Project Director / Associate Director - Client Side

Amida Recruitment; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project Director/Associate Director to join its Sydney team. You will deliver projects across Commercial, Hospitality, Education and more, mentoring a small team of PMs while leading tendering and business development efforts to grow the practice.

Ideal candidates will bring 7–15+ years in client-side PM with head contractor exposure, and the ability to manage multiple projects end-to-end in a live operating environment.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in civil engineering, construction management or similar; 7–15+ years’ client-side PM experience, with some head contractor exposure.
• Business Development skillset.
• Proven end-to-end project management from concept to completion.
• Exposure to program management, timelines and critical paths.
• End-to-end PM on building projects; managing multiple smaller projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Procurement of design consultants, construction contractors and other specialist consultants.
• Contracts administration and claims management.
• Management of statutory approval and design development processes.
• Exposure to various construction procurement models and contract types.
• Issues, risk and dispute management.
• Delivery of project management services to client per agreed scope, schedule and budget.
• Scope development.
• Preparing tender submissions.
• Develop and maintain strong network and deliver outstanding services.
• Managing regulatory approvals.
• Design co-ordination.
• Stakeholder management and liaison.
• Working in a live environment (the buildings remain open during construction).
• Health and safety.
• Program management.
• Construction management of project delivery.
• Management of site variations and design changes.
• Cost management.
• Tendering, work winning and business development.

Skills

Business Development

End-to-end PM

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract knowledge

Team mentoring

MS Office

Communication skills

Problem solving

Program management

Education

Civil/Construction Management degree

Tools

MS Project

MS Office Suite

Job description

Growing professional boutique Project Management consultancy Excellent project pipeline across Commercial, Hospitality, Retail & Education sectors Great culture, great team with excellent progression opportunities Running multiple projects through full project life cycle from smaller up to $100m+, ideal candidate will have experience on both the Head Contractor and Client Side consultancy prior. Also will be running a small team of PMs and undertaking business development/work winning activities.

Our client is a growing boutique project management consultancy with an established pipeline of Commercial, Education, Hospitality, Hotels, Health, Aged Care, Retail fit out / refurbishment as well as new build projects from smaller up to $100m+. They are now looking for an experienced Project Director / Associate Director to join their successful team in Sydney.

The candidate can come from a head contractor or a client side background (ideally having experience from both sides) with excellent progression opportunities. Candidates will ideally have experience working on a mix of sectors and some of their sectors include Hospitality, Aged Care, Education, Retail, Residential and Commercial projects etc.

As Project Director / Associate Director, you will be responsible for project delivery as well as mentoring and managing a team of 3 to 4 people as well as tendering, working winning / business development to grow the team. This is a role that is part of the senior leadership team.

Reporting to State Manager OR Director

Years of experience: 7 - 15 + years

Responsibilities

• Procurement of design consultants, construction contractors and other specialist consultants
• Contracts administration and claims management
• Management of statutory approval and design development processes
• Exposure to various construction procurement models and contract types
• Issues, risk and dispute management
• Delivery of project management services to your client to agreed scope, schedule and fee budget
• Scope development
• Preparing tender submissions
• Develop and maintain strong network and deliver outstanding services
• Managing regulatory approvals
• Design co-ordination
• Stakeholder management and liaison
• Working in a “live” environment (the buildings remain open during construction)
• Health and safety
• Program management
• Construction management of project delivery
• Management of site variations and design changes
• Cost management
• Tendering, work winning and business development

Qualifications and Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in civil engineering, construction management or similar 7 - 15+ years’ experience in a client side PM role and some head contractor experience would also be ideal
• Business Development skillset
• Proven end to end project management skills from concept through to completion
• Exposure to program management, managing timelines and critical paths
• Experience of end to end project management on a variety of building projects, commercial fit out would be an advantage and experience of running multiple smaller projects
• Excellent communication skillset both written and verbal
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Ability to think on your feet and excellent problem solving skills
• Proficient in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Project as well as experience with various industry standard contract forms ie; GC21, AS4000, AS4122 and AS4902

This is a permanent full time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation who offer challenging work and the potential for career progression.