Project Director

Position Summary:

• The project director is responsible for leading a team of project managers and construction supervisors which can also include contractors, sub-contractors, graphic designers, testers, network engineers and other staff that are essential to the project.
• Project directors are responsible for the successful conclusion of the project by providing leadership, strategically managing risk, monitoring finances and making sure that each phase of the project starts and ends on schedule. Project directors work within the project’s scope of work (SOW).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic leadership and technical, operational, financial and managerial leadership for successful implementation of projects
• Make sure projects are aligned with overall strategic goals and objectives of the organization and, if not, revises plan to make them so
• Oversees all project implementation related to project management, including monitoring and reporting, financials transactions, execution of project plans and performance
• Select and manage the training of project teams, assigning clear roles and responsibilities, providing effective supervision and managing performance
• Ensure projects deliver specified results and meet quality expectations
• Creates and manages project budgets
• Regularly updates clients, stakeholders and executives with reports on the progress and performance of projects
• Identify and mitigate project risk to avoid delays and cost overruns
• Follow all regulations related to projects and ensure they’re in compliance
• Guides individual project managers across a portfolio of projects
• Instill safety, quality, and company systems
• Conduct project start up (securing yard, initiating material needed, system implementation, customer requirements)

Skills and Qualifications Required:

• Ability to travel nationwide as project needs require.
• High School Diploma and/or equivalent required; bachelor’s degree in construction or project management a plus.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership position managing more than one project.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient knowledge with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point), with aptitude to learn new software and systems.
• Experience managing, designing, implementing, and evaluating multiple projects.
• Technical proficiency with industry software, and project management software.
• Strong time-management and organization skills, along with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate teams.
• Valid Driver License required.
• Ability to travel nationwide.

Working Conditions / Environment:

This position operates in an office environment, including time spent out in the field. This position routinely operates in various physical positions, such as sitting, standing, walking, driving, and squatting.

This position requires use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk, or hear. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Regular exposure to all weather conditions, especially hot, humid and/or rainy spring, summer, and fall weather, combined with regular work time indoors in environmentally controlled Conditions.

May be exposed to uncomfortable or distracting sounds or noise levels on sites of projects being managed or coordinated. When working onsite, will be required to wear common protective of safety equipment, such as safety glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, and safety vest.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for his or her job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.