General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Communicate continuously with the Clients representatives regarding Project Progress and areas of concern.
• Develop and/or administer project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality control provisions; perform project cost estimating and value engineering, as appropriate.
• Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of the construction project; monitor and coordinate work performed by architectural, engineering, and construction departments.
• Review and interpret proposed designs, architectural drawings, and building specifications for appropriateness to required function and/or institutional standards and initiate revisions where appropriate; advise consultants and clients on how best to achieve required results.
• Ensure that project operations comply with design specifications and client requirements.
• Establish performance and delivery criteria, ensuring that client requirements are being met; prepare project specifications and coordinate procurement, as appropriate.
• Authorize the issuance of contracts, purchase orders, and change orders and approves contractor invoices for payment.
• Direct work sequencing to expedite project delivery and minimize disruption of ongoing operations.
• Inspects, approves, and accepts completed projects for the institution, ensuring conformance with institutional standards, building and life safety codes, and architectural/engineering specifications.
• Represent the institution in business with customers, consultants, contractors, and other public and/or private agencies and organizations.
• Researches and prepares various reports pertaining to operations, equipment, policies, procedures, and/or other issues, as appropriate.

Skills

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent.
• At least fifteen years of experience in a Project Management role.
• PMP, PMI, CIOB or equivalent certification is strongly preferred.
• Strong track record in delivering projects in a fast-moving and challenging environment.
• Strong management and organisational skills are essential.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office applications, including excel and word.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.
• Able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.