Principal Social Consultant

USA - Remote

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals, and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Worley Consulting provides integrated consulting solutions to clients within the energy, infrastructure, and resources sectors.

We are seeking a full-time Principal Social Consultant to join our USA Environment and Society Consulting team.

Reporting to the USA Social and Sustainability Manager, this position will be responsible for supporting the growth of our USA Social consulting practice, cultivating new client relationships, providing technical oversight, and delivering project work, and mentoring team members to deliver social scopes of work.

The Principal Social Consultant will be focused on the USA region. They will also collaborate with our global teams to support the pursuit and delivery of work.

Key responsibilities include:
• Alongside the USA Social and Sustainability Manager, work towards growing Worley's Social practice through strategy development and implementation.
• Develop and implement strategic business development initiatives, foster internal networking opportunities, and lead pursuit writing and coordination efforts.
• Work directly with clients and or various Worley project teams to complete social research, impact assessments and management plans; stakeholder engagement and social performance plans and activities; and other social consulting scopes.
• Project management of social scopes of work, including resourcing and budget.
• Mentoring team members to support the delivery of social scopes of work.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelors in sociology, economics, planning, or equivalent; Advanced degree(s) preferred in a relevant subject area.
• 10+ years of US professional experience with an environmental consulting organization, operator, contractor, or regulator in energy and resources sectors .
• Stakeholder engagement and social research experience in consulting, industry, government, or NGO settings .
• Ability to travel.
• Knowledge of Indigenous engagement practices preferred.
• Experience in engineering project delivery considered an asset.
• Ability to cultivate, manage and develop positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly developed written and oral interpersonal and communication skills including facilitation, presentation, and negotiation.
• Ability to provide high level strategic analysis, advice, and recommendations on opportunities and challenges relating to social consulting.

Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

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.

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.

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