VP Projects

CEL Critical Power - Powering the AI Revolution

CEL has an opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing US business, where you will have an opportunity to make a significant impact on our immediate and long-term success of our supply chain function.

CEL is an Irish based 40-year manufacturer, distributor and exporter of electrical switch gear and controls, and related products and services, now focused on the supplying the global data centre industry.

Operating from our newly acquired 400,000ft2 facility in Williamsburg, Virginia, we aim to double in size each year for the next three years.

CEL is led by a hard-working team who follow traditional working practices, value collaboration, continuous improvement, excellence in quality and commercial curiosity; this is your chance to develop your career as part of a dynamic US SMT who will shape the future of our business.

We strongly believe that seeking out and hiring the most diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create an exceptional and innovative workplace for our employees which will deliver excellence in service to our customers.

We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experience to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

The position is a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) responsible for leading a team of Program and Project Managers ensuring the professional delivery of complex electrical switch gear projects to our global data centre clients. This strategic leadership role ensures that all projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest QA and H&S standards.

Maintaining excellent client relationships and acting as a point of escalation is a critical aspect of the role. This role requires a strong technical understanding of Project Management Systems and Techniques, exceptional relationship development skills and a very high degree of financial and commercial acumen.

• Develop and implement a Project Management Process, ensuring alignment between US and IRL systems
• Balance strategic goals with immediate business needs, ensuring projects align with company objectives
• Provide strategic direction and strong leadership, ensuring your team deliver professionally / consistently
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and excellence.
• Collaborate with HR to ensure workforce planning, training and succession development
• Align your resource / capacity planning with our SIOPS process
• Promote professional development and knowledge sharing across the team

• Ensure rigorous financial and commercial management through all phases of the project lifecycle
• Implement and maintain department-level governance, reporting and documentation standards
• Regularly review project performance, verify financial targets and contractual obligations are achieved with rational to explain as required
• Implement early warning KPIs to identify a project which is not achieving its performance goals
• Developing mitigation strategies to correct non-performing projects with peer teams as required
• Monitor general Project Management KPI's, ensuring trends are monitored / corrected as required
• Provide accurate reports which provide clarity of alignment of performance to the business strategy

• Oversee the end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent electrical switch gear / internal CEL projects
• Implement and utilise Master Scheduling / SIOPS processes to ensure alignment across all functions.
• Ensure adherence to project scope, timelines, budgets and quality standards
• Implement robust project governance, risk management and reporting structures
• Provide clear, accurate and regular reports on all active projects

• Proactively identify, monitor and mitigate project risks and issues (internal or external)
• Develop mitigation strategies and elevate to ensure project momentum and successful outcomes
• Utilise regular Lessons Learned activities to ensure identified risks are not repeated

• Act as a senior point of contact and escalation for key clients
• Maintain strong client…