Project Director – Buildings (including Education)

Executive Solutions

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: HP031-1449

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Executive Solutions in partnership with Faithful+Gould / Atkins are looking to recruit a Project Director – Buildings (including Education) for their Multi-Billion projects in Abu Dhabi.

Faithful+Gould, is an international Project Management and Cost Consultancy services provider which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the well-renowned larger group, WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Company. As a provider of multi-disciplined technical services to the built environment, Faithful+Gould are committed to excellence in the delivery of first class solutions which combine, innovation, collaboration and best practice. They are active in the Middle East and India for over 10 years with our regional headquarter in Dubai, and offices in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Faithful+Gould’s Middle East and India presence is complemented by their operations across Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA, and our 2,000 plus global staff.

The Project Director provides the interface between project ownership and delivery. You will act as the client side representative acting as the single focal point of contact with the Project Manager for the day-to-day management of the interests of the client organization. The Project Director is responsible for ongoing management on behalf of the project owner to ensure that the desired project objectives are delivered.

The Project Director’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensuring that project objectives are delivered.
• Ensuring the quality and timeliness of service delivery in full efficient and effective manner in all technical and contractual aspects.
• Ensuring that the project management team is adequately and appropriately resourced and creating right environment for delivery.
• Ensure that contractual deliverables are produced and issued.
• Creating a positive and proactive approach that drives the whole of the project management team, as well as, the contractors and consultants.
• Ultimately responsible for the administration of all contracts.
• Identifying and actively working to resolve corporate level and strategic issues.
• Ensuring issues related to projects are identified and appropriately addressed.
• Monitoring issues to identify problems which could impact the project.
• Ensuring proper and adequate communication amongst the project management team and all other project parties.
• Directing actions and providing guidance to the project team.
• Providing project leadership and define and actively seek achieving strategic objects.

Requirements

To be shortlisted for this role you will have a minimum of a Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Civil, or Urban Planning Engineering with a total of 25 years working experience out of which 5 years working in the UAE or GCC.
You will also have experience working on large scale mixed residential development’s including educational and schooling facilities.

About the Company

Executive Solutions is a different breed of talent consultancy. Driven by a unique philosophy, we think differently and act differently from the pack. Were here to do one thing: to improve our clients businesses by finding, focusing and delivering the most talented people.

We dont just do traditional contingency recruitment. Discovering talent is much more than just matching a CV to a vacancy - its about understanding companys corporate culture and ensuring a comprehensive match. We believe that in order to find the right candidate we must understand the motivations and ambitions of senior management, which is reflected in our personal approach when partnering with a client.

Executive Solutions is your trusted talent solutions partner head quartered in Dubai, specialising in direct talent, tailored talent and HR talent solutions, along with Nationalisation initiatives throughout the Middle East. Driven by a unique philosophy, we incorporate innovative and comprehensive talent management solutions each tailored to suit what our clients need.

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