Project Director

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

 

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

 

Job Description:

Who You’ll Work With

You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as a Project Director, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

You will be focused on leadership of our most significant and challenging projects, which may include large Engineering Only, EPCm or Program of Projects, in a client-facing project execution role. You will use your extensive experience in all aspects of engineering and construction practices as well as associated leadership competencies. You will enjoy the challenge of fast paced aggressive timelines and derive satisfaction from “doing the impossible”.  These projects may be in any of our target sectors, Industrial, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, advanced technology (semi-conductor), food & beverage and other sectors.

• Lead projects the “Design Group way,” utilizing established Client Trust project management best practices
• Safely deliver complex projects successfully within scope, on schedule, on budget
• Build client relationships and drives business development through successful project leadership
• Provide project design, operational, engineering, construction, and execution subject matter expertise
• Lead/Support proposal development
• Lead/Support project and design efforts from concept design through start-up
• Oversee the engineering team in preparation of plans, specifications, and contract documents
• Collaborate with clients, engineers, architects, designers, and other technical professionals
• Facilitate site, building, and infrastructure design and construction; proactively solve execution challenges
• Manage all client communications and client expectations
• Manage project timelines, budget, scope, change, and risk
• Evaluate project progress and adjust critical paths for scope completion and budget adherence
• Coordinate with local authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs); ensure compliance with local requirements  
• Interface with the construction manager and site manager to resolve design coordination and constructability issues; assist with value engineering efforts
• Prepare proposals and participate in sales presentations
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening that relationship with our clients and team

What You’ll Bring

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant project management and engineering experience executing capital projects covering design development and coordination, specifications development, cost estimation, budget management, change control management, plan check and permit acquisition, creation of construction and contract documents, and cons