Project Director

Job Responsibilities

• Engineering project delivery, best practices and procedures and capability growth
• Leading successful project management teams and developing customer relationships
• Motivating others, managing in a team environment, coordinating efforts and requiring a minimum amount of direction from senior management
• Effective communication skills and talent development, including selection, training, and development of engineering project management professionals
• Guidance, coaching, mentoring, and advice to less senior professionals and staff
• Business acumen and coaching of all project leaders in delivering positive financial outcomes
• Delivering the as-sold margins and cash performance across the portfolio
• Collaborating with counterparts across the regional offices to help realize our full enterprise strategy
• Developing and enhancing our Best Practices and Procedures in the engineering project management and related functions
• Promoting our capabilities and experience to customers and at industry events
• Growing service offerings and workload with existing customers and fostering relationships with potential new customers
• Participating in negotiations for new contracts and change orders
• Maintaining proper staff levels to meet project requirements
• Recruiting and training personnel for projects as necessary
• Ensuring completion of projects to customer's satisfaction, consistent with cost, schedule, and contract requirements
• Providing strong, effective, and decisive leadership overseeing each project phase from planning through delivery
• Assisting Business Development and Operations with project strategy, forming execution teams, and incorporating these into proposals and presentations
• Participating in negotiations for new contracts and change orders

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in an applicable discipline
• A minimum of 15 years industry experience, with 10 years of Project Management experience
• Experience managing small-large capital projects in the process, energy, and chemical industries
• Project experience involving management of multiple engineering disciplines and vendor management from early phases of project through start-up and commissioning
• Experience in managing teams of 5 or more people