Job Description

Job Title Project Director Summary Position Description:

• You will create strategic and operational plans for the project and then monitor and report on the program and financial goals. As a Project Director, you will update the company and external stakeholders on project progress, changes from original plans, and existing or emerging risks. Collaboration with project managers allows you to identify needs and develop and test ways to overcome challenges along with these duties and responsibilities:
• Coordinate the efforts of various employees to ensure the completion of tasks
• Recommend changes to stay within budget and on time
• Develop an alternate plan for completing the project if needed
• Be actively involved and engaged with team members and direct reports to problem solve and provide leadership and direction.
• Ensuring compliance with regulations and internal policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Marketing and Business Development:

• Whilst working on the live project Cushman & Wakefield will continue to look at new opportunities to win work. You will be required to work closely with the client services team to win new business, prepare tender responses, comprehensively understand the documents received, prepare project timelines, resource template and project understanding.
• Track proposal submissions and client decision making.
• Attend tender interviews and support the follow up submission.
• Represent Cushman & Wakefield in meetings and at events with clients, consultants and contractors and establish effective communications with them.

Financial:

• Be accountable for the accuracy of financial reporting of the project.
• Report on financial success of the project on a monthly basis to Senior leadership.
• Ensure timely invoicing of Cushman & Wakefield and consultants\xe2\x80\x99 contracts and follow up on payment status from clients.
• Collaborate with Senior leadership to develop and refine budgets.
• Monitoring of expenses.
• Plan resources to join the project at intervals that align with the project plan and cashflows.

People:

• Lead by example with team members.
• Establish team building sessions and be an active participant.
• Provide constructive feed-back to senior leadership on staff performance.
• Help and provide mentoring to team.
• Support and ensure shared workloads amongst all team members.

Project:

• Provide complete oversight and management of the project operations.
• Manage all client related requirements for the successful delivery of the project. Maintain a clear understanding of the day to day activities and be able to provide updates to the relevant stake holders and represent Cushman & Wakefield in a professional manner.
• To monitor and supervise the project execution process to ensure completion of the project within specified time frames, in an organized and cost-effective manner, in accordance with the approved design and quality standards so as to meet customer\xe2\x80\x99s satisfaction and maintain continuity of business

• Examine drawings, assess material specifications in accordance to client and project specification requirements.
• Develop, manage, maintain and track project program / schedule in accordance to project and contract requirements.
• Prepare weekly reports and monthly reports on all aspects of the assigned project.
• Chair and manage project meetings, design workshops, project review meetings, prepare minutes of meeting and issuance in timely manner.
• Coordinate with the client and consultants on all issues pertaining to the drawings, plans, schedules and problems for quick resolution of all issues. Monitor progress against the project plan and keep the client updated on the progress taking quick corrective action where required.
• Following up with vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials and services.
• Conduct quality checks on works carried out to ensure that the products meet all client specifications. Coordinate with the municipality agencies during spot checks on the site and ensure adherence to Quality, Health and Safety regulations.
• Supervise the site regularly; attend to all technical and engineering problems, additional manpower requirements, drawing changes, etc. in an effective and timely manner thereby achieving client requirements and quality standards.
• Perform any duties as required and directed & take accountability and ownership of Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE)standards and outcomes in building up a Safety Culture on the project and to other team members.
• Coordinate and implement the monthly site HSSE walk with project leaders and report on this to senior leadership on a monthly basis.
• Report on all cost and budget related issues in the required formats for reporting to all stakeholders.
• Actively audit the internal project reporting platform and ensure level of accuracy of project reporting by a bi-monthly audit process.
• Co-ordinate with the Landlord developer, client and EPCM team on all project matters.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as Project Director or other similar position \xef\x82\xb7 Experience in performance and operations management.
• Knowledge of relevant local authorities\xe2\x80\x99 regulations and quality standards.
• A solid commitment to HSSE standards.
• Outstanding communication and public speaking skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Aptitude in problem-solving.
• Previous experience working in Malaysia.

While your is defined in your Letter of Offer, you may be required to perform any related duties as required and directed.You shall be required to take accountability and ownership of Workplace Safety & Health (WSH) standards and outcomes in building up a Safety Culture.

Cushman & Wakefield