Director of Projects- Construction
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Job description
Job Purpose
- Provide executive leadership over all construction projects to ensure delivery on time, within budget, to approved quality standards, and in compliance with contracts, authorities, safety, and business objectives.
Project Leadership
- Lead multiple construction projects from pre-construction planning to handover and defects liability.
- Set execution strategies, project priorities, resource plans, reporting structures, and delivery controls.
Time & Cost Control
- Approve and monitor master schedules, baseline programs, cash flows, procurement plans, and progress reports.
- Track budget variances, change orders, claims, payment certificates, and cost-to-complete forecasts.
Consultants & Contractors
- Manage consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal project teams to achieve contractual obligations.
- Lead progress meetings, resolve technical/commercial issues, and escalate critical risks to management.
Quality, HSE & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, authority approvals, building codes, QA/QC, and HSE requirements.
- Implement inspection processes, handover standards, snagging procedures, and documentation controls.
Risk & Stakeholders
- Identify design, authority, procurement, cost, legal, and site risks with mitigation actions.
- Coordinate with sales, marketing, finance, procurement, legal, authorities, and owners on project matters.
Requirements
Education & Certifications- Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; PMP/RICS/Chartered status preferred.
- 15+ years in construction, including 5+ years in senior leadership; strong real estate development and contractor management experience.
- Project controls, contracts, FIDIC basics, planning, cost control, authority approvals, QA/QC, HSE, value engineering, claims management.
- Leadership, decisiveness, negotiation, accountability, strategic thinking, crisis management, integrity, stakeholder management.