Associate Director - Projects

Job description / Role

To manage the construction team and contractors and monitor the development process to ensure that the works are executed by the contractor as agreed in terms of quality, standards and materials as well as ensure budget and deliverable dates are met as per the clients business objectives and requirements.

Client Details

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation who is involved in one of the biggest real estate developments in the KSA Region. One of the giga-projects in Saudi Arabia focusing on hospitality development and increasing the countries future tourism.

Description

As an Associate Director - Projects you will:

* Define development phases as a road map for the contractors to lead them through the projects in order to ensure that projects are managed time-efficiently and cost-effectively.
* Manage Senior Projects Managers and provide guidance and feedback to ensure that the project implementation is progressing as per plan and the development and engineering aspects comply with clients requirements.
* Manage contractors and consultants through monitoring and controlling projects against budgeted costs, quality and timelines in order to ensure that the project specifications are aligned with tender documents.

Job Offer

Apart from the attractive remuneration, and associated benefits. an opportunity to execute the exciting vision and growth story that they have for KSA.

Requirements

* An ideal candidate must have a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or any related construction field with a minimum of 18 years of experience in a similar position out of which the last 4 years in a lead role having delivered a project.
* Previous experience with a hospitality project is a must.
* Contractor experience a huge positive.

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

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The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.