Project Director

PROJECT DIRECTOR | DATA CENTRE PROJECT | BASED IN NORWAY

My client is a leading specialist Mechanical and Electrical service provider working direct to the client or for tier 1 main contractors on a range of high profile projects within London and surrounding areas. They are a very established business with the Dublin office employing over 800 staff. The UK business subsequently opened in 2006 becoming very successful, growing significantly within the last two years and currently employing over 200 staff which will continue to increase over the next five years.

Due to this substantial business growth in Ireland and overseas, they have a requirement to expand their Leadership Team.

As Project Director you will be leading project operations on their projects. Operating to the Gold Standards and reflecting the Company Values, you will be responsible to ensure the project is delivered on time, on budget, to the highest quality standards and exceeding client’s expectations. Your role will involve the management of the “project diamond”, consisting of senior project personnel, (Site Managers, Engineers, Quantity Surveyors and other departmental leads) in the delivery of the contract under your control.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for understanding the key deliverables of the project. This will require in depth knowledge of each stakeholder responsibility, including the ultimate client, employer’s agent, professional team, main contractor, FM provider and any other supply chain subcontractors.
• Ensure that during the design process all key interfaces of the above get concluded to ensure success within the construction phase.
• Operate and maintain a risk register through the life of the project.
• Particular emphasis to be placed upon any conflict taking place following the RDD process, ensuring this is resolved by protecting the company’s contractual obligations.
• Seek to ensure that all document submissions are reviewed and approved prior to commencement of works on site which will de-risk the project.
• Ensure the third party information received is reviewed and assessed for any change. The change control process needs to be managed ensuring commercial risks and cost recovery can be progressed on an ongoing basis.

Key Operational Responsibilities

• Comply with Quality, Safety and Environmental Systems including monitoring and maintaining site documentation.
• Comply with Policies and Procedures throughout day to day working.
• Managing the site team and dealing with any people management issues
• Managing and maintaining standards at all times
• Formulation of procurement schedules
• Creation and management of a procurement strategy for the project
• Value engineering
• Development of design and build deliverables from specification
• Development of contractor design portion from specifications
• Production and review of technical submittals aligned to spec etc.
• Packaging of works/ procurement – including preparing order and sub contract packages including analysing costs and making recommendations for ordering.
• Cost control at all levels
• Commenting, control and review of drawings
• Monitoring of production through from pre-construction to construction
• Planning, forecasting, preparing, monitoring and producing reports, programmes and the like (internal and external)
• Avoiding corrective actions
• Managing and Input to completion deliverables (O&M etc.)
• Ensuring best interest are taken care of at all times
• Ensure daily records and written records are kept at all client meetings
• Managing daily/weekly deadlines as required ensuring milestone achievements are communicated
• Other duties that may be directed to carry out.

You will also need to ensure the project team deliver in the following key areas:

• Supervise and direct operations on M&E Projects, ensuring projects are completed safely, to a high quality standard, on time and within budget.
• Producing and issuing programmes, detailing labour histograms, milestones etc.
• Design development, value engineering, pre and post contract commencement. Scheduling budgets, achieving targets, identifying variations and changes. Closely monitor the usage of materials and resources on projects.
• Manage all aspects of programming of works and monitoring building progress; specified and alternative equipment submittals, compliance with regulations and issue weekly progress reports.
• Oversee the contracting process with chosen sub-contractors/specialists and ensure works are carried out correctly and per contract and relevant specifications.
• Supervision of personnel on site – specialist sub-contract, agency and direct employees.
• Ensure bus-contractors/specialists and agency personnel are aware and adhere to Company policy.
• Ensure PM or Site Supervisor plan all labour and material requirements at least two weeks in advance, ensuring adequate stocks/materials are available on site at all times.
• Co-ordination of installation.
• Review design process to ensure that installations are fit for purpose.
• Ensure weekly progress reporting are issued, for example RFI’s, procurement schedules, technical submittals, program responses, critical date, identification and any documentation that is specific to projects which you are involved in.
• Ensure the PM/Site Supervisor takes full responsibility for organising, checking and controlling plant and material movement
• Liaison with clients, main contractors and other trades personnel as and when required.
• Actively seek out meetings and build relationships with consulting engineers, designers, architects and relevant project team personnel.
• Attendance at all project related and management meetings.
• Hold regular progress meetings with both the design team and sub-contractors and oversee and execute the effectively control and use of both labour and materials on projects.
• Monitor to ensure the installations are ready for commissioning on the due dates and manage commissioning so that no liquidated damages are incurred on any projects.
• In conjunction with Commercial Manager ensure lists of variations are compiled and issued in accordance with project/contract requirements.
• Issue monthly valuations on projects.
• Have a full understanding and knowledge of the financial status of projects.
• Close out project successfully and to budgeted profit levels.
• Be responsible for implementing Health and Safety Procedures, and reporting to the Company’s Health & Safety Manager.

Other Responsibilities:

• Working with and utilising all support functions within the business including Pre-Construction/Design/Procurement/Commercial/HR/Finance etc.
• Looking at new initiatives to introduce into the project ensuring continue to operate more efficiently.
• Build good solid working relationships with clients both current and new ones, ensuring repeat business.
• Help to develop more business in the Pharmaceutical sector, where you have extensive experience.
• Help to bring new talent which will allow us to develop our capability in the pharmaceutical business sector.

Knowledge and Experience

• Ability to demonstrate building strong working relationships & stakeholder management.
• Strong interpersonal & written communication skills.
• Proven high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Great people manager

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate success working in a similar role within the M&E industry for a substantial period of time.
• Building Services Related HNC, Degree or equivalent
• 5+ years’ as a Project Director

Person Specification

• Able to use own initiative
• Able to work well under pressure and multi task
• Keen eye for detail from a technical perspective
• Able to prioritise workload
• Takes responsibility for own workload
• Excellent organisational skills
• Communicates effectively both written and verbal
• Enjoys problem solving
• Able to interact confidently with all levels of staff
• A ‘can do’ attitude
• Good influencing skills
• Builds appropriate and professional relationships with the teams both in the office and on site.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Effective use of time

Please get in touch with Maria at GH engage. Contact her on 07391229681 or !