DIRECTOR

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has the overall responsibility for the successful conclusion of construction projects. They oversee project managers, who coordinate teams to ensure that work is completed on time and within budget, to a high standard.

The candidate will accomplish these tasks through a team of project managers, who will work with their Project teams, Technical Consultants, Sub-Contractors and to meet clients’ needs. The Project Director provides leadership to strategically manage risk, monitor finances and ensure each phase of work is started or completed on time.

Job Responsibilities: -

· Driving the overall operational and business performance of the Company;

• Collaborating with executive leadership to develop and execute strategic plans for business growth;
• Developing and implementing systems and controls for monitoring operational KPIs;
• Ensuring efficiency of all projects and compliance with statutory and mandatory requirements;
• Monitoring build progress, overseeing finance and ensuring project quality
• Making strategic decisions and providing leadership and direction to project managers to implement those decisions
• Meeting with clients, stakeholders and project managers to report on project progress
• Liaising with clients and building strong working relationships
• Devising cost-effective plans to enable effective project completion
• Managing risks to avoid delays or reputational damage
• Ensuring permits and legal papers are secured ahead of the project
• Managing project managers and enabling them to supervise and manage their own teams
• Working in an office and on a construction site.
• Perform monthly budget cost review and cost monitoring across projects to ensure that cost is well managed and within budget.
• Performs tender adjudication on tender awards put up by Project teams as part of due diligence to ensure prices are competitive and all transactions are done above board with proper justification - to safeguard the company against any possible loss of profits, reputation, etc.
• Conduct analysis and review of tender costings by project tender teams to ensure that all potential risk, specified requirement were adequately addressed and provided for.
• Excellent in facilitating multi-stakeholder (internal and external) engagement.
• Strong communications, consulting, negotiation, and conceptualization skills.
• Excellent organization and time management abilities, with a capacity to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to multi-task, quick to adapt and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess a strong technical background with expertise in the specific industry or field relevant to the projects.
• Proactive self-starter, analytical, self-motivated, high energy and driven yet able to work well within a team and motivate the team.
• Excellent writing, presentation and people engagement skills.

Cost and Procurement

· Accountable for implementing the project procurement strategy

· Be thoroughly familiar with the requirements of the Head Contract and specific packages thereby identifying changes, conflicts, etc prior to them occurring

· Set up in conjunction with the Commercial Manger the budgets and the cost reporting procedures for the project

· Participate in tender interviews for major packages and make sure there is tight coordination between disciplines

Qualifications & Experience

· At least 10 years of working experiences.

· Proven experience in a managerial role, preferably in a similar industry.

· Strong leadership and decision-making skills.

· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, organizational.

· Demonstrated ability to drive business growth and development.

· Excellent communication skills

Job Requirements: -

· Excellent organizational and leadership skills.

• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible and adaptable to navigate in changing environments.

Preferred Skills & Characteristics

· Excellent communication and influencing skills including negotiating and contracting.

· Experience in developing and managing project staff.

· Good level networking and liaison skills and the provide ability to meet deadlines and targets.

· Good team work skills actively

· Involves colleagues across the business, builds the benefits of collaborative working.

· Self-developer – acts as a role model, invests time in their own development and encourages others