Senior Project Director

Successful candidates will:

• Represent the business unit interests in the development and the execution of large and complex projects ($200 million to $750 million);

* Assist project and business development teams to identify, budget, and plan project solutions that maximize the competitiveness of Air Liquide's commercial offer to the end customer;

* Plan project execution according to Project Management Institute practices and to Air Liquide's procedures;

* Lead a multi-national project execution team with representatives from multiple business entities;

* Participate in required engineering review meetings at Air Liquide's locations outside of the US (China, UAE, Germany, France, India, Poland);

* Create and maintain comprehensive project risk register and actively manage identified risks and opportunities;

* Participate in negotiation and execution of engineering, procurement, and construction subcontracts;

* Implement tracking and progress reporting using metrics and dashboards to communicate status of projects to all levels of management;

* Participate in the setup of a baseline project schedule and monitoring of the progress with respect to this schedule;

* Work with regulatory bodies to obtain required permits and licences;

* Lead the project team in creation of discipline subcontract packages (piling, civil, mechanical, and E&I), participate in pre-bid and clarification meetings, and lead the contractor selection process;

* Negotiate construction subcontracts with the help of subcontracting department and Air Liquide E&C's legal team;

* Oversee the performance of Air Liquide E&C's construction construction field management team, leading onsite construction activities and monitoring compliance with the contract;

* Analyze, manage, and mitigate risks during project development and execution phases;

* Drive a culture of "One Air Liquide" by promoting teamwork between operations, engineering, construction, and project delivery teams;

* Ensure use of proper construction techniques and enforce adherence to proper quality standards;

* Prepare internal and external monthly project reports complying with Air Liquide E&C processes and procedures.

* Analyze, negotiate, and execute construction subcontract change orders;

* Monitor and champion safety performance through all aspects of the project, but especially at the construction site.

Main Accountabilities

* Launch and organize the projects, establishing the budget and schedule control program, taking corrective measures to bring the project back on track as required;

* Ensure quality of service and compliance with the contractual requirements;

* Establish the means of self-inspection that deems necessary to achieve Air Liquide's quality standards;

* Manage the contract, controlling the execution of jobs within the original scope and identifying the changes to the contractual requirements;

* Establish and maintain a good working relationship with the Owner Representative. Evaluate Owner Representative's requests and present changes to the contract;

* Manage and forecast project resource requirements;

* Ensure that the requirements of the Projects Execution Plan and its associated procedures, specific to the project, are known and followed;

* Ensure that the value engineering and capital efficiency initiatives are thoroughly investigated and implemented, encourage and promote the concept of "Continuous Improvement" (CIMP), and distribute lessons learned from the project within the project team;

* Ensure all procurement and subcontract bidding complies with Air Liquide policies, procedures and governance requirements.

* While the project director may or may not have any administrative direct reports, his/her responsibility is to functionally manage the multi-disciplinary project execution team that can be up to 30 individuals in the office, and up to 1000 individuals on the construction site (including the subcontract labor).

* B.S. in Science or Engineering from an accredited college or university is required Advanced degree is preferred;

* Minimum 20 years of work experience in an engineering discipline, project engineering within an EPC organization, project management, construction or equivalent, with additional exposure to business development, procurement, and operations;

* Project Director will be competent in conflict resolution and crisis management. Previous military experience is a plus;

• Previous experience as a mentor and supervisor to other project managers is a plus;

* Possess ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels of organization both verbally and in writing;

* Be willing to share personal technical knowledge with and foster development of other team members;

* Candidate has to demonstrate ability to plan ahead and understanding of all facets of the construction process;

* Be viewed as an established leader and have the ability to lead individuals without administrative chain of command;

* Have the ability to travel internationally and domestically with up to 30% of time spent on the road (local and International) and construction site;

* Fluency in multiple languages is a plus.

WORK CONDITIONS:

The position is based in an office in Houston, Texas, USA. The development and early engineering phase of the project will be based in the office, requiring occasional travel abroad to E&C's other engineering centers. Once mobilized in the field, travel up to 50% of the time is expected.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.