Project Director
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About the Role
Seeking a Project Director with expertise in construction project management, client relations, and strong communication skills for data center projects.
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Responsibilities
- Establish strong relationship with the client and communicate with technical and management level personnel
- Manage assigned work from start to close out, covering all aspects of work delivery
- Prepare PowerPoint decks and present to management on progress, findings, and recommendations
- Review project plans, requirements, and specifications
- Prepare RFPs and support contractor selection and contract award
- Work with contractors to establish CPM baseline schedules
- Perform resource analyses to identify potential bottlenecks and resource strain
- Identify project risks, gaps, and opportunities and provide recommendations
- Facilitate, run, and chair project meetings including OAC meetings
- Review and validate project progress, contractor pay applications, and invoices
- Carry out financial and technical appraisals of project options
- Perform feasibility studies, site surveys, and liaise with designers, engineers, superintendents, and construction managers
Requirements
- Experience in construction project management, preferably data centers
- Knowledge of engineering, design, procurement, contracting, safety, construction, and commissioning
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to self direct and represent the client
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Company Overview
- Decima International is a professional services company providing project management and controls services in the US and Middle East.
Role Overview
- We are looking for a driven and capable Project Director with experience in the construction industry to support data center projects for a top technology client.
- This is a client facing role requiring strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, the ability to self direct, client representation, and an emphasis on strong project management fundamentals.
Responsibilities
- Versed in modern project management techniques within complex, multi functional organizations; have an understanding and knowledge of engineering, design, procurement and contracting, safety, construction, and commissioning.
- Establish a strong relationship with the client and communicate with both technical and management level personnel.
- Manage assigned work from start to close out, covering all aspects related to work delivery to ensure that the work is conducted in a timely and effective manner.
- Prepare PowerPoint decks and present to management on progress, findings, and recommendations.
- Review project plans, requirements, and specifications.
- Prepare RFPs and support the process of contractor selection and contract award.
- Work with contractors to establish CPM baseline schedules.
- Perform resource analyses to identify potential bottlenecks and resource strain.
- Identify project risks, gaps, and opportunities, and provide recommendations to stakeholders to mitigate the impact of these risks and take advantage of opportunities.
- Facilitate, run, and chair project meetings (including OAC meetings) and maintain accurate meeting minutes and action items.
- Review and validate project progress, contractor pay applications, and invoices.
- Carry out financial and technical appraisals of project options.
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