Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs

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. Role purpose Worley’s global Corporate Affairs team supports the business and our leaders by bringing insights to decisions, crafting and amplifying narrative, managing risks, and creating opportunities for our strategy to succeed. The EMEA Corporate Affairs team is part of the global group and partners with the EMEA regional business, which operates across around 18 countries, including a diverse range of cultures and stakeholder environments. EMEA is one of four regions making up Global Operations and is split into four subregional businesses. The EMEA Corporate Affairs team brings regional direction, subregional business partnership, specialist expertise and local activation together through one accountable hub. As Senior Manager, Corporate Affairs for EMEA, you will lead integrated Corporate Affairs support across the region and be the principal partner to the EMEA President as well as double hatting to support the UK Senior Vice President. You will provide strategic counsel to both leaders, shape an integrated regional approach and maintain direct business partner accountability. You will ensure Corporate Affairs strengthens Worley’s profile, supports growth, protects its reputation and helps leaders engage and inspire employees. The role The role is a leadership role within the business partnering team to Global Operations and it has four direct reports - three subregional business partners and the regional storytelling and campaign specialist. It is also part of the extended leadership teams of the EMEA President and UK Senior Vice President. The successful candidate will lead the regional Corporate Affairs team and have overarching accountability for implementing the strategy, priorities, team performance, quality, governance and risk escalation. They will oversee internal, external and leadership communication, stakeholder engagement, and issues and crisis management, drawing on regional and global specialists, agencies and local networks. - Be the trusted Corporate Affairs advisor: Serve as the principal Corporate Affairs advisor to the EMEA President and UK Senior Vice President. Join leadership discussions early, bring stakeholder and reputational insight into decisions, provide clear and independent counsel, and constructively challenge when needed. - Set the regional Corporate Affairs agenda: Translate EMEA business strategy into integrated Corporate Affairs priorities and plans. Connect regional and subregional activity across employees, customers, media, governments, industry and communities, while ensuring alignment with global strategy. - Lead the EMEA Corporate Affairs team: Set clear expectations and priorities for subregional business partners and regional roles. Develop capability, manage performance, resolve competing demands and deploy resources where they can have the greatest business impact. - Provide overarching accountability: Remain accountable for the quality, alignment, timing and impact of Corporate Affairs work across EMEA. Establish clear decision rights and ensure subregional partners operate within agreed priorities, standards, approvals and escalation protocols. - Support growth and build reputation: Shape a coordinated regional approach to positioning Worley around priority markets, customers, projects, capabilities and business development themes. Oversee targeted PR, media, stakeholder engagement, thought leadership and external content in partnership with global teams and approved agencies. - Strengthen executive and employee comms: Build the visibility of the two leaders through clear narratives, speeches, talking points, stakeholder preparation and thought leadership. Ensure regional and subregional employee communications align teams, reinforce expectations and values, support change and celebrate success. - Lead issues and crisis preparedness: Maintain a regional view of the operating environment, identify cross-border or material concerns and ensure early escalation. Lead the communications response to significant regional and UK issues and crises in line with global protocols, working with specialist teams and subregional partners. - Integrate specialist and local support: Bring together subregional partners, regional specialists, global centers of expertise, agencies and the Extended Communications Network. Ensure each has a clear role and that local intelligence and activation a