PROJECT DIRECTOR

Responsibilities:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Experience in preparing correspondence, written reports, presentations, for the Government and in briefing tenants and senior personnel. 
• Scheduling and coordination of project interactions among existing and occupied facilities.
• Ability to manage interdisciplinary teams of professionals and supporting labor categories.
• Ability to integrate competing and/or conflicting elements into the planning and execution processes so that project requirements flow smoothly.
• Experience and familiarity with Federal and Local Government office building projects, with procedural requirements, review requirements, and approval requirements.
• Mobilizes company resources, through liaison with support d epartments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work. 
• Discusses the qualifications required of the key project positions in specific detail with the profit center and department managers. 
• Collaborates with the office facilities staff to address project space requirements.
• Acts as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution. 
• Negotiates changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors. 
• Markets and secures additional work with client. 
• Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the project. 
• May participate in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings in support of clients.
• Oversees establishment of Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
• Establishes the program requirements for all areas of th e project, and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria. 
• Responsible for the development and distribution of a one to two page description of the project to all members of the project team for reference.
• Works with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project. 
• Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans. 
• Works with the key project individual to devise and execute actions plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work. Advises the client and company management of any such changes. The Project Manager is specifically responsible for maintaining current and timely change orders.
• Promotes technical and commercial excellence on the project through application of Quality Assurance processes. 
• Monitors and reports to management on the progress of all pr oject activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule. 
• Establishes weekly meeting to review project status and formulate action items.