Project Director

Job Description

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development and Project Management, the Director is responsible for all aspects of the onsite process and construction of major projects within the Department of Design and Project Management team or as required by the department head. The set role will include involvement at an early stage in the development of the project with the majority of the role concentrating on the delivery aspect of the defined works. The successful candidate must have commercial construction industry experience on major fit-out, A & A projects with experience in live working environment preferable.

• Develop and lead a team of internal project/construction managers, assistants and coordinators to successfully deliver complex projects within a live dynamic environment.
• Lead the onsite team and ensure project completion within the set budget, schedule and conformance with design documents.
• Advise and establish clear project programmes and milestones to monitor and report project progress.
• Participate in developing project bidding strategy with the project team and purchasing department. Prepare scopes of work for each trade, in construction with purchasing.
• Review and provide schedule information for bid documents. May participate in contract negotiations.
• Develop a logistics plan that allows the contractors to complete their work in a coordinated, efficient manner under the Project manager directive
• Coordinate and integrate the activities of all of the assistant project managers, project engineers and other support staff on the project. Establish priorities for the project staff based on owner and project requirements.
• Establish regularly scheduled meetings with the contractors and design team to review the following: shop drawing preparation / approval, equipment/material lead times and required on-site dates, manpower projections vis-a-vis the project schedule, quality/performance issues on and off site.
• Identify any factory visits that may be required and schedule accordingly.
• Monitor contractor/vendor pending costs. Ensure that the cost report is updated on a monthly basis.
• Coordinate with the project executive all client ?business? related contact/correspondence to ensure consistency of reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct regular project/contractor meetings to review project progress and the following issues: Current cost projections/change orders issued to date, anticipated ?pending? costs, schedule update, requisition review, highlight near term major activities, changes to the project, any other issues deemed appropriate.
• Ensure all costs and risk updates are communicated and incorporated into the overall project reporting.
• Obtain approvals for changes to the project that have been generated by the contractor team.
• Establish adequate Inspection and Testing with hold points enforced to ensure desired quality of delivery is maintained.
• Obtain client?s acceptance of the work, and sign-off for the completed project. Responsible for the preparation and submission of the final project report, and prompt closeout of the subcontracts.
• Study, evaluate and identify all tasks and risks from bidding to project undertaking, implementation and up to the final completion of the project.
• Initiate site activity investigations and assessments.
• Evaluate and assess equipment and recommend designs for the project team integrating safety measures.
• Analyze, evaluate and initiate potential energy conservation measures while executing a project.
• Design, develop and initiate site-specific safety plan including an accident-free safe work environment.
• Lead, direct, assist and support construction teams to ensure deliverable processes on time and within the budget.
• Prepare detailed, accurate timely project reports including work schedules, implementations, deviations, change in subcontractors, customer issues and other related problems.
• Initiate and implement best practices, procedures and standards in compliance with Company?s laws

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