Project Director
KION GroupAbout the role
The Project Director is the focal contact for both the external stakeholders (e.g. customers, authorities, etc.) and internal stakeholders (e.g. management, steering committees, etc.) and manages all project commitments and deliverables from kick-off through customer acceptance and handover to Customer Service.
What we offer:
Job Description- Career Development
- Competitive Compensation and Benefits
- Pay Transparency
- Global Opportunities
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Tasks and Qualifications:
What You Will Do In This Role:
- Partner closely with the Contract Manager, Project Controller, Project Lead Engineer, and the project core team to translate the Customer's requirements into defined scope and tasks for the project and ensures they are completed on time, on budget, and in good quality.
- Accountable for all Customer communication, documentation, and deliverables (e.g. Functional Design Specification, drawings, Acceptance Test Plan, etc.)
- Review, interpret, and manage the contract and any subsequent changes after sales turnover with the support and counsel of the Contract Manager
- Monitor and manage overall project budget, schedule and any changes or variances that arise during the project lifecycle
- Ensure smooth handover to Customer Service and the external Customer with clearly defined and agreed upon actions for project close-out.
- Cooperate with the Site Manager and the EHS&S Group on the safety of people, systems, and environment as per company or legislative requirements.
- Conduct project assessments, capture LL's, and prepare final close out reports
- Accountable for project Risk and Opportunity management, including any risk mitigation strategies and actions with appropriate risk owners
- Responsible for the organization and management of the project team and resources.
- Responsible and accountable for any issues escalation to the line organizations.
- Conduct all required project team meetings (kick-offs, periodic or ad-hoc reviews), critical & steering committee meetings, and maintain a list of action items in the established project management system.
- Report project status to program, portfolio, business unit, regional and/or global Management.
- Maintain control over the cost development of the contract against budget and provide accurate forecast of future cost expenditure
- Develop and maintain the Project (Execution) Plan throughout the project lifecycle
- Ensure completion of all necessary specifications for third-party components, resale, etc. are accurate and complete; liaising with ME/CE Leads as needed to ensure completion; support Resale with communication and negotiation with suppliers as required
- Translate the project contractual technical requirements into deliverables and tasks for the engineering teams (including design/layout, emulation, order entry, drawings, and commissioning)
- Identifies and resolves issues that affect engineering, procurement, manufacturing, or installation tasks to avoid negative impact on the project
- Ensures high degree of quality of output for all deliver
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