Project Controls Director

Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse’s mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace.

 

If this sounds like an environment you would thrive in, we have an exciting opportunity for a Project Controls Director.

 

The Project Controls Director is a highly experienced and proficient professional leading an influential role responsible for establishing and managing the project controls function across various large-scale development projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope and on budget.  The successful candidate will guide teams in managing risks, schedules, costs and ultimately contributing to the Westinghouse Capital Program delivery vision.  The Director will use strong organizational alignment and relationship building skills to influence both internal and external resources, producing tangible results. The Project Control Director oversees the project (Capital project planning, execution, monitoring) lifecycle and executes strategic plans to meet the organization’s financial and growth objectives. 
Your Day-to-Day:

• Develop and implement comprehensive project control strategies and procedures tailored to Westinghouse projects. 
• Oversee project planning, scheduling, cost control activities, ensuring alignment with overall project objectives.
• Lead efforts in risk identification, assessment and mitigation across all projects.
• Monitor project performance preparing timely reports and dashboards for stakeholders and management.
• Coordinate with project management teams to ensure accurate data collection and analysis.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to the project controls team to foster growth and enhance skill sets ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices in project controls and management
• Stay abreast of industry trends technologies and methodologies to continuously improve project controls processes
• This is a central role, as GOS Capital relies on data from a vast array of segments and subsegment locations.    Planning, data gathering, organization, reporting are key elements. 
• Process changes necessary to implement for next business cycle driven by improvement desires as well as Westinghouse ownership alignment. 
• Analyzes and manages risks for the Program.  Establish risk profile for the Program and proactively manage mitigation plans, dealing dynamically with unexpected outcomes to ensure success.
• Develop effectiveness metrics and processes to ensure data is available for future decisions.
• Develop and maintain relationships with the WEC functional leadership for effective delivery of Project scope.  Engage to support and to use effective influence/communication to lift barriers to successful completion scope.
• Effectively communicate with internal and assigned external customers and partners to identify and prioritize needs.  Establish and report on KPIs routinely to key stakeholders.
• Establish, lead and coordinate cross-functional team to drive projects to ensure proper integration and alignment with broader company goals.  Participate in and leads development of people, organization, core processes, tools and necessary interfaces to accomplish activities/work scope.

 

Who You Are:

As a successful candidate, you will bring the following to the team:

•    BS Engineering or construction management
•    MBA degree is preferred
•    15+ years of leadership experience in process improvement, organization assessment and execution
•    PMP Certification Preferred
•    Strong nuclear / industrial safety and HuP mindset
•    Effective communicator both verbal and written
•    Excellent facilitation and leadership skills working with both internal and external resources
•    Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships with customers, partners, and internal and external stakeholders is required.
•    Experience in working and leading in a matrix organization
•    Uses fact based, structured decision-making proc