Project Director

Overview: KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years weve led with vision, contributing to many of the worlds most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey. We invite you to join us. Why? When you join KEO, youll discover more than just a job - youll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards. Responsibilities: Our newest opportunity is for a talented Project Director to join our award winning team in Madinah, Saudi. We envisage success in this role to include;

• Liaising with client, developer, consultants and contractors as well as KEO internal construction management and supervision, planning, engineering and design divisions.
• Developing and maintaining client relationships enhancing opportunities and business initiatives.
• Ensuring the delivery of the contracted PM/CM services to the client.
• Participating in establishing and implementing the Project Management Plan and procedures.
• Implementing standard risk management routines with management support, to identify project risks, develop risk mitigation and contingency plans, and implement action plans to reduce or eliminate project risks.
• Preparing tender strategy; identifies qualified consultants, contractors and vendors; prepares and issues RFPs, evaluates proposals; negotiates contract terms/deliverables/payment schedules; and issues recommendation to the client.
• Reviewing of projects proposals and plans to determine time frames, staffing plans, finding limitations and establishing procedures needed to accomplish the projects.
• Overseeing and guiding consultants design progress activities. Monitors and verifies design progress and submittals at all design phases.
• Attending and chairing workshops with consultants and contractors, prepares meeting minutes and follows up to achieve identified actions.
• Advising client on all matters pertaining to cost, scope and schedule.
• Reviewing and monitoring project cost estimates, value engineering (VE) proposals and cost reconciliation.
• Assisting with the development and maintenance of the risk management plan.
• Verifies, recommends and processes invoices and assesses variations and claims..
• Providing leadership, guidance and advice to the project team.
• Ensuring work is conducted with quality assurance protocols.
• Identifies and resolves issues, including management, technical or administrative, to ensure that the project objectives are achieved.
• Managing and leading project teams, project managers, engineers, consultants, specialist contractors and cost planners in expediting the projects requirements
• Providing coherent presentations to shareholders and board members, on arising situations, progress status, and different reporting needs and requirements.

Qualifications: To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15 years work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering. Excellent experience in a previous PMC role is essential.

KEOs performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.