Program Director – Water Infrastructure

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Program Director – Water Infrastructure

Published on October 8, 2026

Project Snapshot

Strategic, multi-year water infrastructure program for a new semiconductor fabrication facility in western India. The scope covers ultra-pure water (UPW), water reclaim, wastewater treatment and the supporting utility infrastructure, from detailed engineering through procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.

24-month contract, onsite at the customer site in India, start as soon as possible.

Description

As Program Director, you lead the program to a safe, on-time and on-budget delivery while protecting margin, managing contractual exposure and keeping a strategic customer relationship strong. You report to the regional Managing Director, Water Technologies, with significant onsite presence.

Program leadership

• Lead overall delivery from detailed engineering through commissioning and handover
• Drive safe, on-time and on-budget execution
• Run project governance, reporting and executive reviews
• Lead recovery actions on schedule, cost or execution issues

Commercial and financial management

• Own project P&L, cash flow and margin performance
• Lead contract management, claims, variations and change orders
• Drive cost control and commercial discipline across the lifecycle

Customer and stakeholder management

• Act as executive sponsor and primary customer interface
• Manage relationships with the customer, EPC partners, contractors and suppliers
• Lead escalations and critical decision-making forums

Risk, execution and organisation

• Run risk management and early-warning processes
• Lead the project management, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, quality, HSE and project controls teams
• Build team capability and capture lessons learned

Required Qualification

Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering; Master's degree and PMP or IPMA certification preferred.

Must-have:

• 15+ years in EPC, industrial infrastructure, water or process industries
• Proven leadership of large capital projects, ideally above USD 100M
• Strong commercial, contractual and stakeholder management record
• Eligible to work in India, or able to obtain an employment visa

Nice-to-have: semiconductor, UPW, wastewater, reclaim or advanced manufacturing projects.

Technical skills: ultra-pure water, wastewater and water reuse systems; EPC / EPCM delivery, construction and commissioning; contract, risk, project controls and financial governance.

Soft skills: executive presence, customer-facing leadership, decisive under pressure. Fluent English.

Summary

• Gujarat, India
• Permanent
• Based on experience
• Onshore

Experience Min. 15 years Education Bac +2/+3

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