Project Director

Aquatech tackles the challenges of water scarcity and complexity by leveraging technology, expertise, and financing to deliver comprehensive solutions that reduce carbon and recycled water footprint. As a leading global provider of water and process technology solutions, we help the world's most recognized companies achieve their sustainability and operational goals through innovative approaches for water reuse, desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge, and critical minerals recovery. Our work catalyzes the transition toward a more sustainable future and showcases our commitment to addressing water's role in climate adaptation.

About the role

This full-time, exempt position is based in our Canonsburg, PA, or Houston, TX office with a schedule of Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Project Director will provide strategic, technical, operational, financial, and managerial leadership for the successful implementation of projects valued at $50M or more.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, technical, operational, financial, and managerial leadership to the team for the successful implementation of projects.
• Implement proper project control to monitor project performance.
• Create and maintain a project budget to ensure execution within budget.
• Develop and maintain a project schedule to ensure on-time delivery.
• Manage change with clients as well as with vendors/sub-contractors to mitigate any budget or schedule risk.
• Review the contract and create a consolidated list of flow-down terms & conditions for various sub-contracts on the project.
• Develop and maintain a risk register for the project.
• Mitigate project risks to avoid delays and/or cost overruns.
• Provide regular reporting on project performance externally to customers and internally to management.
• Ensure compliance with EHS regulations at various project sites.
• Attend customer meetings as required.
• Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Travel internationally and domestically as required (could be extensive at times).

Requirements

• Project management certification preferred.
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in a leadership position managing more than one project.
• Experience handling projects of $50M or more.
• Experience at the site as a Construction Manager is an added advantage.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and maintain a positive attitude and good organizational skills.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Strong attention to detail.
• High proficiency in using personal computers (MS Office Products) and the internet.
• Technical proficiency with project management software.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off and company-paid holidays.
• 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Physical Job Demands

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time and limited walking and standing.