Do you want to lead on our major projects? Can you inspire others and build good relations with our clients? Are you an experienced Project Director? Then, this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
Todeliver major infrastructure projects, we are looking for aProject Directorto join us. Workingona variety of different projects,you’llcontribute to planning, bidding, overseeing and completing the projects that are part of COWI’s portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Planning and operating assigned projects within your portfolio, including risk management, interface management, resource management
- Key account and project client management
- Contract review and negotiation
- Preparing bids, including fee proposals, technical responses, programmes, tender designs, risk screenings and bid submission notes
- Completing projects in compliance with the COWI Quality Management System and utilising the Operational Excellence Project Management tools
- Achieving project financial, schedule, quality and client satisfaction goals
- Ensuring appropriate technical oversight/review is provided to the project team
- Project closure activities, including preparation of design cost statistics, updating of team member resumes and preparation of content for project reference sheets
- Contributing to regular month-end closure activities including project estimates, resolving project overruns
- long-term planning sheets and resource planning
- Growing the business with clients, including taking advantage of cross-selling opportunities.
Qualifications and Skills
Like us, you believe that leadership success comes from setting a clear and meaningful direction for your team and supporting them in taking ownership of their work. You always delegate responsibility and ensure an open and safe dialogue, and you coach your people to achieve their aspirations through constructive, fact-based feedback. Attracting and nurturing a diverse group of high‑potential team members is at the top of your agenda, as is creating an inclusive, caring and trusting culture in your team.
- Engineering degree with post‑graduate degrees preferred in engineering or professional disciplines
- Project management experience for large, complex projects and line management or project portfolio management experience
- Experience working with major infrastructure projects
- Experience and ability to see projects through from concept to completion within a professional service environment
- Efficient leadership skills and proven ability to supervise and motivate teams
- Efficient leadership skills and experience supervising and motivating teams
- Well‑developed understanding of business operations combined with practical technical knowledge
- Creative written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated capacity to manage and support others during complex, uncertain, and changing situations
- Self‑motivated, organised and able to handle multiple tasks in a growing environment
- Professional organisational and time management skills
- Willingness and ability to travel to suit project needs
- Innovative and creative mind‑set
Benefits
- 28 days' holiday (plus bank and public holidays)
- Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
- Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
- Flexible and hybrid working conditions
- Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
- Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
- Life assurance
- Cycle‑to‑work scheme
- Corporate gym membership
Equal Opportunity Employer
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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