Senior Vice President of the Nordics

Wood is looking for a forward thinking & engaging business leader to become the SVP of the Nordics, leading a sizeable team across all sectors Wood operates in. The role reports to the Regional President of UK & Europe and a key member of the UK & Europe Leadership team, playing an active role in delivering the wider UK & Europe leadership agenda whilst having full responsibility for operational delivery and P&L accountability in the Nordics.  The individual is expected to provide direction and leadership for the achievement of the strategic goals, vision, and core values through finance, risk management, change leadership, people and culture, stakeholder management, governance, assurance, compliance, and reputation. Concurrently the positions key focus areas include: 

• Ensuring that the business is effectively developing strong relationships and executing work with existing and new clients
• Strengthening collaboration across service lines, business units and the UK & Europe region, whilst increasing the visibility, engagement and collaboration across the wider organisation
• Working closely with the sales & growth development team to support the development of compelling and commercial competitive proposals for future opportunities, and working closely with business leaders across Wood to identify and secure opportunities both within Norway and across the wider Scandinavian region. 
• Leading and empowering the team in the coordination with the Technical & Assurance function to ensure the proactive management of the resource pool whilst balancing the need for profitability & growth
• Build the organisational capability and transparency while assessing the most effective future operating model whilst ensuring Wood is positioned for future growth and scalability
• Where applicable, the role is responsible for the relationship management of joint venture(s) and the alignment through the JV for operational delivery therein
• Drives and owns employee communication and engagement locally, ensuring this is aligned with overall Operations business unit communication and engagement plans, and delivered in a culturally appropriate manner
• Creates an organisational culture which fosters innovation and collaboration, continuous improvement and change
• Leading and empowering the team in the coordination of delivery resources, including the proactive management of the resource pool whilst balancing the need for profitability with the need to support growth  
• Build a robust capability and appropriate succession and development of their team

To be successful in this position Wood are looking for an individual with extensive experience in leading a multiservice organisation, with strong P&L experience and knowledge of the Nordics energy market.