Director, Systems Project Management & Commissioning

Pall - Aerospace; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Global Director to lead the Systems Project Management & Commissioning across Food & Beverage systems worldwide. You will own the full lifecycle from order handoff to commissioning, ensuring on-time delivery, budget compliance and contract adherence.

Standardise processes, drive DBS, manage risk, and build a high-performing global team. You will collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Operations, and Quality, travel internationally up to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Proven leadership of global, cross-functional teams.
• Experience with capital projects or industrial process systems.
• Excellent English communication; willingness to travel internationally 40–50%.
• Strong financial, risk and change control skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global project management organisation and governance for all systems projects.
• Standardise processes, DBS-aligned governance, and performance metrics across regions.
• Oversee planning, resources, scheduling, cost control, and customer communications.
• Lead commissioning organisation for startup, testing and customer acceptance.
• Drive first-time-right execution, cycle-time reduction, and field productivity.
• Own risk management with registers, contingencies, and executive reviews.
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Finance to ensure alignment.

Skills

Leadership

Global teams

Project management

English fluency

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Pall Corporation, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives - and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper - everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health. For the exponentially curious, Pall is a place where you can thrive and amplify your impact on the world. Find what drives you on a team with a more than 75-year history of discovery, determination, and innovation.

Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Global Director, Systems Project Management & Commissioning is responsible for the safe, predictable, and profitable execution of all Food & Beverage systems projects globally. This position reports to the VP/GM of Food & Beverage and is part of the Global Systems team.

This leader will oversee the complete project lifecycle from order handoff through commissioning and customer acceptance, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with contractual, quality, and customer requirements. Leveraging the Danaher Business System (DBS), this leader will drive global standardisation, project governance, risk management, change control, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while developing a high-performing global team.

In This Role You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Lead the global project management organisation and execution of all systems projects and establish standard project management processes, governance, stage gates, and performance metrics in line with our Danaher Business Systems (DBS) principles.
• Ensure effective project planning, resource allocation, schedule management, cost control, and customer communication while driving project predictability, profitability, and customer satisfaction across all regions.
• Lead the global commissioning organisation responsible for startup, commissioning, testing, and customer acceptance, implementing standard work and commissioning readiness reviews.
• Drive first-time-right execution, reduced cycle times, and improved field productivity while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, regulatory, and customer requirements.
• Own the global risk management process, including project risk identification, mitigation, escalation, and governance, and establish and maintain project risk registers, contingency plans, and executive review processes.
• Partner closely with Sales, Application Engineering, SLS, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and Service teams and ensure robust bid-to-execution handoffs and alignment on customer commitments, schedules, risks, and resources.
• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of Project Managers and Commissioning Engineers, building organisational capability through talent development, succession planning, coaching, and DBS training and fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

The Essential Requirements Of The Job Include

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Demonstrable successful leadership experience in project management, systems engineering, capital projects, or industrial process systems.
• Proven experience leading global, cross-functional diverse teams.
• Strong project financial management, risk management, contract management, and change control experience.
• Demonstrated success driving operational excellence and process improvement, ideally using Lean, Six Sigma, DBS or similar.
• Fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally- 40/50%.

It Would Be a Plus If You Also Possess

• Master's degree or MBA (Engineering or related technical discipline).
• PMP certification.
• Experience in Food & Beverage, Life Sciences, Process Industries, or engineered systems environments.

Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.