- Responsible for delivering large engineering capital projects to customer requirements. Monitoring key metrics including safety, financial performance, schedule and quality of deliverables.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering and project management team serving as the single point of accountability for large capital project or a large program.
- Provide strong, effective and decisive leadership overseeing each project phase from initiation through delivery.
- Responsible for maintaining proper staff levels to meet project requirements. Actively recruit and train personnel for projects as necessary working with Zachry's engineering manager and talent acquisition groups.
- Talent Development - Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring and advice to less senior professionals and staff. Assist in developing training modules. Manage performance evaluations of direct reports.
- Business acumen and coaching of all project leaders in delivering target financial outcomes.
- Collaborate with counterparts across Zachry regional offices to help realize our full enterprise strategy.
- Further develop and enhance our Best Practices and Procedures in the engineering project management and related functions.
- Engage and build relationships with customers.
- Responsible for growing service offerings and workload with existing customers and fostering relationships with potential new customers.
- Participate in negotiations for new contracts and change orders.
- Assist Business Development and Operations with project strategy, forming execution teams, and incorporating these into proposals and presentations.
Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for a talented Project Director in our Downers Grove, IL office who will play a pivotal role in driving our most ambitious energy & power solutions forward. The ideal leader will bring a proven track record of steering large-scale EPC and power projects through complex, fast-paced, and commercially demanding landscapes. The ideal candidate will balance high-level strategic vision with an unwavering commitment to operational excellence, consistently delivering exceptional customer outcomes and building high-performing teams.