Project Director

Job description

Lead the successful delivery of large-scale, complex projects from initiation to completion, ensuring scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, contractual obligations, and client expectations are met. Responsibilities include providing overall strategic, commercial, technical, and operational leadership; directing multidisciplinary teams across engineering, design, procurement, construction, controls, commercial, quality, safety, and stakeholder management; establishing project governance, execution strategies, decision protocols, and reporting requirements; owning scope, schedule, budget, cash flow, risk profile, quality objectives, and performance targets; developing and maintaining the Project Execution Plan; building strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, authorities, and stakeholders; leading executive-level progress, commercial, technical, risk, and stakeholder meetings; overseeing design and technical delivery, procurement, and construction activities; monitoring project controls such as schedule performance, cost forecasting, change management, and risk management; providing commercial and contractual leadership; championing health, safety, environment, quality, and security culture; ensuring adequate resourcing and staffing; mentoring project leadership personnel; promoting digital delivery, BIM, data-driven reporting, and document management; coordinating interfaces between disciplines and external parties; leading risk reviews and mitigation; overseeing testing, commissioning, handover, closeout, and final accounting; presenting project status and recommendations to senior management and the client; and performing other related responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management or related discipline
• over 20 years of progressive experience delivering major infrastructure, buildings, mixed-use or large-scale development projects
• strong knowledge of project management principles covering scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, procurement, contracts, construction, commissioning and stakeholder management
• proven ability to manage large project teams, consultants, contractors and multiple work packages
• excellent leadership, negotiation, communication, presentation, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills with ability to engage senior clients and stakeholders
• ability to develop and implement project strategies, governance, recovery plans and performance improvement initiatives
• proficiency in project reporting and common digital collaboration, document management, scheduling and project controls platforms
• knowledge of regional permitting, authority approvals and construction delivery practices
• working knowledge of BIM and digital project delivery platforms with integrated controls and reporting
• professional registration or certification such as PMP, PE, CEng, RICS or equivalent is advantageous
• experience with complex procurement strategies, multiple contract packages and high‑value programs involving diverse stakeholders preferred

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