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Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is seeking an experienced Project / Pursuit Coordinator to join their Systems Integration Team in Houston.
The Role
The Project / Pursuit Coordinator role will undertake Systems Integration proposal coordination planning including the liaising with Proposals and Commercial groups on larger more complex opportunities. The Project / Pursuit Coordinator will provide cost control and reporting support to business managers and technical account managers and their clients.
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood, now or in the future.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s consulting business is comprised of 4,000 of the world’s foremost deep domain and technical experts, engineering specialists and industrial scientists, focused on advising and implementing solutions that drive real value for our clients at any stage of the asset life cycle.
What We Can Offer
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Success Criteria Include
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.
Qualifications
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.
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is seeking an experienced Project / Pursuit Coordinator to join their Systems Integration Team in Houston.
The Role
The Project / Pursuit Coordinator role will undertake Systems Integration proposal coordination planning including the liaising with Proposals and Commercial groups on larger more complex opportunities. The Project / Pursuit Coordinator will provide cost control and reporting support to business managers and technical account managers and their clients.
Applicants must be authorized to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood, now or in the future.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood’s consulting business is comprised of 4,000 of the world’s foremost deep domain and technical experts, engineering specialists and industrial scientists, focused on advising and implementing solutions that drive real value for our clients at any stage of the asset life cycle.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry
- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs. Hybrid in Houston
- 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
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
Success Criteria Include
- Optimized Systems Integration proposal delivery including the improved billability of engineers currently supporting proposal development.
- Supporting projects by maintaining ~40% billability as a project coordinator and cost controller on client projects.
- Supporting Business Manager / Technical Account Manager (seller-doers) on internal/external reporting.
- Ensure the business is properly supported by other Wood functions, streamlining working with commercial, estimating and proposals groups in accordance with the Commercial & Proposals RACI document for Consulting
- Improved Systems Integration proposal process through planning, scheduling, and preparing for proposals to minimize disruptions to the normal business flow proposal deadlines can create.
- Improved quality of proposals, presentations and other customer deliverables.
- Standardization of Systems Integration proposal deliverables and supporting case studies and reference material.
- Increased proposal win rate within Systems Integration Americas.
- Support Client projects in project coordination, cost control capacity working with Project Control Managers and Project Managers.
- Provide cost control support to business managers and technical account managers (seller-doers) to minimize internal/external reporting burden.
- Participate in estimation and be technically proficient in Systems Integration and Automation scope and technology – develop this proficiency over time
- Maintain list of all active proposals, pre-qualifications and other customer responses with status and submission dates for assigned business verticals.
- Oversee the production of proposals of all sizes/types and other customer responses (including prequalification, expressions of interest, presentations, etc.) and ensure that the proposal is compliant and delivered on time.
- This key role collaborates with capture management, SMEs, and proposal staff to write, edit, review, and produce winning proposals.
- Support and contribute to the continual improvement of proposal procedures and processes.
- Coordinate business related activities in support of streamlined Consulting BU commercial process (including risk screening, proposal/commercial function engagement, cost modeling, ATP/ATS coordination, etc).
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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree from a relevant technical or business discipline (or equivalent gained through industry experience)
- Proficient knowledge of excel (other cost software) and related principles, tools and techniques including budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow.
- Proficient ability to develop project cost budgets and technical estimates.
- Proficient ability to prepare project cost reports.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat; Proficiency with SharePoint and InDesign is desired
- Strong organizational, planning and coordination skills.
- Strong proofreading, editing and business software skills (style, format, grammar, etc.)
- Technical and/or engineering experience preferred but not required
- Takes responsibility and leads continuous improvement
- Consistent personal ethic: integrity, dependability, initiative, and quality in line with our Corporate Vision and Values
- Even tempered in fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Strategic creative thinker with ability to “think outside the box”
- Leads change and implementation of processes
- Commitment to continuous self-development
- Able to prioritize and manage several projects simultaneously: able to be hands-on as well as strategic
- Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, able to effectively communicate complex ideas, issues, problems and solutions
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.
