Project Director 100%

Responsibilities

• Define scope, scale and detailed project plan of the global out-carve (Omya Performance Polymer Distribution) and integration process of Distrupol / post-closing.
• Responsible for driving the completion of key project ensuring that organizational, IT, legal, administrative, Financial, Controlling as well as all operational Business excellence and processes run smoothly.
• Establish project plans and set the scope.
• Mark projects milestones and understand the critical path.
• Calculate dates based on estimates of work and resource allocation.
• Monitor progress and performance against the project plan.
• Evaluate and authorise changes that significantly impact the scope, or timeline of a project.
• Create and execute masterplan.
• Apply comprehensive project management experience to identify potential risks and establish plan to mitigate those risks while managing time constraints.
• Ensure that Omya values, collaborative partners internal and external requirements are implemented as defined in the project plan.
• Ensure effective Sustainability Management (Quality, Health, Safety and Environment) in accordance with Omya policies and local laws and regulation
• Coordinate project team including both internal and external resources. 
• Liaise with other areas in the organization to secure specialized resources and contributions for the project.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare reports to communicate the project status, requirements, structure and decision points within and beyond the project team.
• Manage ongoing relationships with external contractors, vendors and suppliers so that the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Provide work direction, guidance and supervision to the project team.
• Coach and mentor project staff and assist them to solve problems.
• Inform Steering committee (CEO & Executive Board Members) and Stakeholders regularly on status quo and coordinate decisions with Steering committee
• Work closely with all project Teams involved to structure and deliver to plan
• Do regular updates - communications internally

Qualifications

• University Degree
• 4 to 10 years project (complexe) management experience
  
• Solid project management and project planning skills, having managed and successfully completed diverse projects on-time and on-budget
• Expertise in change management
• Strong understanding of business process/system redesign and financial concepts
• People related lead and motivating communication skills 
• Excellent command of both oral and written local language and English are required. Any other language is beneficial.
• Excell and IT support skills (project management related

Contact

Andreas Lüthi, Head of Human Resources & Services Switzerland, +41 62 789 23 20