Project Director Job Locations Work From Your Own Home | US-CA-Huntington Beach ID 2024-13891 Overview The Project Director will be responsible managing varying priorities to provide high-quality project deliverables completed on time and within budget from concept through completion. You must be able to demonstrate initiative and critical thinking to customize work approaches, present information, and issue resolutions. This position will report to our VP Americas, PMO. Responsibilities Prepares materials and leads Project Keystone team (compliance team) to build the compliance foundations for Element NA ensuring NIST 800-171 compliance at a minimum. Prepares materials as needed for SteerCo and leadership updates. Raises risks and opportunities to achieving the Projects Charter, Scope, and Objectives. Oversees current state compliance levels. Works closely with PMO team as well as legal and functional teams to ensure visibility to risks and opportunities for the project. Skills / Qualifications Must have solid acquisition experience where compliance to FARS and DFARS is critical. Core competencies: NIST800-171/CMMC, Regulatory Compliance, DFARS/FedRAMP/CUI/ITAR. Solid project management experience. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills. Excellent business judgement skills and teamwork oriented. Strong financial management skills to keep projects on budget. Bachelor's degree or higher preferred. Ability to travel as needed. Must be a US citizen. Company Overview Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to 'Make tomorrow safer than today'. When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access. While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development. Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization. Diversity Statement The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) "If you need an accommodation filling out an application, or applying to a job, please email Recruitment@element.com" At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the world s most trusted testing partner . All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of depe dents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.