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Director of Project Services - North America

Chemelex
United States, Texas, Houston
15375 Memorial Drive (Show on map)
Oct 22, 2025
Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world's critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments - from industrial plants and data centers to people's homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax. Position Summary Reporting to the VP, Projects & Services, the Director of Project Services - North America leads a multidisciplinary team to deliver large, complex engineered projects across heat-tracing and power/control distribution. The role owns safe, on-time, on-budget execution by overseeing engineering, construction services, project management and project controls, warehousing/inventory/logistics, fabrication, and service facilities. This leader sets strategy and standards, drives digitalization and continuous improvement to improve cash flow, revenue, and margin; ensures compliance with contracts, quality, and EHS; and serves as the senior escalation point for risk, claims, and customer commitments. The Director partners closely with Supply Chain, HR, Procurement, FP&A, Sales, and Quality/Operational Excellence to align capacity with demand and develops high-performing leaders and teams to scale impact across the region. Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities 1) Operational Leadership & Scope Lead the end-to-end North America portfolio across Engineering (Heat Trace Systems; Power/Control Distribution), Construction Services, Project Management & Controls, Projects Warehouse/Inventory/Logistics/TracLoc, RIM/PMPH Fabrication, and Services Facilities. Set operating rhythm, dashboards, and decision cadences to improve cash flow, revenue, margin, and on-time delivery. Align structure, roles, and interfaces so ownership is clear and handoffs are clean. 2) Project Delivery & Performance Management Govern delivery via milestone/variance reviews, risk registers, and recovery plans; approve material deviations. Resolve escalations quickly with facts-first analysis; convert lessons learned into standard work that sticks. Track safety, quality, schedule, cost, and cash with transparent, action-oriented metrics. 3) Commercial & Pre-Award Management Partner with Proposals & Estimating to review requirements, validate/approve cost estimates, qualify/select subcontractors, and support negotiations. Apply consistent scope/change, contract, and claims practices that balance fairness with long-term relationships. Maintain clear commercial positions and documentation from bid through closeout. 4) EHS, Quality & Compliance Embed a "Zero Harm" mindset across office, warehouse/shipping, fabrication, and field activities; encourage speak-up and near-miss learning. Ensure work meets procedures, contract specifications, quality standards, financial targets, and regulatory requirements. Drive timely corrective actions and verification of effectiveness; model integrity in every decision. 5) People Leadership & Capability Hire, develop, and coach leaders and teams; run competency assessments and keep licenses/certifications current. Set clear expectations, provide timely feedback, recognize great work, and address gaps early. Foster calm, accountable execution-especially under pressure and at interfaces with customers and partners. 6) Cross-Functional Partnership & Continuous Improvement Collaborate with Supply Chain, HR, Procurement, FP&A, Sales, and Quality/Operational Excellence to align capacity with demand (S&OP) and remove roadblocks. Digitize project workflows from estimating through closeout to increase speed, transparency, and predictability. Communicate early and clearly with stakeholders; translate complex data into simple choices and impacts. What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (or equivalent experience). 12+ years leading large industrial project delivery-ideally in thermal management/heat-tracing, power/control distribution, or adjacent EPC environments. Deep fluency in project and construction management (planning, cost/schedule control, safety, QA/QC) and contract/commercial management. Proven ability to lead leaders and large multidisciplinary teams; effective with executives and frontline supervisors alike. Industry experience in petrochemical/refining or heavy industrial settings. Working knowledge of continuous improvement tools (e.g., value stream mapping, Kaizen) and digitized project workflows. What We Offer Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. Growth in a global organization with the scale to take on complex, meaningful work-and the agility to move fast. A culture focused on safety, customer success, and continuous improvement. At Chemelex: We protect places of progress through electric excellence. Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything. Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions - defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities. 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