Engineering Project Director - Southeast Region

Southeast Region Engineering Project Director

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for a talented Engineering Project Director tolead the Engineering Project Management Department in our Southeast Region offices. This is a great opportunity to work with a high-performing team on interesting and challenging design projects for customers in the process, energy, chemical and power industries.We want to talk with individuals who have experience leading successful project management teams, leading growing operations, cultivating new customer relationships and developing on-going customer relationships.

The Director will lead all related Engineering Project Management professionals and be responsible for engineering project delivery, best practices and procedures and capability growth in the region.Candidates should possess a minimum of 15 years of experience that include responsibilities for engineering project management across a significant portfolio. Strong business acumen is required along with solid experience in customer engagement. The individual should possess requisite leadership skills to motivate others, manage in a team environment, coordinate efforts and require a minimum amount of direction from senior management. This individual shall demonstrate effective communication skills and participate in the growth (i.e. selection, training and development) of engineering project management professionals.Operations leadership experience is beneficial for the support of our growing Southeast operations.

The role will be located in either Charlotte, North Carolina or Greenville, South Carolina.The Director will be expected to work from either of these locations and travel to the other.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
• Have a minimum of 15 years consulting engineering industry experience, with 10 years of Project Management experience. 
• Experience managing small and large capital projects in the process, energy, chemical, and power industries. Project experience should involve management of multiple engineering disciplines and vendor management from early phases of project through start-up and commissioning.
• Experience in managing teams of 5 or more people.

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering consulting operations or organizational development experience

• Operational change management experience

• Experience in successfully managing and executing work with overseas High Value Engineering (HVE) offices.

• Talent development, focused on both current and future engineering project management personnel. 

• Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring and advice to engineering project management professionals and staff.

• Responsible to maintain proper staff levels to meet project requirements. Actively recruit and train personnel for projects as necessary.
• Ensures completion of projects to customer’s satisfaction, consistent with cost, schedule, and contract requirements.

• Business acumen and coaching of all project leaders in delivering positive financial outcomes. 

• Responsible for delivering the as-sold margins and cash performance across the portfolio.

• Provide strong, effective and decisive leadership.  

• Collaborate with counterparts across Zachry regional offices to help realize our full enterprise strategy. 

• Support the Southeast Region Operations Director with operational support of our growing organization.

• Further develop and enhance our best practices and procedures in engineering project management and related functions. 

• Engage and build relationships with customers.

• Promote our capabilities and experience to customers and at industry events. 

• Responsible for growing service offerings and workload with existing customers and fostering relationships with potential new customers.

• Participate in business development meetings with Operations and Business Development leaders.

• Assist Business Development and Operations with project strategy, forming execution teams, and incorporating these into proposals and presentations.

• Champion management of change at both the project and operational levels.

• Participate in negotiations for new contracts and change orders.