Project Director

About the role

Dematic, a Kion Group company, seeks a senior‑level Project Director to lead large‑scale ($100M+) projects across the United States and Canada. The role involves close interaction with executive leadership and requires extensive travel.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Contract Manager, Project Controller, Lead Engineer and core team to translate customer requirements into defined scope and tasks.
• Ensure project tasks are completed on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Manage all customer communications, documentation and deliverables, including functional design specifications and acceptance test plans.
• Oversee project budgeting, scheduling, risk and opportunity management, and provide regular status reports to senior management.
• Coordinate handover to Customer Service and ensure smooth project close‑out.

Required profile

• Proven track record managing multiple large‑scale projects ($100M+) with successful delivery.
• Experience collaborating with site managers and EHS&S groups to meet safety and regulatory requirements.
• Strong ability to conduct project assessments, capture lessons learned and produce final close‑out reports.
• Demonstrated competence in risk mitigation, stakeholder management and team leadership.

What we offer

• Career development opportunities
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Pay transparency
• Global mobility and growth prospects