Project Director

Aquatech; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

401K plan

Job summary

Aquatech seeks a highly organized Project Director to lead complex water and process technology projects in the Canonsburg, PA or Houston, TX offices. The role requires extensive leadership, strategic planning, and the ability to manage projects of $50M+ with strong client and vendor coordination.

Ideal candidates will be excellent communicators, skilled in budgeting, scheduling, risk management, and compliance with EHS regulations. Extensive travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills with clients and team.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office and project management tools.
• Experience managing multiple projects with budget responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic, technical, operational, financial, and managerial leadership for project delivery.
• Implement project controls to monitor performance.
• Create and maintain project budgets and schedules.
• Manage change with clients and subcontractors to mitigate risks.
• Review contracts and consolidate terms for sub-contracts.
• Develop and maintain risk registers and mitigations.
• Provide regular reporting to customers and management.
• Ensure compliance with EHS regulations across sites.
• Travel domestically and internationally as required.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Project management software

Construction site experience

Education

Project management certification

Tools

MS Project

Job description

At Aquatech, we tackle the challenges of water scarcity and complexity by leveraging technology, expertise, and financing to deliver comprehensive solutions that reduce carbon and recycled water footprint. As a leading global provider of water and process technology solutions, we help the world's most recognized companies achieve their sustainability and operational goals by implementing innovative approaches for water reuse, desalination, minimal and zero liquid discharge, and critical minerals recovery. Our work catalyzes the transition toward a more sustainable future and showcases our commitment to addressing water's role in climate adaptation. Learn more at www.aquatech.com.

Aquatech immediately needs a full-time Project Director to work in our Canonsburg, PA, or Houston, TX office. The hours are Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Project Director will perform the duties described in the job description below and will be considered an Exempt employee.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, have excellent time management skills, be a good communicator, have excellent problem-solving skills, be team-oriented, be customer service driven, and have the ability to delegate. This candidate will also have experience handling projects of $50M or more.

Job Description

• Provide strategic, technical, operational, financial, and managerial leadership to the team for the successful implementation of projects.
• Implement proper project control to monitor project performance.
• Create and maintain a project budget to ensure execution within budget.
• Develop and maintain project schedule to ensure on-time delivery.
• Change management with Clients as well as with vendors/sub-contractors to mitigate any budget or schedule risk.
• Review the contract and create a consolidated list of flow-down terms & conditions for various sub-contracts on the project.
• Develop and maintain a risk register for the project.
• Mitigate project risks to avoid delays and/or cost overruns.
• Regular reporting on project performance externally to customers and internally to management.
• Ensure compliance with EHS regulations at various project sites.
• Attend customer meetings as required.
• Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.
• International as well as domestic travel as required (could be extensive at times).

Minimum Qualifications / Experience

• Project management certification preferred
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in a leadership position managing more than one project.

Skill Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and maintain a positive attitude and good organizational skills.
• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to use personal computer (MS Office Products) and internet at a high level of proficiency.
• Experience at the site as a Construction Manager is an added advantage.
• Technical proficiency with project management software.

Benefits

Aquatech offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, company-paid holidays, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above and below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Job Demands

Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time and limited walking and standing.

Qualifications

• Project management certification preferred
• Ten (10) or more years of experience in a leadership position managing more than one project.