Project Director - Large Capital EPC

Siemens Energy; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote/Flexible work

Medical benefits

Time off/Paid holidays and parental le

Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Project Director, Large Capital EPC in Houston to lead delivery across a strategic project portfolio. You will partner with customer leadership and internal stakeholders to drive execution excellence, strengthen long-term relationships, and deliver critical energy infrastructure projects shaping the industry.

You will oversee performance across safety, quality, schedule, customer satisfaction, and profitability, while developing a high-performing PM team and driving

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in large-scale Substation EPC, energy, or infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex project portfolios and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial, contractual, and risk-management expertise.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project management organization supporting a strategic customer portfolio and ensure successful execution across all projects.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex project, commercial, technical, and customer-related matters.
• Drive project performance across safety, quality, schedule, customer satisfaction, cash flow, and profitability.
• Partner with Sales and Business Management to support strategic growth opportunities and long-term customer development.
• Build strong executive-level customer relationships and serve as a trusted advisor on project execution and delivery matters.
• Lead and develop a high-performing project management team and foster accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure effective risk identification, mitigation, and governance across the portfolio.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources to deliver business objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Risk management

Commercial acumen

Travel 30% max

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As Project Director, Large Capital EPC, you will lead the delivery across the project portfolio for one of Siemens Energy's most strategic customers. Serving as the senior executive responsible for project performance, customer satisfaction, and business growth, you will partner with customer leadership and internal stakeholders to drive execution excellence, strengthen long-term relationships, and deliver critical energy infrastructure projects that shape the future of the industry.

A Snapshot of Your Day

As Project Director, Large Capital EPC, you will lead the delivery across the project portfolio for one of Siemens Energy's most strategic customers. Serving as the senior executive responsible for project performance, customer satisfaction, and business growth, you will partner with customer leadership and internal stakeholders to drive execution excellence, strengthen long-term relationships, and deliver critical energy infrastructure projects that shape the future of the industry.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Lead the project management organization supporting a strategic customer portfolio and ensure successful execution across all projects.
• Act as the primary escalation point for complex project, commercial, technical, and customer-related matters.
• Drive project performance across key metrics including safety, quality, schedule, customer satisfaction, cash flow, and profitability.
• Partner with Sales and Business Management to support strategic growth opportunities and long-term customer development.
• Build strong executive-level customer relationships and serve as a trusted advisor on project execution and delivery matters.
• Lead and develop a high-performing project management team while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure effective risk identification, mitigation, and governance across the portfolio.
• Coordinate cross-functional resources including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Operations, Finance, and Commercial Management to deliver business objectives.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business, or a related field with 10+ years of experience in large-scale Substation EPC, energy, or infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated leadership of complex project portfolios and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial, contractual, and risk-management expertise.
• Proven ability to build executive-level customer relationships and successfully manage strategic accounts.
• Experience leading organizations through growth, change, and complex execution challenges.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 30%
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards/Benefits

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Opportunities to work with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays and parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• Access to a variety of employee resource groups