Project Director

Founded in Switzerland, Chaberton Professionals is the Management Recruitment division of Chaberton Partners, specializing in the search and selection of middle and senior management profiles. For the past seven years, we have reinforced our Swiss presence with key offices in Lugano, Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, and Bern, supported by our team of 230 experienced Consultants and Board Members.Project DirectorThe Project Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of several projects/site developments to ensure that project resources are efficiently allocated and utilised, highest safety and quality standards are met, timescale and budget are kept within expectation.Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:Facilitating decisions related to project personnel, development and training, investments, overall budgets and project strategies.Determining personnel required and requesting hirings.Monitoring construction and project progress, overseeing budgets and approving payments.Managing risks to avoid project delays.Identifying projects opportunities/improvements.Ensuring applicable permits and legal compliance aspects are applied ahead of the project execution phases.Developing timelines for completion of milestones for given projects.Creating budgets for projects and monitoring CAPEX spent to stay in budget.Reviewing CAPEX proposals ensuring needed approvals paper are derived.Managing available project resources.Develop and maintain staffing execution plans.Manage and control all contractors and direct all construction management teams (both internal and from contractors).Track project plan and making adjustments to ensure projects are delivered in time and budgets.Report project progress to internal and external stakeholders on biweekly base to ensure accountability of all project’s activities, as well as accurate and timely reporting of financial deliverables and obligation.Be member of the project Steering Committee and ensure monthly reports are delivered in a timely mannerDefine project targets for every team member.Guide the project execution team to deliver result.Manage project expectations.Work in office and on a construction field environment.Interact with Corporate Development Team on multiple projects at strategic levels.Your profile:At least 10 years of experience in project management or managing role with construction experience ideally in chemical sector industry, ideally in the petrochemical.Experience managing, designing, implementing, and executing € 200 Mio+ projects.Excellent verbal and written communication skills (project language English), additional French language skills are highly appreciated.Providing strong leadership to Project and Construction Teams.Providing business management skills to Project Team and stakeholders.Executing deliverables on tight schedules and delivering within given time frames.Ability to collaborate with different departments to provide project requirements to various stakeholders.Persistence and determination.Attentive to details.