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, directly managing up to 25-50 project team members. This role requires leadership experience in building sectors related to design and construction, project management experience on large capital projects, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.

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
• Motivate and inspire others along with inspiring confidence and trust in clients and potential clients
• 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
• 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
• 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 full accountability for the success of the project
• 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
• 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 project success

Requirements

• Leadership experience in building sectors related to design and construction
• Project Management experience on large, capital projects
• 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 projects
• 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

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Wellness program
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending account
• 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
• Paid family leave