Executive Director, Mega-Scale Construction

Leighton Asia; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Leighton Asia in Hong Kong seeks an experienced project director to oversee mega-scale building projects across Asia, ensuring program management, deadlines and budget adherence. You will align cross-functional teams and manage subcontractors while steering risk and profitability.

The role requires a degree in engineering, extensive regional project leadership, strong commercial acumen, and ability to lead stakeholders and client meetings to deliver projects safely and on schedule.

Qualifications

• Degree holder in Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 25 years of relevant experience in Building projects.
• Proven experience leading mega-scale building projects in Asia.
• Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated responsibility for project profitability, contractual matters, and risk management.
• Strong leadership skills and decision making.
• Membership or association to recognized industry bodies or institutes is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Execution of program management, deadlines and budget management
• Reporting on progress against plan and cost, on risk and developing and implementing risk treatment plans
• Align goals, responsibilities and tasks of team-members across multiple functions and departments to the common goals of the project
• Assign targets across multiple parameters of the project (such as revenue; project profitability, unapproved revenues, underclaims; project milestones / schedules, safety, cash flow) and monitor these to closure
• Devise a strategy for identifying, evaluating and selecting sub-contractors/ consultants/ suppliers based on project requirements; Leverage network for identification of suitable partners across the project
• Conduct periodic client meetings on project progress, anticipate needs, build trust, pre-empt and resolve issues in a collaborative manner
• Demonstrate workplace SHEQ leadership and team spirit cultivation

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Risk management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Leighton Asia in Hong Kong seeks an experienced project director to oversee mega-scale building projects across Asia, ensuring program management, deadlines and budget adherence. You will align cross-functional teams and manage subcontractors while steering risk and profitability.

The role requires a degree in engineering, extensive regional project leadership, strong commercial acumen, and ability to lead stakeholders and client meetings to deliver projects safely and on schedule.