Project Director-ENG

• Responsible for delivering large engineering capital projects to customer requirements. Monitoring key metrics including safety, financial performance, schedule and quality of deliverables.
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering and project management team serving as the single point of accountability for large capital project or a large program.
• Provide strong, effective and decisive leadership overseeing each project phase from initiation through delivery.
• Responsible for maintaining proper staff levels to meet project requirements. Actively recruit and train personnel for projects as necessary working with Zachry's engineering manager and talent acquisition groups.
• Talent Development - Provide guidance, coaching, mentoring and advice to less senior professionals and staff. Assist in developing training modules. Manage performance evaluations of direct reports.
• Business acumen and coaching of all project leaders in delivering target financial outcomes.
• Collaborate with counterparts across Zachry regional offices to help realize our full enterprise strategy.
• Further develop and enhance our Best Practices and Procedures in the engineering project management and related functions.
• Engage and build relationships with customers.
• Responsible for growing service offerings and workload with existing customers and fostering relationships with potential new customers.
• Participate in negotiations for new contracts and change orders.
• Assist Business Development and Operations with project strategy, forming execution teams, and incorporating these into proposals and presentations.

Zachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for a talented Project Director in our Downers Grove, IL office who will play a pivotal role in driving our most ambitious energy & power solutions forward. The ideal leader will bring a proven track record of steering large-scale EPC and power projects through complex, fast-paced, and commercially demanding landscapes. The ideal candidate will balance high-level strategic vision with an unwavering commitment to operational excellence, consistently delivering exceptional customer outcomes and building high-performing teams.