Projects Collaboration Director

Overview

Lead collaboration across Candu projects, guiding teams and fostering partnerships

Key Responsibilities

• stakeholder liaison
• kpi management
• risk analysis
• procurement strategy
• safety compliance
• reporting

Tasks

-Stakeholder Communication:Act as a key liaison between Project Managers and internal/external stakeholders.Strengthen relationships with clients, partners, suppliers, and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment and transparency. -Guide Project Managers in applying KPIs to assess project health and progress. -Ensure all project activities comply with corporate ethics, cybersecurity standards, import-export regulations, IP protections, and security clearance protocols. -Partner with functional managers to recruit, train, and develop project personnel. -Contribute to risk analysis using industry best practices such as Monte Carlo simulations and contingency draw-down curves. -Collaborate on procurement strategies, contract scope, change control, and flow-down requirements. -Support robust reporting protocols to meet contract, corporate, and stakeholder oversight requirements. -Ensure governance and compliance throughout the supply chain, especially in packaging and delegation of work to global partners. -Provide direct leadership to junior and intermediate Project Managers, supporting performance reviews, site engagement, and career development. -Procurement & Supply Chain Management:Collaborate on procurement strategies, contract scope, change control, and flow-down requirements.Ensure governance and compliance throughout the supply chain, especially in packaging and delegation of work to global partners. -Act as a key liaison between Project Managers and internal/external stakeholders. -Promote cross-functional collaboration and clear communication to ensure project cohesion and success. -Team Leadership & Coordination:Collaborate with Project Managers to build and guide multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, construction, and support functions.Promote cross-functional collaboration and clear communication to ensure project cohesion and success. -Strengthen relationships with clients, partners, suppliers, and regulatory bodies to ensure alignment and transparency. -Project Planning & Scope Definition:Support development of project plans including timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and execution strategies.Assist in defining scope and deliverables aligned with contract documents and client expectations.Facilitate work breakdown structures (WBS), execution plans, and performance benchmarks to support packaging of work for internal and external execution. -Facilitate work breakdown structures (WBS), execution plans, and performance benchmarks to support packaging of work for internal and external execution. -Support development of project plans including timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and execution strategies. -Safety & Quality Assurance:Champion adherence to safety protocols and quality standards across all project activities.Assist in development and implementation of safety programs, training initiatives, and corrective action plans.Uphold nuclear and industrial safety compliance. -Champion adherence to safety protocols and quality standards across all project activities. -Assist in development and implementation of safety programs, training initiatives, and corrective action plans. -Performance Monitoring & Reporting:Guide Project Managers in applying KPIs to assess project health and progress.Support robust reporting protocols to meet contract, corporate, and stakeholder oversight requirements. -Assist in defining scope and deliverables aligned with contract documents and client expectations. -People Management:Provide direct leadership to junior and intermediate Project Managers, supporting performance reviews, site engagement, and career development.Maintain supervisory structure that fosters growth, accountability, and alignment with strategic delivery goals.Partner with functional managers to recruit, train, and develop project personnel. -Collaborate with Project Managers to build and guide multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, construction, and support functions. -Contract & Risk Management:Support contract administration including scope control, change management, and subcontractor/vendor coordination.Contribute to risk analysis using industry best practices such as Monte Carlo simulations and contingency draw-down curves.Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and governance standards. -Maintain supervisory structure that fosters growth, accountability, and alignment with strategic delivery goals. -Uphold nuclear and industrial safety compliance. -Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and governance standards. -Ethical & Regulatory Compliance:Ensure all project activities comply with corporate ethics, cybersecurity standards, import-export regulations, IP protections, and security clearance protocols. -Support contract administration including scope control, change management, and subcontractor/vendor coordination.

Requirements

• engineering degree
• matrix experience
• stakeholder engagement
• project leadership
• risk analysis
• people management

What You Bring

-Degree in Engineering or Business Management -Experience working in matrixed organizations and managing global partnerships. -Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills. -Proven experience in project delivery leadership, preferably in engineering, construction, or nuclear sectors. -Familiarity with project planning tools, risk analysis methodologies, and performance management frameworks. -Strong people management skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams.

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Benefits

-Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan. -A wide array of learning and development opportunities. -The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.

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