Project Director
Honeywell
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Position Purpose / Summary
Brief summary of position's purpose or role - the primary objective of the role
Candidate needs the competencies, skill sets, experience profile and professional maturity to deliver the entire portfolio of a highly complex bid management process including but not limited to Honeywell selling and positioning strategies, value propositions, supply chain negotiations full cost estimates etc, and then subsequent successful execution of any awarded Project; managing and delegating all departmental and functional disciplines including Safety, Commercial, Planning, QA/QC, Specialised Engineering disciplines, Planning, Commissioning, ORAT etc. Dealing and negotiating with executive Steering Committee Board members, High-level Client Teams, CEO's of specialist suppliers and other entities, leveraging VIP relationships and navigating the political environment.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Describe the key tasks / activities that are necessary to fulfil the purpose of the role - remember these actions should not be key "goals" - these should be reviewed and allocated annually as part of the performance development program
- Ensure the Project Team adheres to the high standards of Health and Safety management required by the Honeywell organisation, the Global Major Projects team (GMP) and our customers.
- Maintain overall responsibility for the delivery of complex projects to the required quality, schedule and budget
- Deploy standard methodologies in the delivery and control of projects. Ensure the use of both GMP Management Operating Systems and standard Honeywell project processes and tools.
- Manage the contractual requirements of the project to ensure Honeywell's exposure is minimised and controlled through timely responses and internal escalation.
- Direct the day to day and term planning of operations for the Project teams and functional Leads.
- Developing trust and manage the relationship with customers in ensuring that a shared understanding of key issues between all parties is maintained.
- Manage effective communications with all project stakeholders
- Lead all change management, delay (EOT) management and contractual claims and manage together with the Commercial-Contract Manager/Quantity Surveyor.
- Define all subcontract/supply requirements and work with Supply Chain to ensure all subcontractor/supplier contracts and orders are appropriate for the project from a scope/cost and risk viewpoint. Lead or participate in negotiations as necessary
- Deliver to the financial objectives for the project and control billing and costs for the project. Drive project team to maintain Estimated Actual Cost at completion
- Ensure the designed and installed solution is fit for purpose in meeting the project requirements with the lowest cost of delivery.
- Administer the financial position of the project using Honeywell's and GMP accounting systems. Provide regular and accurate estimate at completion of costs for the project.
- Devise and implement risk management programs and ensure proactive risk mitigation strategies are implemented and communicated to management on a regular basis
- Undertake detailed planning, scheduling and reporting of the project to manage resource allocation, avoid bottlenecks and adhere to early warning and intervention systems as detailed in the GMP Management Operating System.
- Report to District General Manager (or District Project Leader), Region Project Leader and Global Major Projects Leader on project progress and relevant issues on a regular basis
- Identify and pursue in conjunction with the account manager any further business opportunities with the customer. Drive and propose new variations.
- Responsible for a project team of multi-skilled employees, including maintaining the project Safety Plan and EH&S responsibilities within the team. This includes overall responsibility for the project Quality Management System and auditing thereof.
- Responsible for project based implementation of industrial relations policy as required by contract and in alignment with overall regional Industrial Relations Strategy and labour law.
- Drive the project team to minimise the cost of labour in delivering a successful project through the use of low cost resources while minimising defects and rework.
- Facilitate the project team's achievement of goals and objectives.
Key Success Factors (Key Metrics / KPIs / Deliverables)
- On time delivery at forecasted gross margin
- Compliance on Health, Safety, Quality and delivery methodology
- Customer Survey KPI/Net Promoter Score (NPS) (satisfaction, Advocacy).
- Project Growth (Gross Margin).
- Core Customer Retention
- Successful subcontractor management
- Nil rejected Timesheets, Expense reports or payment applications.
- Nil or less than 1.5% Project Gross Margin Deviation
- Overbill and Positive Working Capital
- Supports Honeywell TAM contract
Major Challenges
Describe the most difficult types of problems or the major challenges you face in performing your job.
- Responsible for successful delivery of the project to customer at booked gross margin to Honeywell.
- Financial and contractual responsibility of project to Honeywell
- Managing high levels of technical integration between systems.
- Maximization of Customer Satisfaction through responsiveness and quality of service
- Maintenance of Honeywell quality and safety standards
Working Relationships
Most Frequent Contacts (Internal &External)
Nature or Purpose
- Project Managers
- Team/Colleagues
- District Project Leader
- Global Major Projects Director
- Regional Project Leader
- District General Manager
- Pole Projects Leader
- Service TAM Team
- Sales / Account
- Management Team
- Customers and Project Stakeholders
- Coordination and liaison in order to deliver project
- Sharing information / problem solving
- New business ideas
- Providing (or requiring) assistance on projects
- Participating in bids and customer meetings
- Resolution of technical inquiries by their team members or customers
- Co-ordination of product champions to solve technical problems
- Liaise with product developers to solve technical problems and recommend enhancements
- To deliver on project and customer objectives
- Attend customer meetings
- Sharing information / problem solving
Qualifications/ Experience/ Knowledge
Job Specifications
General
(Define as "Essential" or "Preferred" and Qualify Statements as "Excellent", "Good / Proficient" or "Basic")
Education / Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Information Technology
- Tertiary qualifications in Project Management are preferred
- Further education in management or project management would also be advantageous.
Experience
- Over 15 years proven experience in project management including budget ownership/management, resource allocation, scheduling, forecasting and planning.
- Proven project experience involving multiple technology systems such as Building Technologies, Information Technologies or Network Solutions
- Proven ability to develop and lead multiple teams.
- Capacity to deliver against multiple objectives.
- Proven commercial/contractual acumen.
Professional Skills / Knowledge
- Excellent computer, written and oral communication and negotiation skills.
- Understanding of business, technology and external environment
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Self starting, able to work with a minimum of supervision
- Able to work cooperatively and provide technical direction in a team environment
- Commitment to customer satisfaction
- The ability to work under pressure
- A strong commitment to safety and a safe working environment
- Capacity to deliver against multiple objectives
- Ability to identify technical solutions to customers' business needs
Behaviour Competencies
Competency
Definition
Customer Service Orientation
Proactively developing customer relationships; making efforts to listen and to understand the customer (both internal and external); anticipating and providing solutions to customer needs; giving high priority to customer satisfaction.
Financial Acumen
Taking financial action to maximise the contribution of own area of the business to the company's profitability and growth. This involves analysing financial information to develop alternative courses of action, establishing financial systems and procedures to improve business performance and reduce costs, establishing financial strategies to leverage organisational assets and promote growth and making decisions based on sound financial judgement.
Judgement/Problem Solving
Committing to an action after developing alternative courses of action that are based on logical assumptions and factual information and that take into consideration resources, constraints, and organisational values.
Individual Leadership/Influencing
Using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to inspire and guide individuals (direct reports, peers, and senior managers) toward goal achievement; modifying behaviour to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals involved.
Planning And Organising/Work Management
Establishing a course of action for self and others to accomplish a specific goal; planning proper assignments of personnel and appropriate allocation of resources.
Managing Team Performance
Maximising the team's ability to meet business goals and objectives by clarifying performance expectations; effectively delegating responsibility; providing support, feedback and coaching to achieve performance goals; evaluating and taking accountability for work group performance.
Technical/Professional Knowledge
Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping abreast of current developments and trends in area of expertise.
Safety Awareness
Being aware of conditions that affect employee safety.
Building Customer Loyalty
Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Honeywell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Additional Information
Position Purpose / Summary
Brief summary of position's purpose or role - the primary objective of the role
Candidate needs the competencies, skill sets, experience profile and professional maturity to deliver the entire portfolio of a highly complex bid management process including but not limited to Honeywell selling and positioning strategies, value propositions, supply chain negotiations full cost estimates etc, and then subsequent successful execution of any awarded Project; managing and delegating all departmental and functional disciplines including Safety, Commercial, Planning, QA/QC, Specialised Engineering disciplines, Planning, Commissioning, ORAT etc. Dealing and negotiating with executive Steering Committee Board members, High-level Client Teams, CEO's of specialist suppliers and other entities, leveraging VIP relationships and navigating the political environment.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Describe the key tasks / activities that are necessary to fulfil the purpose of the role - remember these actions should not be key "goals" - these should be reviewed and allocated annually as part of the performance development program
- Ensure the Project Team adheres to the high standards of Health and Safety management required by the Honeywell organisation, the Global Major Projects team (GMP) and our customers.
- Maintain overall responsibility for the delivery of complex projects to the required quality, schedule and budget
- Deploy standard methodologies in the delivery and control of projects. Ensure the use of both GMP Management Operating Systems and standard Honeywell project processes and tools.
- Manage the contractual requirements of the project to ensure Honeywell's exposure is minimised and controlled through timely responses and internal escalation.
- Direct the day to day and term planning of operations for the Project teams and functional Leads.
- Developing trust and manage the relationship with customers in ensuring that a shared understanding of key issues between all parties is maintained.
- Manage effective communications with all project stakeholders
- Lead all change management, delay (EOT) management and contractual claims and manage together with the Commercial-Contract Manager/Quantity Surveyor.
- Define all subcontract/supply requirements and work with Supply Chain to ensure all subcontractor/supplier contracts and orders are appropriate for the project from a scope/cost and risk viewpoint. Lead or participate in negotiations as necessary
- Deliver to the financial objectives for the project and control billing and costs for the project. Drive project team to maintain Estimated Actual Cost at completion
- Ensure the designed and installed solution is fit for purpose in meeting the project requirements with the lowest cost of delivery.
- Administer the financial position of the project using Honeywell's and GMP accounting systems. Provide regular and accurate estimate at completion of costs for the project.
- Devise and implement risk management programs and ensure proactive risk mitigation strategies are implemented and communicated to management on a regular basis
- Undertake detailed planning, scheduling and reporting of the project to manage resource allocation, avoid bottlenecks and adhere to early warning and intervention systems as detailed in the GMP Management Operating System.
- Report to District General Manager (or District Project Leader), Region Project Leader and Global Major Projects Leader on project progress and relevant issues on a regular basis
- Identify and pursue in conjunction with the account manager any further business opportunities with the customer. Drive and propose new variations.
- Responsible for a project team of multi-skilled employees, including maintaining the project Safety Plan and EH&S responsibilities within the team. This includes overall responsibility for the project Quality Management System and auditing thereof.
- Responsible for project based implementation of industrial relations policy as required by contract and in alignment with overall regional Industrial Relations Strategy and labour law.
- Drive the project team to minimise the cost of labour in delivering a successful project through the use of low cost resources while minimising defects and rework.
- Facilitate the project team's achievement of goals and objectives.
Key Success Factors (Key Metrics / KPIs / Deliverables)
- On time delivery at forecasted gross margin
- Compliance on Health, Safety, Quality and delivery methodology
- Customer Survey KPI/Net Promoter Score (NPS) (satisfaction, Advocacy).
- Project Growth (Gross Margin).
- Core Customer Retention
- Successful subcontractor management
- Nil rejected Timesheets, Expense reports or payment applications.
- Nil or less than 1.5% Project Gross Margin Deviation
- Overbill and Positive Working Capital
- Supports Honeywell TAM contract
Major Challenges
Describe the most difficult types of problems or the major challenges you face in performing your job.
- Responsible for successful delivery of the project to customer at booked gross margin to Honeywell.
- Financial and contractual responsibility of project to Honeywell
- Managing high levels of technical integration between systems.
- Maximization of Customer Satisfaction through responsiveness and quality of service
- Maintenance of Honeywell quality and safety standards
Working Relationships
Most Frequent Contacts (Internal &External)
Nature or Purpose
- Project Managers
- Team/Colleagues
- District Project Leader
- Global Major Projects Director
- Regional Project Leader
- District General Manager
- Pole Projects Leader
- Service TAM Team
- Sales / Account
- Management Team
- Customers and Project Stakeholders
- Coordination and liaison in order to deliver project
- Sharing information / problem solving
- New business ideas
- Providing (or requiring) assistance on projects
- Participating in bids and customer meetings
- Resolution of technical inquiries by their team members or customers
- Co-ordination of product champions to solve technical problems
- Liaise with product developers to solve technical problems and recommend enhancements
- To deliver on project and customer objectives
- Attend customer meetings
- Sharing information / problem solving
Qualifications/ Experience/ Knowledge
Job Specifications
General
(Define as "Essential" or "Preferred" and Qualify Statements as "Excellent", "Good / Proficient" or "Basic")
Education / Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Information Technology
- Tertiary qualifications in Project Management are preferred
- Further education in management or project management would also be advantageous.
Experience
- Over 15 years proven experience in project management including budget ownership/management, resource allocation, scheduling, forecasting and planning.
- Proven project experience involving multiple technology systems such as Building Technologies, Information Technologies or Network Solutions
- Proven ability to develop and lead multiple teams.
- Capacity to deliver against multiple objectives.
- Proven commercial/contractual acumen.
Professional Skills / Knowledge
- Excellent computer, written and oral communication and negotiation skills.
- Understanding of business, technology and external environment
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Self starting, able to work with a minimum of supervision
- Able to work cooperatively and provide technical direction in a team environment
- Commitment to customer satisfaction
- The ability to work under pressure
- A strong commitment to safety and a safe working environment
- Capacity to deliver against multiple objectives
- Ability to identify technical solutions to customers' business needs
Behaviour Competencies
Competency
Definition
Customer Service Orientation
Proactively developing customer relationships; making efforts to listen and to understand the customer (both internal and external); anticipating and providing solutions to customer needs; giving high priority to customer satisfaction.
Financial Acumen
Taking financial action to maximise the contribution of own area of the business to the company's profitability and growth. This involves analysing financial information to develop alternative courses of action, establishing financial systems and procedures to improve business performance and reduce costs, establishing financial strategies to leverage organisational assets and promote growth and making decisions based on sound financial judgement.
Judgement/Problem Solving
Committing to an action after developing alternative courses of action that are based on logical assumptions and factual information and that take into consideration resources, constraints, and organisational values.
Individual Leadership/Influencing
Using appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to inspire and guide individuals (direct reports, peers, and senior managers) toward goal achievement; modifying behaviour to accommodate tasks, situations and individuals involved.
Planning And Organising/Work Management
Establishing a course of action for self and others to accomplish a specific goal; planning proper assignments of personnel and appropriate allocation of resources.
Managing Team Performance
Maximising the team's ability to meet business goals and objectives by clarifying performance expectations; effectively delegating responsibility; providing support, feedback and coaching to achieve performance goals; evaluating and taking accountability for work group performance.
Technical/Professional Knowledge
Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping abreast of current developments and trends in area of expertise.
Safety Awareness
Being aware of conditions that affect employee safety.
Building Customer Loyalty
Effectively meeting customer needs; building productive customer relationships; taking responsibility for customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Honeywell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Additional Information
- JOB ID: HRD250663
- Category: Business Management
- Relocation Tier: Not Applicable
- Security Clearance:
- Aviation Authority (FAA for US):
- Band: 04
- Referral Bonus: 3600
- Requisition Type: Standard Requisition
- US Citizenship:
- FLSA Statement:
- FLSA CODE: Exempt
JOB SUMMARY
Project DirectorHoneywell
Warsaw
4 days ago
N/A
Full-time