the company is seeking an energetic, innovative and experienced Senior Project Director with proven capital project management skills. S/he will lead the construction and startup of the second phase of a large multi divisional high-tech state of the art manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs, CO.
The Senior Project Director will interact with Senior and Executive management across multiple business units and divisions, covering all phases of the project from business planning, engineering, scope and cost estimate development, coordination of sourcing activities, design reviews, and construction through start up.
Principal Responsibilities & Duties: • Build, develop, and coach an effective and high performing project execution team, including existing team members, EPC partners and local, state and federal government stakeholders. • Lead the day-to-day management of the project, including detailed design, bid, procurement, execution partner selection, and construction of the facility. • Provide regular updates and communication to key stakeholders and subject matter experts to ensure successful project execution. • Facilitate cross divisional and business unit interfaces between Engineering, Manufacturing, site procurement, suppliers, customers and other key functional groups. • Lead and facilitate formal project and technical risk assessments and develop risk mitigation plans to ensure flawless project execution. • Facilitate regular project updates and lead reviews to ensure scope, schedule and budget expectations are met. • Facilitate and engage with local, state and federal stakeholders and interested parties, to ensure critical funding milestones and commitments are realized.
The Candidate
The company is looking for a world-class Project Director with demonstrated experience in building large facility focused projects. The candidate will have experience in complex regulated environments and Semiconductor, Life Science, Energy, Automotive industries. The executive must have experience leading the day-to-day management of projects, including detailed design, bid, procurement, execution partner selection and construction of the facility.
Summary of Requirements:
At least 15 years' related work experience as a Project Manager, with large facilities project focus, incl. design, bid, build and management of large and complex EPC contracts.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Mechanical or similar technical field. • Demonstrated experience of increasing responsibilities within a global, multicultural, organization. • Ability to handle multiple projects/priorities/stakeholders with minimal supervision, under challenging conditions. • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills. • Effective facilitator and coach. • Ability to deal with ambiguity.