Project Director Full Time

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Project Director to join our award winning team in United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Liaising with client, developer, consultants and contractors as well as KEO internal construction management and supervision, planning, engineering and design divisions.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships enhancing opportunities and business initiatives.
• Ensuring the delivery of the contracted PM/CM services to the client.
• Participating in establishing and implementing the Project Management Plan and procedures.
• Implementing standard risk management routines with management support, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Preparing tender strategy; identifies qualified consultants, contractors and vendors; prepares and issues RFP’s, evaluates proposals; negotiates contract terms/deliverables/payment schedules; and issues recommendation to the client.
• Reviewing of projects’ proposals and plans to determine time frames, staffing plans, finding limitations and establishing procedures needed to accomplish the projects.
• Overseeing and guiding consultants design progress activities. Monitors and verifies design progress and submittals at all design phases.
• Attending and chairing workshops with consultants and contractors, prepares meeting minutes and follows up to achieve identified actions.
• Advising client on all matters pertaining to cost, scope and schedule.
• Reviewing and monitoring project cost estimates, value engineering (VE) proposals and cost reconciliation.
• Assisting with the development and maintenance of the risk management plan.
• Verifies, recommends and processes invoices and assesses variations and claims..
• Providing leadership, guidance and advice to the project team.
• Ensuring work is conducted with quality assurance protocols.
• Identifies and resolves issues, including management, technical or administrative, to ensure that the project objectives are achieved.
• Managing and leading project teams, project managers, engineers, consultants, specialist contractors and cost planners in expediting the projects’ requirements
• Providing coherent presentations to shareholders and board members, on arising situations, progress status, and different reporting needs and requirements.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering.