Project Director (Electrical / Construction) (ID: 714950) PNHP

PERSOL; Região Norte; On-site; BRL 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

PERSOL Singapore is seeking an experienced Project Leadership role focused on delivering large and complex M&E projects in the region. You will oversee end-to-end delivery, manage client relationships at senior levels, and drive commercial and risk-related decisions to ensure profitable outcomes.

Ideal candidates will have a strong engineering background, proven governance of multi-stakeholder programs, and a track record of successful dispute resolution and contract administration.

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Proven track record in managing large and complex M&E projects with full accountability for project delivery, commercial performance, and stakeholder management.
• Experience in contract administration, claims management, dispute resolution, risk management, and commercial negotiations.
• Experience managing client relationships at executive and senior management levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all aspects of project delivery from award through completion and handover.
• Establish project execution strategies, resource plans, and delivery objectives to achieve project and business targets.
• Monitor project performance, schedule, productivity, cost, quality, safety, and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, client specifications, engineering standards, and company procedures.
• Drive timely resolution of critical project issues and ensure successful achievement of project milestones.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, government agencies, and key stakeholders.
• Act as the senior representative and primary escalation point for clients on project matters.
• Promote client satisfaction, business growth, repeat business opportunities, and long-term partnerships.
• Lead executive meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Manage contractual, commercial, and financial aspects of projects to achieve profitability and business objectives.
• Oversee contract administration, variation management, claims, extension of time submissions, and commercial negotiations.
• Identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and corporate governance requirements.
• Lead the resolution of project disputes, contractual disagreements, and complex stakeholder issues.
• Provide strategic direction in managing project risks, claims, and conflict situations.
• Work collaboratively with project teams, clients, consultants, subcontractors, and legal stakeholders to achieve practical and commercially sound outcomes.
• Review project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, and cost control measures.
• Prepare and present monthly management reports covering project status, financial performance, key risks, safety performance, and contractual matters.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to senior management on project performance and strategic issues.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Commercial negotiations

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and oversee all aspects of project delivery from project award through completion and handover.
• Establish project execution strategies, resource plans, and delivery objectives to achieve project and business targets.
• Monitor project performance, schedule, productivity, cost, quality, safety, and risk management.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, client specifications, engineering standards, and company procedures.
• Drive timely resolution of critical project issues and ensure successful achievement of project milestones.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, government agencies, and key stakeholders.
• Act as the senior representative and primary escalation point for clients on project matters.
• Promote client satisfaction, business growth, repeat business opportunities, and long-term partnerships.
• Lead executive meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Manage contractual, commercial, and financial aspects of projects to achieve profitability and business objectives.
• Oversee contract administration, variation management, claims, extension of time submissions, and commercial negotiations.
• Identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations and corporate governance requirements.

Dispute Resolution & Risk Management

• Lead the resolution of project disputes, contractual disagreements, and complex stakeholder issues.
• Provide strategic direction in managing project risks, claims, and conflict situations.
• Work collaboratively with project teams, clients, consultants, subcontractors, and legal stakeholders to achieve practical and commercially sound outcomes.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Review project budgets, forecasts, cash flow, and cost control measures.
• Prepare and present monthly management reports covering project status, financial performance, key risks, safety performance, and contractual matters.
• Provide regular updates and recommendations to senior management on project performance and strategic issues.

Job Requirements

• Diploma / Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
• Proven track record in managing large and complex M&E projects with full accountability for project delivery, commercial performance, and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration, claims management, dispute resolution, risk management, and commercial negotiations.
• Experience managing client relationships at executive and senior management levels

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