Construction Director

at  HILL International

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent.
• At least 20 years of experience in a Construction Management role.
• Must have experience working on Automotive Manufacturing Facility projects or extensive industrial project experience.
• PMP, CIOB, RICS or equivalent certification is strongly preferred.
• Strong track record in delivering projects in a fast moving and challenging environment.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications, including excel and word.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.

• Communicate with the Clients representatives continuously regarding Project Progress and areas of concerns.
• Propose in house Project Management procedure to comply with Contract requirements and Clients procedures.
• Establish and maintain specific project procedures for Design/Construction Supervision Management (as applicable)
• Prepare special report to the Project Director to investigate any problem related to the Scope of Services and recommend solutions to Management
• Identify priorities and tasks and develop the organization structure to assure execution of tasks, by providing clear direction on methods, time frame and schedule to achieve the stated goals.
• Provide clear definition of roles and responsibilities of PM staff.
• Attend Executive meetings and progress meetings.
• Monitor performance to assure successful delivery of the Key Performance Indicators and client contractual requirements.
• Advice the Project Director on any potential variation to the Design/Supervision Consultant and Contractors scope of work that may generate cost or time impact and present the Project Managements assessment.
• Assist the Project Director in leading the Project Management staff in assessing variations and claims and report the technical position of the proposed variation to the Client.
• Advise the Project Director of any foreseen slippage of progress and propose corrective actions.
• Review weekly and monthly reports as presented by Design/Supervision Consultant(s) and Contractor and present to the Client comments of non-compliance, and/or area of concern and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Design Manager during the detailed Design stage of the Project to ensure Design Compliance with Client requirement avoid any cost impact.