Project Delivery Director

Vertiv are looking for a Director of Project Delivery and engineering expert with EMEA experience who would be looking to relocate to the stunning seaside town of Al Hamra, Ras Al-Khaimah. We will provide full relocation support plus an excellent salary package. 

• Job Title:                                  Director, Project Execution and Delivery 

Function/Department:             Operations

• Location:                                  Ras Al Khaimah

Job Summary:

The Director of Project execution and Delivery - Busbar is a highly visible and critical leadership role that is responsible for managing a team of project managers who drive communication and coordination between external partners (customers, general contractors, site personnel, suppliers) and internally across departments (Sales, Operations, Purchasing, Field Services, and Finance) to deliver exceptional customer service and on-time product delivery for our customers from order acknowledgement to shipment from our factory. 

The Project Execution team is responsible for the successful execution of a project including cost, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction. The team understands the customer's perspective, proactively responds to customers, and gains customer trust by continually meeting commitments. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead team of project managers to drive effective collaboration with production schedulers, engineering design, manufacturing, purchasing and sales to manage day-to-day project requirements for customer orders to deliver on-time, on-budget with strong customer coordination and communication. 
• Guide team members to maintain effective communication throughout the life cycle of projects involving customers, technical consultants and sub-contractors to ensure customer requirements are understood, expectations are met (or managed) and the overall project experience is customer-focused.
• Provide effective and efficient processes to deliver accurate project requirements to all internal departments (scheduling, engineering design, manufacturing, logistics, financial accounting)
• Drive compliance and execution of commercial control of projects including initial budgets, variations/change orders and pay applications in close collaboration with sales teams.
• Coach team members to review and understand requirements and details of each project in order to create and deliver project work plans, revising as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Work closely with the Field Service Department to hand-off projects for all site works to be performed efficiently and with costs only incurred that can be charged to the project or associated with agreed change orders.
• Serve as an escalation point for challenging internal and external situations, driving rapid resolution through data-driven decision making.   
• Define, improve and drive utilization of standard Project Management tools to conduct the project effectively and consistently, achieving quality, financial and schedule targets.
• Drive sales forecasting and project status updates to operations and finance leadership via weekly/monthly reports.
• Evaluate, determine, and drive resourcing alignment to balance meeting the needs of all projects from simple to significantly complex Projects.
• Develop a team-based environment that promotes the sharing of best practices and collaboration between team members and encourage continuous professional development via internal and/or external skills training

Required Qualifications:

• Technical subject matter expertise in power distribution and switchgear products. 
• Knowledge of engineering, manufacturing processes, data center infrastructure and commissioning.
• Experience of delivering significant value projects in an M&E environment to a range of strategic customers
• Managerial skills necessary to plan, measure, and motivate people to continuously improve their output and personal growth.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to build diverse relationships internally and externally.
• Experience in a medium to large industrial type organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Licensures/Certifications                        
• Key Competencies:
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal               
• Excellent customer service skills               
• Excellent project management skills                      
• Detail-oriented               
• Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills                          
• Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal               
• Excellent customer service skills               
• Excellent project management skills                      
• Detail-oriented               
• Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills                          
• Ability to work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment  

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