Projects Director - FPS Newcastle

Are you passionate about building a strong foundation in Project Management ?

Do you enjoy learning from experienced Project Management team while contributing to real‑world oilfield engineering solutions?

Join our team

Baker Hughes is a global energy‑technology company operating in over 120 countries. We deliver innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our engineering teams play a vital role in designing and delivering oilfield subsurface components, systems, and control equipment that enable reliable energy production

Partner the best

The Projects Director - FPS Newcastle leads a team of project management professions through the project lifecycle for an assigned portfolio of projects covering multiple customers and regions.

Responsible as a functional leader for managing a successful team to enable delivery a portfolio of projects on-time and on budget, ensuring that Baker Hughes maximizes its short and long term revenue, profit and cash collection.

As a Projects Director - FPS Newcastle , you will be responsible for:

• Lead a team of Project Management, Project Planning and Project Operations professionals.
• Responsible for managing & delivering a portfolio of global projects across multiple customers and regions.
• Allocating workload & managing team demand & capacity across direct & regional reports
• Ensuring functional alignment across the business to delivery to contractual commitments and customer expectations.
• Prioritizing deliverables of a complex global portfolio of projects
• Interface between the region and the product company operations to ensure aligned priorities.
• Drive flawless execution to project deliverables across the business functions.
• Delivering projects on-time and on-budget
• Developing an execution strategy to drive increased margin & profitability.
• Developing long-term strategic execution plans
• Engaging with the commercial & sales team to support winning bids, developing a plan for successful delivery & minimizing risks.
• Building positive long-term relationships which regional customers which help to capture market share.
• Promote a risk management mind-set, identify and eliminate project risk.
• Understanding customer contracts and executing within contract parameters while mitigating risk
• Deliver key functional metrics including OTD, Cash, Margin expansion.
• HSE & Quality Leadership commitment, engaging and driving safety values.
• Contribute to the Newcastle site leadership team

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Have a BSc in Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Management/Social Sciences, or relevant professional experience.
• Be able to demonstrate expertise and experience in project management principles (e.g. Prince, APM).
• Have a solid background in project management with a proven track record.
• Have excellent stakeholder relationship skills that inspire trust and confidence.
• Have effective leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, influence and resolve conflict.
• Strives for achieving the project goals and customer satisfaction.
• Have passion for the work, intellectual rigor and professional discipline while running the project.
• Have strong team leadership and team building skills.
• Have a permanent work permit in UK

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way people deliver their best work can vary. This role supports flexible working arrangements aligned with business and operational requirements.

4 days from office

1 day from home ( remote)

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We are committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative environment where employees are supported, developed, and empowered to grow their careers.

Working for you

For more than a century, Baker Hughes has led the way in energy innovation. We continue to invest in our people and reward those who embrace learning, deliver value, and drive continuous improvement.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Project Management Director - Project Leadership