Are you an experienced Project Director with knowledge and experience of working on large scale multi facet projects and interested in a long term opportunity of working with an international engineering consultancy? Then Arcadis Saudi Arabia may have a fantastic opportunity for you.
Role Summary
As the project director you will be responsible for driving business development and major construction programs in the Saudi Arabian engineering and construction market. You will be responsible for delivery of complex projects, managing key client and stakeholder relationships and providing leadership to your project teams. You will control all work and output across the project in line with business and project demands.
Role Responsibilities :
• Lead an operational team, setting objectives, managing performance and ensuring that staff have the necessary skills to deliver the project objectives
• Translate business objectives into operational financial targets, producing clearly defined business cases, plans and schedules for projects, and taking responsibility for meeting the profit and budgetary targets of the project
• Lead the implementation of complex projects, managing multi-disciplinary teams and working to mid-long term timescales, to ensure delivery standards meet expectations
• Monitor and review the performance and behaviour of all team members, including educating and influencing others, and take action to ensure organisational policies and codes of conduct are followed
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service
• Analyse and review complex information from a range of data sources including colleagues recommendations, in order to identify how different options may impact project delivery and advise clients and internal stakeholders on potential implications
• Develop project management processes and policies and lead the implementation of system improvements for own projects, ensuring developments are in line with strategic business objectives
• Manage relationships with key internal stakeholders in order to identify opportunities for improved efficiencies and collaboration within projects, to ensure commercial viability and customer satisfaction
• Act as a technical expert within own projects, providing strategic advice to other senior managers, in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Manage and build relationships with client project sponsors/stakeholders in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and are aligned to meet objectives
• Accountable for delivery of project within agreed budget - typically 100m+ (can be Sector dependant)
• Responsible for setting delivery approach for multiple projects and plan in consultation with key stakeholders
• Responsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control mechanisms to assure delivery
• Responsible for performance management of multiple projects, engaging with senior leadership team and Associate / Senior project managers
Qualifications
Degree Qualified within Engineering or Construction management
Certified Project Manager
Minimum 20 years total experience
Minimum 10 years experience in major project/program delivery
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Proven experience managing large, complex projects teams of engineers and projects managers.
Middle East experience preferred
Printable Page 
Report Advertisement