Director, Engineering Projects

Mac Dermid Alpha Electronics Solutions is a business segment of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI) that focuses on electronic materials and solutions.

The Director, Engineering Project Management will lead our engineering project managers and associated teams across the globe, driving a variety of engineering projects in parallel to deliver key business initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong people‑management skills and wide technical expertise across our product lines. They will connect high‑level business objectives with project‑management disciplines, understand the technical roadmap, coach other project managers, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• Lead a global team of Engineering Project & Program Managers supporting multiple business units across the MAES organization.
• Develop best‑in‑class engineering project‑management processes & tools to scope, drive, track, and deliver on a variety of global projects—including chemical production scale‑ups, technology development, systems design and engineering, and capital projects such as factory builds and expansions.
• Directly project‑manage critical, high‑visibility initiatives.
• Continuously drive engineering efficiency to improve speed, first‑time‑right performance, and scope adherence.
• Professionally develop the Project Managers, continuously improving skills and behaviors.
• Collaboratively develop project plans, status reports, and risk‑mitigation options with cross‑functional teams including R&D, Engineering, Operations, CI, Product Line Management, and Quality.
• Lead cross‑functional team meetings, facilitate communication and execution, and work with managers to address bottlenecks and resource‑balancing issues.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to CIP existing internal practices and develop solutions.
• Develop tools & skillsets within the Engineering Project Management teams that are best practices and translatable across geographic regions and business divisions.
• Encourage, cultivate, and grow a culture of Continuous Improvement within the Engineering Project Management teams.

• Technical qualification in Science or Engineering at Bachelor Degree level is required;
  Master’s and/or MBA desired, PMP qualifications are beneficial but not essential.
• Minimum of 8+ years of project‑management leadership in chemical process scaling, electromechanical engineered systems development, or capital projects budgeted at over several million dollars.
• 10‑12+ years of experience in project management, including planning, negotiating resources, driving projects forward, and leading cross‑functional teams without direct line‑management authority.
• Extensive knowledge of project‑management strategies, tools, and operational approaches to guide both short‑ and long‑term projects, including projects requiring iterative testing or ambiguous pathways to success.
• Experience in defining and establishing new business processes to meet organizational needs.
• Ability to manage in both directions, clearly communicating to stakeholders to enable decisions to be made accurately and swiftly.
• Experience working in electronics or a similar technical industry is preferred.

• Project management experience – Demonstrated ability to define success, scope, negotiate and plan resources, drive projects forward, continuously evaluate and redeploy, and lead cross‑functional teams without direct authority.
• Ownership and accountability – An innate desire to take ownership of projects and efforts, push forward without explicit requests, and a sense of obligation to commit clearly and complete tasks.
• Criticality – Ability to assess resource requirements, availability, trade‑offs, and urgency versus importance to make the right decisions.
• Written and verbal communication skills – Strong communication abilities critical for collaboration, presenting ideas, and conveying information effectively.
• Proficiency with multiple Project Management systems and tools – Technical competency in using tools for planning, execution, and documentation across a variety of disciplines and project types.