What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Director - Design & Construction position at Evans?
Primary Role
The Project Director - Design & Construction provides strategic leadership across design-build initiatives, overseeing the fill lifecycle of commercial design-build projects.
This role supports process optimization, ensuring efficient project execution across multiple markets, including scheduling, budgeting, stakeholder management, and driving operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in leading and building design-construction teams
- Foster teamwork and strong inter-company relationships
- Support business development and project capture
- Establish systems to optimize and scale the business
- Track and manage financial performance
- Mitigate risks related to contracts and project scope
- Oversee contract management and installations
- Develop and manage budgets, schedules, and scope changes
- Vet subcontractors and support sales managers
- Ensure compliance with codes and regulations
- Prepare and negotiate contracts and schedules
- Identify and manage project changes and issue
Other Duties Include
- Drive continuous improvement
- Evaluate and implement new technology tools
Qualifications
- Certifications/Designations: AIA, PE, RA
- Ability to obtain contractor licenses in multiple states
- Ability to obtain a security clearance
Education/Experience
- Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture required
- 10 years in commercial construction project management or leadership, with experience across diverse project types and sizes, ideally in North America and other international locations
- Experience in permitting, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and team management
- Proficiency in technology tools for productivity (BIM, Revit, estimating tools)
Competencies Required
- Strong background in Design services and Architecture
- Extensive experience in Construction Management and Project Management
Personal Attributes
- Positive attitude, team player, organized, independent, detail-oriented
Desired Behaviors
- Make fact-based decisions having done the hard work of obtaining actual data
- Leaders who are visible, accessible, and provide coaching to encourage lifelong training and learning
- Foster teamwork and functional diversity in order to achieve the best solutions
- Employees who take ownership, speak up immediately, respond quickly, escalate if needed, and think like an owner
- Drive continuous improvement through personal initiative and innovation
- Learn from failures in a positive/structured way… focusing on process and other improvements going forward
- Clearly define goals and objectives through KPI’s that are consistent with company-wide priorities
- Achieve results by consistently meeting our commitments
- Focus on what’s important to our customers (internal or external)
- Develop a culture of celebrating our successes… customer wins, improvements and demonstrated good behavior
Special Requirements
- Pass background checks and qualify for security clearance
- Able to travel globally as required