The posting
The Project Director is the single point of accountability for the safe, successful and profitable delivery of one of Prysmian’s strategic EPCI mega projects in Germany. Acting as Prysmian’s senior representative towards the Customer, the Project Director sets the overall direction, provides governance and leads a large project organisation composed of multiple Project Managers, each accountable for a defined portion of the project scope.
Your contribution to Prysmian’s success
- Holds ultimate accountability for the safe, successful and profitable delivery of the Project, from contract handover through completion and close-out.
- Defines the overall project vision, execution strategy, governance model and priorities, ensuring alignment with contractual commitments and Prysmian’s business objectives.
- Leads, coordinates and develops a team of Project Managers, each responsible for a defined project scope, workstream, phase or package, while retaining accountability for the integrated project result.
- Establishes clear accountabilities, decision rights, interfaces and escalation routes across the Project Management team and the wider project organisation.
- Ensures effective integration across Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Logistics, Marine and Land Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Contract Management, Project Controls, Quality and HSE.
- Acts as Prysmian’s interface with the Customer, building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and protecting the long-term strategic partnership.
- Owns the overall project financial performance, including revenue, margin, cash flow, forecasting, contingencies and exposure management.
- Drives the commercial and contractual strategy, including change management, variation orders, claims, major negotiations and dispute resolution, in coordination with Contract Management and Finance.
- Ensures that risks and opportunities are systematically identified, quantified, owned, mitigated and escalated, with effective recovery plans where performance deviates from target.
- Challenges and approves the plans, forecasts, mitigation measures and recovery actions developed by the Project Managers and functional leaders.
- Chairs the project leadership team and internal governance reviews, providing clear, transparent and timely reporting to Prysmian senior management.
- Represents Prysmian in executive steering committees, customer governance forums and critical negotiations with partners, suppliers and subcontractors.
- Creates a high-performance culture based on safety, accountability, collaboration, disciplined execution, constructive challenge and continuous improvement.
- Ensures that lessons learned are captured and applied throughout execution and transferred to the wider organisation.
You are the right fit if you have/are
- Minimum 8–15 years of progressive experience in Project Management within complex EPC/EPCI environments, including significant experience in senior project leadership roles.
- Proven experience leading the execution of a single large-scale or mega project through a Project Management team responsible for multiple scopes or work packages.
- Demonstrated leadership of large, multidisciplinary and multicultural project organisations operating in a matrix environment.
- Full understanding of project financial management, including P&L, forecasting, margin, cash flow, working capital, contingencies and risk exposure.
- Ability to engage, influence and negotiate effectively with Customer executives, joint-venture or consortium partners, authorities and senior internal stakeholders.
- Excellent leadership presence, judgement and decision-making capability in complex, high-pressure and politically sensitive environments.
- Master’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or another relevant discipline.
- Fluency in English is mandatory; German language capability is a plus.
- PMI PMP, IPMA Level A/B, APM Chartered Project Professional or equivalent certification is desirable.
- Experience in submarine cable systems, offshore operations, HVDC projects, offshore wind or energy infrastructure is a strong advantage.
- Availability to travel frequently and spend extended periods at project locations within Germany and Europe.
What we offer You:
- Type of contract: Permanent full time
- Location: Milano
- Applicable Collective Agreement: CCNL Gomma, Plastica, Cavi elettrici e affini.
- Job Level/Category: in line with the applicable collective agreement
- Gross annual salary no less than: 70.000,00
- The position is eligible for an individual or collective variable incentive based on the achievement of predetermined performance objectives.
Benefit:
- Health insurance
- Meal vouchers
- Transport or parking facilitation
- Remote work flexibility
Our selection process:
Application, 2) HR interview, 3) Hiring Manager interviews and 4) Online assessment (30min) if applicable.
Prysmian , as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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