Execution Project Director
About the role
The Director of Equipment Execution provides strategic leadership and oversight for the end-to-end delivery of the project’s most complex, highest-value, or strategically essential equipment packages. This role sets the overall execution vision and governance framework, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, project performance targets, and organizational standards for Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality, and Security (SHEQS). Acting as a senior technical and commercial authority, the Director leads cross-functional teams through concept development, design stewardship, manufacturing, regulatory compliance, installation, commissioning, and final handover. The Director anticipates and mitigates systemic risks, enables breakthrough solutions, and ensures execution rigor across all assigned scopes. This position represents the organization at the executive level with clients, suppliers, joint-venture partners, and corporate leadership. The Director provides authoritative insights on cost, schedule, risks, opportunities, and strategic impacts, enabling informed decision-making for Project Directors, Program Leadership, and Corporate Management. Location: Houston, TX or Gaithersburg, MD. Work Site Expectations: 4 days onsite. Travel Expectations: Up to 10% as needed.
Responsibilities
- Establish and own the strategic execution framework for complex, high-criticality, FOAK, or multi-platform equipment packages across the project portfolio.
- Oversee execution strategies that integrate technical maturity, manufacturing readiness, and long-lead procurement risks into enterprise-level planning and decision-making.
- Direct and enforce governance for configuration management and change control across engineering, supply chain, quality, and project controls.
- Provide executive oversight on design-for-manufacturing principles and