Vice President Project Management Latin America

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Xico; On-site; MXN 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy in Mexico City seeks a Senior Executive to lead the Latin America Project Management organization. You will drive delivery of the GS LA project portfolio with focus on safety, quality, schedule and profitability.

As a member of the GS LA Leadership Team, you will develop capabilities across the region, partner with Sales, Service Ops, Finance and EHS, and ensure execution excellence in a multinational environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in project management and project execution.
• Experience leading Project Managers and large, customer-facing portfolios.
• Fluency in Spanish and English; Portuguese a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the PM Organization: lead, develop and coach regional team of Project Managers.
• Own Portfolio Performance: ensure safe, on-schedule, quality delivery and profitability.
• Drive PM Excellence: implement consistent PM framework, governance and lessons learned.
• Business Leadership: participate in regional strategy and cross-functional collaboration.
• Customer & Stakeholder: manage escalations and maintain key customer relationships.

Skills

Leadership

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related discipline

Job description

Vice President Project Management Latin America

About the Role

Job ID 306469 Location Mexico Ciudad de Mexico Company Siemens, de Organization Gas Services Business Unit Service Latin America Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Senior Management / Executive A Snapshot of Your Day

The Head of Project Management is responsible for the successful delivery of the GS LA project portfolio and the leadership of the regional Project Management organization. The role leads a team of Project Managers and is accountable for project execution performance across safety, quality, delivery, customer satisfaction and profitability. It drives execution excellence, develops project management capabilities across the region, and ensures consistent application of Siemens Energy project management standards and methodologies. As a member of the GS LA Leadership Team, the role contributes to the regional business strategy and works closely with Sales, Service Operations, Finance, EHS and other functions to achieve business objectives.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead the PM Organization: Lead, develop and coach the regional team of Project Managers. Build a high-performance organization focused on customer success, accountability and execution excellence. Drive talent management, succession planning and capability development. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and ownership.
• Own Portfolio Performance: Accountable for successful execution of the GS LA project portfolio — delivered safely, on schedule, at required quality and in line with contractual commitments. Drive project profitability through disciplined execution, risk management and governance. Support recovery plans and management attention for critical or underperforming projects.
• Drive PM Excellence: Establish and maintain a consistent project management framework across the region. Ensure effective application of Siemens Energy PM processes, tools and governance. Promote lessons learned, standardization and best-practice sharing. Drive improvements in project planning, forecasting, risk management and execution discipline.
• Business Leadership: Serve as an active member of the GS LA Leadership Team. Contribute to regional business strategy and execution planning. Partner with Sales, Service Operations, Engineering, Finance and EHS leaders. Support strategic growth initiatives and major customer opportunities from an execution perspective.
• Customer & Stakeholder: Maintain strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders. Support resolution of major project escalations and customer concerns. Act as executive sponsor for selected strategic projects. Represent GS LA on project execution and delivery-related topics.

What You Bring

• Experience: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business or related discipline. Extensive experience in project management, project execution or service operations. Significant experience managing large customer-facing projects in energy, industrial or infrastructure environments. Proven track record leading Project Managers and complex portfolios. Experience in a matrix and multinational environment.
• Leadership: Strong people leadership and talent development. Ability to build and lead high-performing teams. Ability to influence across functions and organizational boundaries. Strong decision-making and stakeholder management.
• Business Acumen: Strong understanding of project profitability drivers. Experience with project governance, risk management and portfolio oversight. Strong commercial awareness and customer orientation. Ability to translate business objectives into execution plans.
  
• Spanish and English fluency required with Portuguese a plus