Project Director

Currie & Brown; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in physical asset management seeks a Project Director with extensive hospitality experience in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE. The role involves directing large, complex projects, managing relationships with senior stakeholders, and leading project teams. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, project management certification, and proven ability to lead substantial projects and teams effectively. A background in contract administration and stakeholder management is essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale and complex projects.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate teams effectively.
• Strong experience in contract management and administration.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for the delivery of large-scale and complex projects.
• Lead teams, manage performance, and establish project delivery plans.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to ensure project expectations.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Project delivery

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Project management professional certification

Job description

Currie & Brown are looking for a Project Director with hospitality experience in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

Roles at this level will direct and manage the delivery of large and complex projects, manage relationships with senior stakeholders and provide leadership role to project teams.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for delivery of large scale and complex projects
• Responsible for project definition and delivery
• Lead a large team, setting objectives, managing performance and ensuring that staff have the necessary skills to deliver the project objectives
• Responsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control and governance mechanisms to assure effective delivery of the project
• Manage multiple consultants and contractors
• Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances in order to manage and control project delivery targets
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to implement and manage project processes and policies. Provide insightful recommendations that may support any improvement to processes and systems
• Present any business project risks or issues to senior managers (with proposed mitigation) to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standards
• Liaise and collaborate with clients and key stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations
• Analyse and review complex information from a range of data sources, in order to identify how different options may impact project delivery and advise clients and internal stakeholders on potential implications and mitigations
• Act as a technical expert within own projects, providing strategic advice to other senior managers, in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Assure compliance with contracts in terms of project delivery parameters and scope of service
• Develop and manage team leaders
• Translate business objectives into operational financial targets, producing clearly defined business cases, plans and schedules for projects, and taking responsibility for meeting the profit and budgetary targets of the project
• Talent development and succession planning
• Deliver aspects of Currie & Brown’s vision to their respected project(s)

Skills, experience & qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Project management professional certification or accreditation
• Previous experience leading large scale and complex projects
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and lead large teams
• Strong pre-contract and post-contract experience
• Excellent contract administration experienceLeading project management expert
• Experience of managing stakeholders at executive level

Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading physical assets management and construction consultancies, dedicated to advising clients in respect of the management and utilisation of their physical assets, and is differentiated by innovation, expertise and experience.

With principal offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York and Shanghai, we operate in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, India and the Middle East.