Project Director

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

Job Duties:

• 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

Job Requirements:

• 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

Information provided will be treated in strict confidence. Applicants who are not invited for an interview within 8 weeks may consider their application unsuccessful for the applied post.