Senior Project Director, Construction & Client Leadership

Stantec

Fort Worth (TX)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

42 hours ago

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Job summary

Stantec is seeking an experienced Owner’s Representative, Project Director to lead design and construction efforts across multiple projects. You will oversee work from conceptual planning through occupancy, managing budgets, schedules, and client relations with autonomy and executive oversight when needed.

You will direct teams of up to 25–50 professionals, drive schedule adherence, and ensure project goals align with client expectations.

Qualifications

Leadership experience in building sectors related to design and construction is required.
Project Management experience on large, capital project.
Ability to logically and creatively analyze and manage the project budget.
Understanding of preconstruction/project development process and requirements.
Understanding of contracts (negotiations, language, and requirements).
Demonstrated ability to lead project team.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Strong organizational skills and problem-solving abilities.
Strong computer skills and literacy in scheduling, word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software.

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of multiple projects valued at $25m-$300m, to include both renovations and new builds.
Directly managing activities of up to 25-50 project team members.
Foster a diverse collaborative culture.
Manage conflicting priorities and business interests.
Motivate and inspire others along with inspiring confidence and trust in clients and potential clients.
Involve employees, deliver results, emphasize teamwork, stimulate change, and recognize performance.
Interact with client as project leader and define pace, progression, and culture of project team.
Communicate clients’ goals, constraints, and priorities to the project team.
Anticipate and foresee conditions and concerns. Make decisions on major project events, taking into consideration the impact the final direction has on the project goals and all disciplines within a project.
Ensure that scheduled activities are meeting the client’s goals and objectives.
Communicate the vision and scope of the project and keep it on track.
Develop and maintain the respect and confidence of the project team, motivating people to perform at their best.
Utilize the professional project team members and other resources efficiently.
Create a project budget including all cost parameters for the project. Position requires working knowledge of costs for capital project components
Create schedules with all relevant events and understand their relationships
Train PM’s in creating schedules, budgets, and overall team management
Present budgets, schedules, and events to clients, allowing for continuous project progression with client understanding and concurrence. Project Director will be required to present, and maintain confidence of C-suite client executives
Monitor profitability & fee utilization against contract value
Review the design for adherence to client expectation and budgetary constraints
Monitor the construction process to ensure client’s objectives are met
Take ownership and maintain full accountability for the success of the project
Monitor all client communication and correspondence -Review and approve all client invoices
Review and approve project invoices and payment requests such that payments are consistent with work completed