Associate Director - Projects

About the Job:

• Oversee the preparation and documentation of Job Requisitions, ensuring alignment with workforce plans and business objectives in collaboration with cross-functional departments.
• Guide project management strategies and delivery activities in coordination with Section Heads and Project Leads, ensuring company projects are executed efficiently and in line with the overall strategic plan.
• Oversee the management of multiple projects across the business, ensuring monitoring of progress and successful completion of projects while aligning outcomes with the company’s strategic objectives and growth priorities.
• Drive communication plans while ensuring its execution to effectively resolve any anomalies that may arise during Project completion phase.
• Manage actual cost verses budget on periodic basis and oversee financial reports/data related to project’s financial performance.
• Facilitate change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget ensuring project delivery schedule is in alignment with business objectives.
• Lead efficient and compliant project management and budget management for multiple projects across the Company while imposing Projects delivery process within assigned budgets to ensure its timely completion.
• Support with the implementation of contractor's mitigation plan for the project along with execution plan, procurement, acceleration program and resources allocation to ensure that schedules are maintained within agreed time-frame.
• Support the commercial function throughout the client lifecycle, enhancing client relationship for projects and working closely with stakeholders in-order to plan, execute, and troubleshoot issues that arise on projects.
• Prepare user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful project implementation and turnover of the process or system to the clients.
• Collaborate closely with various Sectors to successfully execute technical assignments while meticulously assessing both anticipated and unforeseen risks and values.
• Oversee Statutory & Authorities compliance and ensure quality and engineering works are complied with standard norms and Company’s expectations.
• Navigate relationships including complex situations with clients and partners with professionalism and proactive problem-solving.
• Provide technical support to the commercial team for key activities in areas of technical focus related to projects.
• Analyze information and ensure that reports are consolidated for management review.
• Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and global best practices in project management and real estate development.

Desired Candidate Profile

• About You:

  • Bachelor’s / master’s degree in Civil Engineering/ architectural engineering/ Construction
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification – preferred
  • Understanding of industry-specific delivery standards and technologies, statutory, regulatory, and quality compliance requirements relevant to project delivery.
  • Min of 12-15+ years experience, including 8+ years of experience in a senior leadership/project lead role - managing large-scale/ multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
  • Preferably 5+ years of experience with a developer.
  • Construction management
  • Project Management skills
  • Well versed in using project programing software; Ms. Office suite - Power-point; Power BI for dashboards / reporting. Skilled in Primavera – preferred.
  • Demonstrated skills in building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Budget Management
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
  • Project Documentation
  • Team collaboration
  • Exceptional leadership, communication and interpersonal skill
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Proficient in risk, issue, and change management
  • Effective reporting and presentation skills for senior leadership and board
  • Proficient negotiation abilities