Construction Project Director

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute overall project strategy, ensuring alignment with sponsor, stakeholders, and business leaders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide clear leadership and direction to internal teams, sub-consultants, owners, and trade partners, building a healthy, high-performing, and collaborative "One Team" environment.
• Lead design and preconstruction efforts, bringing experience, insight, and practical guidance to help the entire team succeed.
• Monitor team health, including internal staff, external partners, and clients, and intervene as needed to resolve issues and maintain strong collaboration.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery, including chartering, safety, design, preconstruction, permitting, construction, document control, procurement, commissioning and qualification (C&Q), automation, consulting, and warranty phases.
• Ensure the team understands and maintains the required Standard of Care throughout all phases of the project.
• Ensure adherence to company and client policies and procedures, as well as all applicable laws and regulations.
• Set up, maintain, and ensure proper use of all required management tools, systems, and best practices.
• Ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are met, including safety, pre-planning, execution, customer satisfaction, quality, schedule, and profitability.
• Provide input to develop project strategies, logistics, and sequencing, and coordinate with architecture and engineering teams to ensure proper flow of design and construction packages.
• Lead the team and the owner through business case alignment and chartering phases to establish clear project objectives and success criteria.
• Lead development of the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and ensure it is implemented and maintained throughout the project.
• Partner with the preconstruction group to plan projects for success, including constructability reviews, procurement planning, logistics, scope reviews, budgeting, and costing.
• Ensure all relevant logistics are incorporated into project phasing, design, and construction plans.
• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules and timelines.
• Take accountability for monthly financial and schedule reporting for all assigned projects.
• Monitor and approve project costs, provide cost forecasting input, and authorize expenses and workflows within established signing limits.
• Develop, monitor, track, and negotiate project costs to ensure projects are successful and profitable.
• Ensure all preconstruction work carries over seamlessly into field operations and construction activities.
• Ensure all pre-mobilization activities are completed, including PEP, BEP, site requirements, permitting, and related preparations.
• Lead the team in creating a coordinated procurement plan, including long-lead equipment, trade partners, subcontractors, and enabling work.
• Encourage and oversee development of early turnover plans (ETOP) to ensure timely and efficient project closeout, planning closeout from the beginning of the project.
• Lead estimate development, facility reviews, and input, while controlling scope creep and managing requests for non-essential enhancements.
• Spot-check quality documents, field reports, and logs for completeness and accuracy.
• Participate in site safety walks, ensure the project team uses appropriate safety tracking software, and build strong relationships with client site safety representatives.
• Develop project-specific quality management plans, monitor work sites, and address issues that do not meet quality standards, ensuring all quality documentation and forms comply with contract requirements.
• Participate in pull planning sessions, both internally and externally, to create clarity, alignment, and common…