Lead global team of Engineering Project & Program Managers supporting multiple business units across the global MAES organization
Develop best in class engineering project management processes & tools to scope, drive, track, and deliver on a variety of global projects including chemical production scaleups, technology development, systems design and engineering, and capital projects including factory builds and expansions
Directly project-manage critical, high visibility initiatives
Continuously drive engineering efficiency to improve engineering speed, first-time-right performance, and scope adherence
Professionally develop the Project Managers, continuously improving skills and behaviors
Collaboratively develop project plans, status reports, and risk mitigation options with cross functional teams including R&D, Engineering, Operations, CI, Product Line Management, and Quality
Lead cross functional team meetings, facilitate communication and execution, work with managers to address bottlenecks and resource balancing issues
Partner with Engineering leadership to CIP existing internal practices and develop solutions
Develop tools & skillsets within the Engineering Project Management teams that are best practices and translatable across geographic regions and business divisions
Encourage, cultivate, and grow a culture of Continuous Improvement within the Engineering Project Management teams

Technical qualification in Science or Engineering at Bachelor Degree level required; Masters and/or MBA desired
Minimum of 8+ years of project management leadership in one or more of chemical process scaling, electromechanical engineered systems development and release, or capital projects budgeted at over several million dollars
10-12+ years experience project management including planning, negotiating resources, driving projects forward, leading cross functional teams without direct line management authority
Extensive knowledge of project management strategies, tools, and operational approaches to appropriately guide both short
and long-term projects, including projects requiring iterative testing or ambiguous pathways to success
Experience in defining and establishing new business processes to meet organizational needs
Ability to manage in both directions, clearly communicating to stakeholders to enable decisions to be made accurately and swiftly
Experience working in electronics or similar technical industry preferred.

Director, Engineering Projects

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