Project Director – EPC
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Project Director leading Prysmian’s strategic EPCI mega projects in Germany. Governing multidisciplinary teams, customer relationships, commercial strategy and financial delivery.
Responsibilities:
- Hold ultimate accountability for the safe, successful and profitable delivery of the Project, from contract handover through completion and close-out
- Define the overall project vision, execution strategy, governance model and priorities, ensuring alignment with contractual commitments and Prysmian’s business objectives
- Lead, coordinate and develop a team of Project Managers responsible for defined project scopes, workstreams, phases or packages
- Establish clear accountabilities, decision rights, interfaces and escalation routes across the Project Management team and wider project organisation
- Ensure effective integration across Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Marine and Land Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Contract Management, Project Controls, Quality and HSE
- Act as Prysmian’s interface with the Customer, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and protecting the long-term strategic partnership
- Own overall project financial performance, including revenue, margin, cash flow, forecasting, contingencies and exposure management
- Drive commercial and contractual strategy, including change management, variation orders, claims, major negotiations and dispute resolution
- Ensure risks and opportunities are identified, quantified, owned, mitigated and escalated, with recovery plans where performance deviates from target
- Challenge and approve plans, forecasts, mitigation measures and recovery actions developed by Project Managers and functional leaders
- Chair the project leadership team and internal governance reviews, providing clear, transparent and timely reporting to Prysmian senior management
- Represent Prysmian in executive steering committees, customer governance forums and critical negotiations with partners, suppliers and subcontractors
- Create a high-performance culture based on safety, accountability, collaboration, disciplined execution, constructive challenge and continuous improvement
- Ensure lessons learned are captured, applied throughout execution and transferred to the wider organisation
Requirements:
- Minimum 8–15 years of progressive experience in Project Management within complex EPC/EPCI environments, including significant experience in senior project leadership roles
- Proven experience leading the execution of a single large-scale or mega project through a Project Management team responsible for multiple scopes or work packages
- Demonstrated leadership of large, multidisciplinary and multicultural project organisations operating in a matrix environment
- Full understanding of project financial management, including P&L, forecasting, margin, cash flow, working capital, contingencies and risk exposure
- Ability to engage, influence and negotiate effectively with Customer executives, joint-venture or consortium partners, authorities and senior internal stakeholders
- Excellent leadership presence, judgement and decision-making capability in complex, high-pressure and politically sensitive environments
- Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant discipline
- Fluency in English is mandatory
- German language capability is a plus
- PMI PMP, IPMA Level A/B, APM Chartered Project Professional or equivalent certification is desirable
- Experience in submarine cable systems, offshore operations, HVDC projects, offshore wind or energy infrastructure is a strong advantage
- Availability to travel frequently and spend extended periods at project locations within Germany and Europe
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Meal vouchers
- Transport or parking facilitation
- Remote work flexibility
- Individual or collective variable incentive based on the achievement of predetermined performance objectives
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