Director, PDS Projects

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Responsibilities:

1. Lead the team to maintain the schedule baselines and ensure mechanisms are in place to monitor performance.
2. Work closely with the client, sub-consultants, and main contractors on time reporting.
3. Review and interrogate overall project status with the Project Management team and recommend corrective action where necessary.
4. Understand and resolve complex issues, communicating solutions to both internal and external stakeholders.
5. Manage multiple stakeholders and demonstrate the ability to build relationships.
6. Establish the project planning process and procedure to include within the PEP (Project Execution Plan).
7. Assure integration of sub-schedules from all parties involved in the projects – including contractors, sub-contractors, and consultants.
8. Provide detailed but concise reports on progress against the baseline schedule and continuously monitor risks and opportunities.
9. Report on schedule progress inclusive of contractual spend utilizing reporting metrics including EV (earned value) and PV (planned value) and deviations.
10. Produce and review schedule related KPIs as required by the project.
11. Produce reports to deliver recommendations to the client on a course of action.
12. Lead meetings related to the schedule and its associated processes and procedures.
13. Communicate to all functions of their duties and responsibilities in the execution of the schedule.
14. Perform other related duties as required, supporting team members across the wider project and management disciplines.

Location: On-site – Riyadh, SAU

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!