Director of Semiconductor Tool Install to provide senior program leadership for a large-scale semiconductor manufacturing construction project in
North Phoenix, Arizona.
This director level position will lead the project management office responsible for integrated tool installation planning, governance, controls, and delivery in support of fab readiness and manufacturing ramp objectives. This leader will work closely with the confidential semiconductor client and guide Tool Install Project Managers, Construction Managers, project controls personnel, trade partners, equipment vendors, and specialty contractors.
The position requires executive level judgment, strong semiconductor tool install expertise, and the ability to drive performance across multiple concurrent scopes rather than manage a single installation package.
Direct semiconductor tool install leadership experience is required.Key Responsibilities
- Provide overall PMO leadership for semiconductor tool install execution, establishing program priorities, decision rights, reporting standards, and accountability across major installation work packages.
- Lead and mentor Tool Install Project Managers, Construction Managers, planning and controls teams, and other program resources. Set expectations for performance, issue resolution, and consistent execution.
- Represent the tool install program in senior level discussions with client leadership, Facilities, Manufacturing, Equipment Engineering, design teams, contractors, and equipment suppliers.
- Oversee the integrated tool install master schedule, including dependencies among base build completion, utility system turnover, tool delivery, move in, setting, hook up, commissioning, and equipment sign off.
- Establish program controls and executive dashboards covering milestone performance, installation readiness, cost, change management, constraints, contractor productivity, risk, and forecasted completion.
- Lead strategic coordination across cleanroom and subfab work, including tool placement and alignment, rigging and anchoring, and tool specific interfaces with base build MEP and process utility infrastructure.
- Provide technical and execution oversight for hook ups involving ultra pure water, process piping, bulk and specialty gases, chemical distribution, exhaust, electrical power, and related support systems.
- Ensure coordinated review of equipment vendor requirements, utility matrices, installation drawings, scope boundaries, and interface responsibility before field execution.
- Direct program level staffing and sequencing strategies with trade partners and specialty contractors, addressing labor availability, workface access, cleanroom protocols, and competing installation priorities.
- Oversee budget performance, cost forecasting, change orders, commercial exposure, and schedule impacts. Guide resolution of major scope gaps and contractor or vendor disputes.
- Maintain a disciplined risk and escalation process for late engineering, material availability, utility readiness, equipment delivery, access restrictions, and other threats to the factory ramp schedule.
- Set safety, quality, contamination control, and work authorization expectations across participating teams, reinforcing proactive leadership in active cleanroom and manufacturing environments.
- Hold contractors and vendors accountable for performance, recovery plans, installation quality, closeout documentation, and readiness to support commissioning, qualification, and startup.
- Align turnover packages, system acceptance, punch list closeout, and tool readiness milestones with the client's Facilities, Equipment Engineering, CQV, and manufacturing stakeholders.
- Provide concise executive reporting and actionable recommendations to project and client leadership, escalating critical decisions early and driving timely corrective action.
- Champion Lean Construction, consistent PMO processes, and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce installation cycle time and improve program predictability.
Qualifications
- 15+ years of progressive construction, project, or program delivery experience, with leadership accountability on major, technically complex capital projects.
- 8+ years of direct semiconductor construction experience, including substantial hands on program or project leadership for semiconductor tool installation and tool hook up.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multiple Project Managers or major installation work packages and influence multidisciplinary contractor, engineering, vendor, and client teams.
- Strong understanding of the semiconductor equipment installation lifecycle, from design and utility requirements through tool move in, hook up, commissioning support, and equipment sign off.
- Working knowledge of cleanroom and subfab construction, process utilities, MEP interfaces, equipment vendor coordination, and manufacturing readiness requirements.
- Advanced capability in CPM scheduling, Primavera P6, project controls, program reporting, cost forecasting, contract interpretation, and change management.
- Track record of managing complex program risks, contractor performance, executive stakeholder relationships, and high impact issues under demanding milestone schedules.
- Strong executive communication, negotiation, organizational leadership, and decision making skills.
Preferred Background
- Experience in a Director, Program Executive, PMO Leader, Senior Program Manager, or comparable tool install leadership role supporting a semiconductor fab.
- Background with an Owner's Representative, EPCM organization, major construction manager, mechanical contractor, or specialty tool install contractor.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred. Equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
- Familiarity with PMWeb, Primavera, Excel, Word, and integrated construction reporting systems.
Project Location and Work Arrangement
This position is based on a semiconductor construction project in North Phoenix, Arizona and involves close engagement with onsite teams and client stakeholders. Any travel, mobilization, relocation, or per diem arrangements will depend on project requirements and individual circumstances.
This is a full time, direct employment opportunity with Worldwide Professional Solutions, offering the chance to lead a technically demanding tool install PMO and influence the successful delivery of advanced semiconductor manufacturing infrastructure.
WWPS offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Short term and long term disability coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid holidays and paid time off
This is a full-time position for World Wide Professional Solutions. We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, short term disability, long term disability, and a company match retirement plan. All benefits begin the first of the month following your start date. 
