Director Of Project Management

Company: EnerMech
Location: Houston
Posted on: February 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description EnerMech is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead, standardize, and elevate project execution across the Energy Solutions and IIS business lines. This position is responsible for driving predictable delivery, customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and disciplined project governance. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution, overseeing a global portfolio of projects, embedding consistent ways of working, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, profitably, and in alignment with customer expectations. Job Description: Oversee end-to-end delivery of complex projects, ensuring safety, schedule, cost, technical, and contractual compliance. Manage the integrated portfolio of projects; prioritize, sequence, and optimize resources to accelerate performance. Ensure cost discipline from initiation to close-out, including forecasting, risk, and change control. Implement standardized, aligned processes, templates, and tools across project types and geographic locations. Maintain strong engagement with clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring transparent communication and issue resolution. Track KPIs, drive corrective actions, and ensure lessons learned flow back into continuous improvement cycles. Define and deploy standardized project execution processes across the full project life cycle, aligned with Project Performance’s standardization goals and enterprise PM frameworks. Establish project classification and delivery models tailored to service, engineering, construction, and multi-disciplinary solutions. Champion adoption of PPM tools, reporting standards, and governance models to ensure consistency and operational discipline. Ensure strict adherence to contractual scope, commercial terms, and internal financial requirements, including oversight of scope changes and variation orders. Oversee governance compliance across cost control, risk management, and commercial performance, ensuring projects remain aligned with customer agreements and business objectives. Maintain overall portfolio health, including prioritization, resource allocation, workload balancing across regions, and visibility of risk exposure. Implement portfolio-level risk management processes and escalation pathways to support strategic decision making. Partner with functional leaders to secure required SMEs and ensure resources are aligned to delivery priorities. Serve as a senior point of contact for customers, ensuring clarity of scope, alignment on delivery expectations, and timely resolution of challenges. Strengthen customer satisfaction through transparent communication, proactive planning, and delivery excellence. Support commercial teams in bids, proposals, and project kickoffs to ensure seamless transition into execution. Build project management and controls capabilities across all business lines, aligned with the Project Performance talent development strategy. Support execution of the training roadmap (PM 101 ? Advanced PM ? Portfolio Management). Mentor and develop Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Controls personnel to elevate overall delivery performance. Experience Requirements: Proven success leading complex projects and programs in energy, industrial services, engineering, or related sectors. Demonstrated capability managing portfolios across multiple regions or business lines. Experience establishing standardized project delivery frameworks and PMO practices. Strong understanding of project controls, forecasting, scheduling, risk, and contract management. Experience with service-based and engineering-centric project models. Preferred Certification PMP®, PMP®, or equivalent professional certification.

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