Project Director - Construction

CRB•Irvine, CA

About The Position

The Project Director develops and implements plans to deliver projects and services effectively and efficiently, overseeing either a single large project or multiple projects. The role supports business operations and is responsible for contract negotiations, estimating and bidding support, project profit and loss, and supervision of project staff. The Project Director reports to the Director of Construction Leader. The position provides leadership across project delivery, including safety, contract compliance, financial forecasting and billing, quality planning, project closeout, subcontracting and buyout, risk mitigation, insurance and bonds, design and construction coordination, and schedule execution. It also supports business development, client and market strategies, recruiting, team development, operational excellence, and consistent quality practices across project sites. Weekly travel to project sites is expected to address challenges, support critical tasks, and advise business unit leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum ten years of experience in the AEC industry.
Demonstrated senior project management success managing a single large project or a portfolio of smaller projects.
Advanced understanding of core engineering disciplines, project execution, and delivery in design and construction.
Ability to manage design processes and relationships between design and construction to ensure quality, budget-conscious, complete design documents are delivered on schedule.
Ability to lead and manage integrated teams, including subcontractors.
Understanding of integrated project delivery, including design, procurement, CQV, and construction processes.
Proficiency with typical software tools, including Microsoft Suite, and with safety and scheduling.
Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Industry-specific certification, including but not limited to PMP, AECPMA, or DBIA.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement plans to deliver projects and services effectively and efficiently; oversee a single large project or multiple projects.
Support business operations, contract negotiations, estimating, bidding, project profit and loss, and supervision of project staff.
Assume overall accountability for jobsite safety and meeting contract requirements.
Verify project financial forecasts, notice provisions, and billings; address potential claims and deviations.
Ensure project teams create quality and closeout plans aligned with owner contracts and contract documents.
Lead and motivate project teams and foster a positive work environment.
Direct and supervise project administration, project superintendents, and engineers; establish operational priorities and maintain relationships with owners, subcontractors, unions, and others.
Oversee subcontracting strategy and the integrity of the buyout process on projects.
Negotiate contracts, lead risk mitigation planning, review draft contracts and agreements, and oversee purchase orders.
Ensure project compliance with insurance and bond requirements.
Manage the design phase of GMP or design-build projects and lead development of GMP or lump-sum submissions.
Oversee schedule planning and execution across projects, manage schedule risks, and guide strategies to prevent schedule erosion.
Develop knowledge of local markets and lead networking strategies.
Partner with business development on sales strategies, client capture plans, and account plans; optimize profit levers and gross profit margin tactics for new sales.
Coach team members and support their career development; interpret organizational strategy and help teams understand their role in strategic goals.
Support recruiting and hiring.
Participate in estimate reviews and support lump-sum bidding; potentially lead pursuits with estimating support.
Perform constructability and design reviews.
Assess project schedules and monthly status, helping teams identify paths to completion with trades and clients.
Participate in monthly operational support, operational excellence, safety, and quality meetings.
Conduct quarterly project reviews with Operational Excellence.
Participate in Business Unit strategic planning sessions.
Track REA and claim progress across Business Unit projects and provide support and guidance.
Track self-performance needs and strategies for supplementing underperforming trades.
Manage Builder’s Risk events, particularly when project teams have limited capacity.
Drive consistent BIM/VDC coordination efforts.
Evaluate talent across project titles and identify succession gaps.
Provide leadership and consistency for Quality Managers across project sites.
Travel weekly to project sites to support challenges and critical tasks and provide Business Unit leadership with suggested paths to resolution.