Execution Project Director

X-Energy, LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 214,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC in Houston seeks a Director of Equipment Execution to lead end-to-end delivery of complex equipment packages, oversee governance, and align with SHEQS standards. Acting as a senior technical and commercial authority, you will direct design stewardship, manufacturing, regulatory compliance, installation, commissioning, and handover.

You will chair cross-functional teams, manage cost, schedule, risks, and executive communications with clients, EPCs, and suppliers to ensure milestones

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; Master’s degree or MBA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in large-scale, complex equipment or fabrication project execution.
• Proven success leading enterprise-level or program-critical equipment execution strategies with commercial exposure.
• Deep expertise in equipment design, manufacturing, regulatory compliance, and quality governance.
• Extensive collaboration with Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering and Project Controls; executive accountability.

Responsibilities

• Establish and own a strategic execution framework for complex equipment packages across the project portfolio.
• Oversee strategies integrating maturity, readiness, and procurement risks into enterprise planning.
• Govern configuration management and change control across engineering, supply chain, and quality.
• Provide executive oversight on design-for-manufacturing and resolve high-impact technical issues.
• Approve readiness assessments prior to commercial award and ensure contractual and regulatory adherence.
• Deliver high-impact executive reporting and drive risk-informed forecasts for leadership.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

MBA preferred

Tools

Project management systems

Scheduling tools

Job description

X-energy LLC conducts a thorough recruiting process and will never issue offers without interview to discuss qualifications and responsibilities. All applications will be submitted via our company career page, www.x-energy.com/careers/. We will never ask you to provide payment information as part of the recruiting process. If anyone claiming to represent X-energy directs you in a manner otherwise, please contact us at www.x-energy.com/contact-us.

Job Description

The Director of Equipment Execution provides strategic leadership and oversight for the end-to-end delivery of the project’s most complex, highest-value, or strategically essential equipment packages. This role sets the overall execution vision and governance framework, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives, project performance targets, and organizational standards for Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality, and Security (SHEQS). Acting as a senior technical and commercial authority, the Director leads cross-functional teams through concept development, design stewardship, manufacturing, regulatory compliance, installation, commissioning, and final handover. The Director anticipates and mitigates systemic risks, enables breakthrough solutions, and ensures execution rigor across all assigned scopes. This position represents the organization at the executive level with clients, suppliers, joint‑venture partners, and corporate leadership. The Director provides authoritative insights on cost, schedule, risks, opportunities, and strategic impacts, enabling informed decision‑making for Project Directors, Program Leadership, and Corporate Management.

Job Profile tasks/Responsibilities

Strategic Execution Leadership

• Establish and own the strategic execution framework for complex, high‑criticality, FOAK, or multi‑platform equipment packages across the project portfolio.
• Oversee execution strategies that integrate technical maturity, manufacturing readiness, and long‑lead procurement risks into enterprise‑level planning and decision‑making.
• Direct and enforce governance for configuration management and change control across engineering, supply chain, quality, and project controls.
• Provide executive oversight on design‑for‑manufacturing principles and steward the resolution of technical issues with significant cost, schedule, or performance implications.
• Approve manufacturability, installation, commissioning, and operational readiness assessments prior to commercial award.
• Ensure execution outcomes meet or exceed contractual requirements, regulatory expectations, and organizational performance standards.

Portfolio‑Level Reporting, Governance & Controls

• Deliver high‑impact executive reporting and strategic insights, including risk‑informed forecasts, performance trends, and scenario planning for project leadership and corporate executives.
• Establish governance ensuring transparency, traceability, and auditability of all commitments, changes, forecasts, and decisions.
• Partner with Project Controls to shape integrated project schedules, validate cost/schedule exposure, and guide prioritization across competing strategic packages.
• Provide executive direction on installation and commissioning strategies, ensuring alignment with field readiness and overall project milestones.

Enterprise Risk, Opportunity & Change Leadership

• Lead systemic risk identification and quantification across multiple packages or program‑level scopes, enabling early executive escalation and intervention.
• Serve as the senior authority for Management of Change, ensuring strategic, commercial, and technical impacts are fully evaluated and aligned with project governance.
• Champion enterprise lessons‑learnt initiatives, driving continuous improvement across engineering, manufacturing, and execution functions.

Executive Stakeholder, Supplier & Cross‑Functional Leadership

• Serve as the primary executive interface with critical stakeholders, including senior client representatives, EPC partners, regulatory bodies, and executive‑level supplier leadership.
• Lead high‑stakes negotiations, resolving issues with major commercial, technical, or contractual consequences.
• Provide executive direction to cross‑functional teams and ensure alignment on priorities, performance expectations, and risk‑response strategies.
• Oversee formal executive correspondence, ensuring compliance with legal, contractual, and commercial frameworks.

Technical & Commercial Governance

• Provide executive review and approval of complex supplier contracts, bid evaluations, technical specifications, and commercial proposals.
• Direct priorities for engineering, supply chain, and supplier documentation flows to ensure adherence to strategic schedule drivers.
• Ensure operational, technical, and regulatory requirements are fully integrated into execution packages early in the lifecycle, preventing downstream impacts.

Job Profile Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Project Management, or related technical field; Master’s degree or MBA strongly preferred.
• Typically demonstrated by 15+ years of progressive experience in large‑scale, complex equipment or fabrication project execution, including FOAK or highly technical platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise‑level or program‑critical equipment execution strategies with significant commercial and technical exposure.
• Deep expertise in equipment design, advanced manufacturing, fabrication processes, regulatory compliance, and quality governance.
• Extensive experience collaborating with Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Project Controls, and Field Execution leadership.
• Proven ability to manage complex cost, schedule, risk, and performance issues with executive‑level accountability.
• Strong governance mindset and demonstrated mastery of project management systems, reporting tools, and decision‑making frameworks.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and executive stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated success leading high‑performing, cross‑functional teams in fast‑paced, ambiguous, or evolving environments.

Location: Houston, TX or Gaithersburg, MD

Work Site Expectations: 4 days onsite

Travel Expectations: Up to 10% as needed

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm ET, Monday-Friday

Compensation

As required by Maryland and other applicable state law, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) lists the expected compensation range for a publicly advertised job opportunity based upon the job requirements (e.g. education/training, experience, skill sets, etc.). Individual candidates who meet the job requirements for the posted position will be offered a salary within this range based on their respective levels of education/training, experience, and other qualifications unique to them. Salary ranges may vary based on the specific office location and region referenced in the posting to take into consideration differences in cost of living and may not be reflective of all regions. Please note that compensation ranges listed for US job postings reflect base salary only and do not include benefits or other incentives. Offers within the posted salary range are commensurate with the individual’s qualifications for the position, along with a view on internal equity, market data, and room for growth.

The salary range for this position is: $213,750 - $242,500

Position Job Classification Full time - Exempt

Benefits

X Energy, LLC offers a robust benefits package that includes a 401K plan with an employer match, Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance, Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Time Off, and a Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees.

• 401K plan with an employer match
• Medical/Dental /Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Development policy that supports the continuing education of our employees

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