Strategic Project Leader

Job Details

What you will do

The Strategic Project Leader is a key role reporting to the office of Chief Operating Officer, Building Solutions, EMEALA. You will be part of a newly formed team driving operationalized efficiencies across our operations businesses in Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Latin America.

As a Strategic Project Leader, you will be leading the deployment of regional implementation programs for new applications and processes. You will focus on margin improvements, implementing project deliverables on time, on budget, with delivered on plan financial and operational benefits.

How you will do it

As an experienced operations professional you will be closely working with European/regional teams and core program teams. As a Project Implementation leader, you will be preparing detailed regional implementation plans with allocated regions. You will develop estimates of capex and opex costs with program and regional teams for budgeting purposes. This role will be responsible for the delivery of assessments and valuations of assumed business benefits to provide a robust return on investment with the program and regional teams.

As a Strategic Project Leader, you will be also coordinating with program and project resources to implement the regional plans, on time, on budget and with the delivered benefits. You will be playing a key role in regularly presenting progress to regional sponsors and business leaders, identifying any challenges to success, and closely working with regional and program teams to find an early resolution. Additionally, you will take ownership for select specialist activities which may include process mapping, applications testing & support, report & dashboard creation, and operational data analysis.

What we look for

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Minimum 5-10 year’s experience in service business in handling operations or implementing projects for service growth of the business for Building Technology and Solutions or an equivalent business

Experience of working as a Lead for operations or project implementation

Strong project management experience and experience in working for a matrix organization

Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and aural are important.

Ability to work under pressure and consistently deliver expected results

A professional with the highest eye for business, who has the interpersonal skills and can gain credibility with executive management, peers, and customers

Experience communicating effectively across multiple organizations and business leaders

Preferred

Recent or Past experience in running IT or business projects

Lean or Six Sigma Green Belt trained

If you are successful we can offer you a company culture that promotes work life balance, a dedication to continued learning and development and access to mental health support, a fantastic benefits package which includes a competitive salary, management incentive bonus, company car or car allowance, medical, pension, life assurance, employee assistance program, employee referral scheme, discount on Johnson Controls security products including ADT Smart Home, plus voluntary schemes for childcare vouchers, cycle to work eye care vouchers and holiday purchase. The successful candidate can be located anywhere within Europe, Johnson Controls offer hybrid working in this role.

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