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.
At Worley, we are delivering sustainable change by helping customers successfully navigate the evolving energy, chemicals, and resources landscape. As a global professional services company, Worley combines deep technical expertise with integrated, data-centric solutions that support the full lifecycle of customer assets.
The Technical Services Manager provides operational and technical leadership to ensure the successful delivery of engineering, technical, and project support services across complex programs and projects. This role translates strategic business objectives into practical technical execution plans while ensuring that engineering excellence, innovation, sustainability, quality, and customer value remain at the forefront of project delivery.
The position serves as a key link between customers, project teams, and business leadership, driving the development and implementation of technical solutions that support Worley’s ambition to be recognized globally as a leader in sustainability solutions. The Technical Services Manager is responsible for fostering technical excellence, supporting multidisciplinary collaboration, and ensuring technical services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with business objectives.
- Lead the delivery of technical services across projects and operational activities, ensuring alignment with customer requirements, project objectives, and Worley’s strategic priorities.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary engineering and project teams throughout the asset lifecycle.
- Translate strategic direction into technical execution plans that support safe, efficient, and sustainable project delivery.
- Ensure technical solutions are aligned with customer objectives, regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices.
- Support the development and implementation of innovative and integrated engineering solutions that create long-term value for customers.
- Drive technical excellence across engineering, design, project execution, commissioning, decommissioning, and remediation activities.
- Review and approve technical deliverables, engineering methodologies, and project execution approaches to ensure quality and consistency.
- Manage technical risk identification, mitigation, and resolution activities across projects and operational functions.
- Collaborate with project management, construction, procurement, and operational teams to optimize project performance and delivery outcomes.
- Provide leadership in resolving complex technical, operational, and project-related challenges.
- Support resource planning and capability development to ensure technical teams possess the skills and expertise required to meet project demands.
- Contribute to proposal development, technical evaluations, customer presentations, and business development activities.
- Promote the application of digital technologies, data-centric solutions, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery and customer value.
- Monitor technical performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, sustainability, and operational effectiveness.
- Foster a culture of safety, inclusion, collaboration, innovation, and professional development.
- Mentor and develop technical personnel, supporting knowledge sharing, succession planning, and career growth initiatives.
- Degree qualification in Engineering or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- Extensive experience delivering technical services within the energy, chemicals, resources, infrastructure, or industrial sectors.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and managing technical activities across complex projects and programs.
- Strong understanding of engineering project lifecycles, including consulting, engineering, procurement support, construction support, commissioning, operations support, decommissioning, and remediation activities.
- Experience supporting customers through complex technical and operational challenges while maintaining focus on safety, quality, and business objectives.
- Advanced knowledge of engineering principles, project delivery methodologies, and technical governance practices.
- Strong understanding of technical assurance processes, engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and quality management systems.
- Ability to evaluate complex technical issues and develop practical, innovative, and sustainable solutions.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities with strong commercial awareness.
- Knowledge of digital engineering tools, integrated project delivery approaches, and data-centric project execution methodologies.
- Understanding of sustainability principles and their application within engineering and project delivery environments.
- Experience implementing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance technical performance and operational effectiveness.
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing technical teams within complex and fast-paced environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across customers, project teams, contractors, and senior leadership.
- Ability to influence decision-making and gain alignment across multiple functional disciplines.
- Experience managing competing priorities while maintaining technical integrity and project performance.
- Strong conflict resolution, coaching, mentoring, and team development capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound independent decisions in complex operational and technical situations.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience preparing and presenting technical reports, proposals, recommendations, and business cases.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across global and geographically dispersed teams.
- Strategic and solutions-focused mindset.
- Commitment to technical excellence and customer success.
- Strong focus on safety, quality, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
- Adaptable and resilient when managing changing priorities and complex challenges.
- Passion for innovation and delivering sustainable outcomes.
- Commitment to supporting Worley’s purpose of delivering a more sustainable world.
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.
