Project Director

About the role

We are seeking an Owner’s Representative, Project Director to join our team. The successful candidate will manage multiple projects valued at $25m-$300m, including both renovations and new builds. They will directly manage up to 25-50 project team members, foster a diverse collaborative culture, and motivate and inspire others.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of multiple projects valued at $25m-$300m, to include both renovations and new builds
• Directly managing activities of up to 25-50 project team members
• Foster a diverse collaborative culture
• Manage conflicting priorities and business interests
• Motivate and inspire others along with inspiring confidence and trust in clients and potential clients
• Involve employees, deliver results, emphasize teamwork, stimulate change, and recognize performance
• Interact with client as project leader and define pace, progression, and culture of project team
• Communicate clients’ goals, constraints, and priorities to the project team
• Anticipate and foresee conditions and concerns. Make decisions on major project events, taking into consideration the impact the final direction has on the project goals and all disciplines within a project
• Ensure that scheduled activities are meeting the client’s goals and objectives
• Communicate the vision and scope of the project and keep it on track
• Create a project budget including all cost parameters for the project
• Position requires working knowledge of costs for capital project components
• Create schedules with all relevant events and understand their relationships
• Train PM’s in creating schedules, budgets, and overall team management
• Present budgets, schedules, and events to clients, allowing for continuous project progression with client understanding and concurrence
• Project Director will be required to present, and maintain confidence of C-suite client executives
• Monitor profitability & fee utilization against contract value
• Monitor the design for adherence to client expectations and budgetary constraints
• Monitor the construction process to ensure client’s objectives are met
• Take ownership and maintain full accountability for the success of the project
• Maintain all client communication and correspondence
• Review and approve all client invoices
• Review and approve project invoices and payment requests such that payments are consistent with work completed
• Monitor all client communication and correspondence
• Review and approve all client invoices
• Review and approve project invoices and payment requests such that payments are consistent with work completed

Requirements

• Leadership experience in building sectors related to design and construction is required
• Project Management experience on large, capital project
• Understanding of preconstruction/project development process and requirements
• Understanding of contracts (negotiations, language, and requirements)
• Demonstrated ability to lead project team
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and problem-solving abilities
• Strong computer skills and literacy in scheduling, word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field, such as Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or Business, or equivalent degree
• 10 years’ experience managing projects and leading project teams
• Professional Registration or certifications a plus

Skills

• Leadership experience in building sectors related to design and construction
• Project Management experience on large, capital project
• Understanding of preconstruction/project development process and requirements
• Understanding of contracts (negotiations, language, and requirements)
• Demonstrated ability to lead project team
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and problem-solving abilities
• Strong computer skills and literacy in scheduling, word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software

Benefits

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.