectors, from Oil, Gas & New Energies and Process & Chemicals, to Minerals, Metals & Life Sciences. We provide a full suite of services including project management, engineering, EPC, EPCM and project delivery, working in close collaboration with our colleagues in Consulting and Operations to ensure we are responsive to the needs of our clients through an integrated lifecycle proposition.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across our  Canada Projects sector.
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organization actively committed 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; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

In our recruitment and hiring process at Wood Canada Ltd., we want to emphasize that we do not employ artificial intelligence or automated systems to screen or select candidates.  We are committed to ensuring fairness and inclusivity by relying on the expertise from a team of professional recruiters for the application reviews, interviews, and qualification assessments. 

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:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• PMP, APM, P.Eng., or equivalent professional designation preferred
• 15+ years of experience delivering capital projects in oil & gas, energy, or industrial sectors
• Experience leading sustaining capital or brownfield portfolios
• Success in working within alliance, integrated, or collaborative delivery models
• Strong background in commercial management, governance, and client-facing leadership
• Experience managing multi-discipline teams across multiple offices and locations
• Strong program and portfolio management expertise
• Highly effective collaborator and influencer in multi-partner environments
• Safety-focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management
• Commercially astute with strong decision-making capability
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills

Typical responsibilities:

HSSE, Risk & Assurance

• Champion a strong safety culture aligned with client HSSE expectations and Wood values
• Ensure proactive identification and management of execution, commercial, and operational risks
• Ensure quality and information management systems are embedded and consistently applied

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain strong, senior-level relationships with client leadership, alliance partners, and key stakeholders
• Provide clear, concise program reporting, including performance trends, risks, KPI's, and opportunities
• Represent Wood and the alliance with external stakeholders, suppliers, and contractors as required, with a visible and regular presence at the Client's operating facilities

Alliance & Program Leadership

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the delivery of the sustaining program within an alliance contracting model
• Act as Wood's senior representative within the Alliance Leadership Team, driving alignment to shared objectives and behaviours
• Champion alliance principles, collaborative decision-making, and promoting a "best for program" mindset
• Establish and maintain integrated governance, decision frameworks, and escalation pathways across alliance partners

Project Portfolio Delivery

• Lead and mentor the Wood Project Managers who are assigned to manage projects within the Portfolio that are aligned with specific Process areas.
• Oversee a portfolio of sustaining capital and brownfield projects from opportunity identification through execution and close-out
• Ensure effective integration across engineering, procurement, construction, and operations
• Drive predictable performance across scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk at a program level
• Take corrective actions if & when the team does not perform to Clients expectations.

People & Capability Development

• Ensure effective resourcing, prioritisation, and workload balancing across the alliance
• Work with Department functional leaders to ensure teams are competent, engaged, and aligned with alliance goals
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation, and adoption of fit-for-purpose delivery practices
• Lead and participate in assurance activities, peer assists, and performance reviews

Commercial & Financial Accountability

• Accountable for program-level financial performance, including forecasting, cost control, high-value centre utilization, and value optimisation
• Support alliance commercial models, including performance metrics, incentives, and continuous improvement targets
• Lead change management governance, ensuring scope, cost, and schedule changes are transparently assessed and agreed

Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in Canada without sponsorship from Wood, now or in the future.