Project Director

The role of the Project Director is to deliver high-quality projects on time and on point. Project Director plans and scopes new engagements, and then be responsible for driving quality, on-time delivery and client satisfaction against each of the projects they own.

Main Responsibilities

-Managing the project cycle from Initiation to closure, covering scope planning, resourcing, developing the project plan, budget planning, resourcing, etc

-Coordinating the contractual processes with clients

-Working closely with the Heads of departments and facilitating the communication flow between team members, collaborators and clients

-Working closely with Communications team to plan external communications

-Preparing internal and external project reports

-Suggesting new strategies that will help to drive continual improvement to project management processes

-Developing new business opportunities along with account directors as required

-Being the main contact point for clients on assigned projects

-Actively participating in project health checks and audits

-Assisting in developing proposals for new engagements and maintaining responsibility for the project budget from the proposal stage through to project closure

Requirements

-Minimum 12 years of professional experience in project management in architecture design firms/civil engineering consultancy firms (international experience is a plus)

-Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills, developing and maintaining open, honest and trusting relationships

-Comfortable communicating and connecting with the Leadership team and senior client stakeholders

-Experience in consulting with a focus on architecture, civil engineering, design, strategy and business facilitation type projects

-Excellent written and verbal skills in English and Arabic

-Attention to detail, while maintaining overall understanding of projects

-Continually strives to exceed client expectations

-Engage with and work within changing multi-disciplinary teams

-Excellent knowledge of Project Management methodologies, methods, tools and techniques (Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, etc.)

-Ability to handle multiple client and internal projects, roles and responsibilities

-Demonstrable experience managing complex projects/programs involving cross-functional teams within budgetary and time constraints

-Demonstrable skills and experience in facilitation and storytelling

PMP certification is desirable

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ﷼30,000.00 - ﷼40,000.00 per month