Project Director

Key accountabilities

Winning Work:

· From a project basis and working closely with Pre-Construction, identify and develop long-term relationships to grow the business, profitable

· Select, with divisional leadership, appropriate skills to prepare and lead proposals and presentations to win projects

· Ensure that bid teams are fully briefed and also debriefed, sharing learning and feedback with the team and divisional leadership.

Effective Resourcing:

· Plan skill requirements for assigned projects, managing and personally working with the project teams and Human Resources to recruit and select quality employees within budget and headcount, adhering to company recruitment and selection processes and agency preferred suppliers

· Proactively transfer resourcing skills to project leadership staff

· Ensure continuity of resourcing for assigned projects

Project Set-up and Close-Out:

· Direct timely, quality and cost efficient set up for all assigned projects, ensuring that meeting and reporting documentation and schedules are implemented from the outset and are in accordance with company Best Practice and specific project contract conditions.

· Ensure set-up is linked to close-out in terms of establishing quality processes, problem resolution and snagging with focus on alignment of cost, scope and timescale from project start-up

· Provide support and direction to ensure timely and efficient close-out

· Oversee focus on client satisfaction in line with cost, scope and timescales

· Ensure compliance of all statutory rules, regulations and local laws of the UAE for construction and refurbishment works.

Best Practice Health & Safety:

· Proactively monitor project health & safety processes, culture and behaviors, ensuring compliance with the Safety Procedures and personally attending any serious incidents

· Represent assigned projects at H&S meetings

· Promote H&S education to/with trade suppliers, working proactively to identify appropriate H&S initiatives to raise awareness and avoid complacency at all times

Quality Project Reporting:

· Take an active part in the monthly divisional project reporting process ensuring that reliable and accurate information is provided. Through the monthly reporting process, quality committee and other feedback, identify and address potential problem areas, ensuring that client reporting is accurate and appropriate.

Effective Risk Management:

· Proactively manage and monitor programmes, change process and financial reporting for assigned projects to ensure commercial and relationship risk avoidance and management

· Establish and maintain regular project team meetings that include risk assessment and management as key agenda items

· Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients and client professional teams for all assigned projects, conducting “Fireside chats”, as required and personally troubleshooting as necessary

· Develop and maintain positive relationships with owners and directors of supply chain organisations and suppliers of all assigned projects, attending trade contractor meetings and providing support in effective management of supply chain

· Transfer learning gained from your role on the Quality Assurance / Quality Control to assigned projects.

Effective People Management:

· Manage project construction teams in line with the values and culture of ISG

· Provide effective feedback to project teams and individuals

· Act promptly and positively to address performance or behavior issues as and when they arise, utilizing the support of HR

· Provide input to individual’s PDRs as required

Operational Excellence

· Set up regular game days to test workloads and team responses to simulated events.

· Learn from all operational failures: Drive improvement through lessons learned from all operational events and failures. Share what is learned across teams and through the entire organization.

· Responsible for the development and sustainability of work streams within the site as well as leading and driving the principle-based behaviors within the sites which include:

· Creating value for our business and customers, accountability and ownership at all levels, integration and inclusiveness (within and outside of sites), focusing on the process, embracing data & facts, right first-time culture, leading by example and respect for all.

· Responsible for the identification, management and execution of projects within the sites which will deliver year-over-year improvements.

· To be a catalyst within the sites to appropriately, and respectfully, challenge status quo which will continually drive improvements via best practice replication (learning from within the network and externally), creative and innovative solutions, alignment of goals and objectives and resource planning to deliver results.

Business Development

· Expected to be a primary regional expert and have a fundamental market knowledge. This position will interface with the business development team and operations team

· Build relationships with customers, suppliers, and consultants. You will thrive on the challenge of winning new business

· Assist in leading project acquisition and development transactions from signing of contract to closing.

Employees have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work. Employees must co-operate with employers and co-workers to help everyone meet their health and safety legal requirements.