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Act as the Company's primary representative to the Client throughout the execution of the PMO/PMC program, serving as the principal point of contact and leading negotiations on.
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Responsibilities
- Act as the Company's primary representative to the Client throughout the execution of the PMO/PMC program, serving as the principal point of contact and leading negotiations on scope changes, contractual matters, and strategic project decisions
- Provide overall leadership, direction, and governance of all technical, commercial, financial, administrative, and operational aspects of the program to ensure successful delivery
- Lead the development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan, Health & Safety Plan, QA/QC Plan, risk management framework, and other project governance documents
- Establish program objectives, execution strategies, budgets, schedules, resource plans, and performance metrics
- Monitor delivery to ensure project objectives are achieved within scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements
- Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, assigning responsibilities based on expertise, mobilizing company resources, and ensuring effective collaboration
- Lead recruitment, development, performance management, and succession planning of key project personnel
- Serve as primary interface between Client, contractors, consultants, and site supervision teams, ensuring effective communication and stakeholder alignment
- Lead project controls including integrated scheduling, progress reporting, document management, risk management, and change management processes
- Ensure effective contract administration, including management of change orders, client instructions, contractual commitments, and commercial matters
- Promote a culture of technical excellence, quality, safety, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency
- Support business growth by identifying, attracting, and retaining top talent while strengthening the Company's capability and reputation within the utility infrastructure sector
Requirements
- Extensive experience in project management, preferably in utility infrastructure
- Experience as Project Director or similar senior leadership role on large scale programs
- Strong knowledge of project governance, risk management, and contract administration
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary teams and complex budgets
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Role Overview
- Act as the Company's primary representative to the Client throughout the execution of the PMO/PMC program, serving as the principal point of contact and leading negotiations on scope changes, contractual matters, and strategic project decisions.
- Provide overall leadership, direction, and governance of all technical, commercial, financial, administrative, and operational aspects of the program to ensure successful delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan, Health & Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Plan, risk management framework, and other project governance documents, ensuring compliance with client requirements and industry standards.
- Establish program objectives, execution strategies, budgets, schedules, resource plans, and performance metrics.
- Monitor delivery to ensure project objectives are achieved within scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
- Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, assigning responsibilities based on expertise, mobilizing company resources, and ensuring effective collaboration across all project functions.
- Lead the recruitment, development, performance management, and succession planning of key project personnel, fostering a high performing project organization.
- Serve as the primary interface between the Client, contractors, consultants, and site supervision teams, ensuring effective communication, stakeholder alignment, and timely resolution of project issues.
- Lead project controls, including integrated scheduling, progress reporting, document management, risk management, and change management processes.
- Ensure timely identification of project risks and implementation of corrective actions to mitigate cost overruns, schedule delays, and scope changes.
- Ensure effective contract administration, including management of change orders, client instructions, contractual commitments, and commercial matters, while keeping both the Client and Company leadership informed of significant project developments.
- Promote a culture of technical excellence, quality, safety, continuous improvement, and operational efficiency.
- Monitor and report overall program performance, chair regular project review meetings, and drive actions required to achieve successful project outcomes.
- Support business growth by identifying, attracting, and retaining top talent while strengthening the Company's capability and reputation within the utility infrastructure sector.
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