Project Director

(A) Job Summary:

The Project Director (PD) assumes a leadership role, directing project team members to achieve key targets related to safety, quality, profitability, and the timely completion of the project.

(B) Essential Job Functions:

The Project Director is responsible, but not limited to, the following:

• Perform overall project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and updating to meet targets.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks throughout the project life cycle.
• Responsible for all construction site matters including safety and other compliance matters.
• Ensure all works carried out meet with Clients/Company’s quality standards and Government/Statutory/ Government Agency’s regulations/requirements.
• Resolve complex issues with clients & consultants, JV Partner, and/or sub-contractors which is not able to be handled by subordinates.
• Monitor the progress of the project according to the targets set.
• Identify key staff to lead the project and delegate responsibilities
• Provide guidance and direction to staff for them to work towards the targets set.
• Personnel management and development.
• Leading project teams in tenders and deliver the projects on schedule, overall project planning, construction technique, quality of tender submission documents, risk and issue management, tender price negotiation with suppliers & sub-cons for finalization.
• Report directly to top management for construction progress, cost impact and control based on the planned construction progress schedule.

(C) Minimum Qualifications/ Job Experience:

• Recognised bachelor’s degree and/or higher in Civil Engineering by Singapore PE Board.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience managing infrastructure projects, including at least 10 years overseeing mega infrastructure projects, with proven experience in a Project Director (PD) role.
• Resourceful experience in civil works design, technical expertise and construction work planning management.
• Able to lead the project team and overall responsible for the construction progress.

(D) Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• General knowledge of the outlook of the civil and construction work industry.
• Familiar with estimations, costing, bidding strategies of the various types of construction contracts.
• Ability to influence various stakeholders and build long-term relationships.
• Good organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong time management skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks/projects at one time.
• Ability to analyse and synthesize complex issue quickly.