Director of Project Managers

Akron, Ohio


Employer: Babcock & Wilcox
Industry: Project Management
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

Description

The Director of Project Managers will lead a team of project management and scheduling professionals to ensure projects are executed effectively and efficiently assuring on time delivery and within budget.

The ideal candidate will have the necessary leadership skills, business acumen and strategic knowledge to challenge the status quo and execute overall project delivery processes and management of projects from conception through completion in accordance with company objectives.

  • Monthly, quarterly, and YE financial reporting for all projects portfolio
  • Establishing and monitoring metrics for on-time performance, budget, and quality performance
  • Forecasting on-time and budget performance and developing recover plans for off-plan actuals for all projects
  • Conducting root-cause analysis and corrective actions for project under-performance
  • Ensuring appropriate Project Management/Execution processes are followed as required
  • Ensuring proper project execution standards are met including project kick-off, stake-holder involvement, communication, scheduling, customer reporting and customer specification compliance.
  • Assign projects managers to customers based on availability, experience, and project complexity
  • Mentor, train, and develop current and new project managers and project schedulers in Environmental technology portfolio and project execution
  • Drive uniformity across all project execution within the Environmental portfolio to promote efficiency, predictability, and accuracy.
  • Reduce project costs and increase gross margin of projects be ensuring resource flexibility, increasing efficiency, and working smarter to deliver our products and project to domestic and international customers.
  • Participate in proposal reviews focusing on the execution plan, risks, and commercial strategies.
  • Negotiating contracts and claims to achieve a win-win scenario.
  • All other duties as assigned


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field required with 10+ years of related experience in project execution.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute, preferred
  • Ability to travel (domestic/international) ~25%
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders at all levels
  • A highly motivated self-starter, capable of hitting the ground running and excelling in a high growth, fast-paced and expanding business environment
  • In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies, tools, and software
  • Develops and maintains excellent customer satisfaction levels with internal and external audiences
  • Knowledge of contracts, experience with contract negotiations, and claims dispositioning.

Created: 2024-09-25
Reference: 2400004H
Country: United States
State: Ohio
City: Akron
ZIP: 44306


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