Project Director

Overview

• Currie & Brown is looking for a Project Director to join our project management team in Abu Dhabi, UAE working on Aviation projects.
• What will you be doing?
• Responsible for project definition and delivery
• Responsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control mechanisms to assure effective delivery of the project
• Responsible for leading the project team and performance management of the Currie & Brown team
• Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances in order to manage and control project delivery targets
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and manage project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems
• Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure projects can be delivered to meet customer expectations
• Advise senior management on progress and issues relating to own project, providing subject matter advice in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Present any business project risks or issues to senior managers (with proposed mitigation) to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standards
• Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations
• Deliver aspects of Currie & Brown’s vision to their respected project(s)
• What do you need?
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Experience of leading Data centre projects previously
• Project management professional certification or accreditation
• Proven team leader capabilities, behaviours and values
• Experience during both pre-contract and post-contract phases
• Knowledge of industry best practice
• Excellent contract administration experience
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders
• Proven ability as a trusted advisor to the client
• Our corporate values
• At Currie & Brown, we know that when it comes to a good idea, it doesn't matter where it comes from.
• That's why we take a collaborative, open-door approach to running our business.
• Our people, from apprentices to senior management, make our company what it is.
• Everyone in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced, contributes to our success in their own way, and we have fun doing it.
• Unlike other companies, we focus on the long term and deliver on our commitments.
• We take a compassionate and inclusive approach to our work and always invest in the future of our people.
• Whether it's the desire to work internationally, the urge to develop, or even the curiosity to work in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage, offering guidance, support and the structure to achieve.
• That's why so many of us have been building successful careers here for so long.
• With the backing of our parent company, we are an independent company.
• Our people are able to make quick and flexible decisions, and work directly with some of the world's best partner brands in our industry through Dar Group.
• This mix of our scale and size, our partnerships and our people makes us a true industry leader around the world.