Project Director
NEO2 Consultant
Required skills
About the role
Translated into English from French by Korum. The employer's original wording is on their site.
Founded in 2008, NEO2 is a consulting and technical assistance company specialised in process engineering and industrial infrastructure.
Our group has more than 800 employees and works with major clients in the Energy, Environment, Pharmaceutical, Health, Food Processing, Infrastructure / Construction, Naval, Defence, etc. sectors on industrial or digital projects.
How? We second our consulting engineers, technical experts and project managers to assist our clients in carrying out their strategic projects.
Today, with offices in France in Paris, Nantes, Lyon, Lille, Strasbourg, Aix-en-Provence and Bordeaux, Saint-Nazaire, Tours, we are continuing our development with the opening of an office in Brussels, Belgium.
At NEO2, we value all talent! We treat all applications fairly, with the aim of promoting inclusion and diversity within our teams.
Job description:To support the growth of the group, we are looking to strengthen our team of project directors.
Becoming a consultant at NEO2 means:
Being in charge of your career, with multiple development opportunities (job, sector, region).
Being able to work on projects with an environmental dimension (30% of our projects help make industry more sustainable)
Benefiting from strong managerial support
By joining our teams as Project Director, you will work on an initial assignment with one of our clients. Attached to a team, you will work on a major project linked to the installation of an energy production system.
You will be involved in the following tasks:
Define and deploy the project management methodology across the entire industrial project portfolio.
Structure projects (project charter, WBS, master schedule, budget, governance, performance indicators).
Ensure the application of project management best practices and internal processes.
Manage the overall project planning and secure the achievement of strategic milestones.
Set up and run governance bodies (steering committees, project committees, phase reviews).
Monitor costs, deadlines, risks, opportunities and associated action plans.
Develop and maintain dashboards and reports for management and stakeholders.
Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and foster collaboration between different disciplines.
Identify potential deviations and implement the corrective actions needed to secure project objectives.
Oversee document management, change control and the project decision-making process.
Support project managers in developing their skills in project management tools and methods.
Act as the interface with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and external partners on organisational and contractual matters.
Take part in prioritising and arbitrating projects according to available resources and strategic stakes.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes, lessons learned and the capitalisation of best practices.
Ensure a consolidated view of the project portfolio to inform management decision-making.
You hold a degree from an engineering school (generalist, process, mechanical, industrial engineering or equivalent), ideally complemented by specialised project management training (PMP®, Prince2®, MSP®, MBA or equivalent), and you want to boost your career by taking on numerous assignments on innovative projects with the largest French and international industrial companies.
You have excellent leadership, communication and influencing skills. Recognised for your methodological rigour, sense of organisation and strategic vision, you know how to bring together multidisciplinary teams, manage high-level stakeholders and take decisions in complex and demanding environments.
You have at least 20 years of experience directing complex industrial projects, including significant experience in project governance, PMO, project portfolio management or the transformation of project organisations.
You master project management and portfolio steering tools and methodologies (MS Project, Power BI, collaborative and reporting tools), as well as recognised project management frameworks.
You have a fluent to bilingual level of English (C1/C2), allowing you to work in an international context, lead management meetings and negotiate with foreign counterparts.
If you wish to work for a company of human scale and this adventure appeals to you, contact us quickly!
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