Position Title: Deputy Project Director

Reports To: Senior Vice President

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hill International Project Management Consultancy

Hill International, with more than 3,200 professionals in 100+ offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Hill has participated in over 10,000+ project assignments with a total construction value of more than $600 billion. We are the 4th largest project and construction management firm in the U.S., as featured in Building Design + Construction magazine. We are also ranked the 6th largest overall U.S. construction management firm by Engineering News-Record magazine. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at <web address removed>.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communicate with the Client’s representatives continuously regarding Project Progress and areas
• of concerns.
• Propose in-house Project Management procedure to comply with Contract requirements and Client’s procedures.
• Establish and maintain specific project procedures for Design/Construction Supervision Management (as applicable).
• Prepare a special report to Client Management to investigate any problem related to the Scope of Services and recommend solutions to Client Management.
• Identify priorities and tasks and develop the organization structure to assure execution of tasks, by providing clear direction on methods, time frame and schedule to achieve the stated goals.
• Provide a clear definition of the roles and responsibilities of PM staff.
• Attend Executive meetings and progress meetings.
• Monitor performance to assure successful delivery of the Key Performance Indicators and client contractual requirements.
• Advice the Client’s representative on any potential variation to the Design/Supervision Consultant and Contractor’s scope of work that may generate cost or time impact and present the Project Management’s assessment.
• Lead the Project Management staff in assessing variations and claims and reporting the technical position of the proposed variation to the Client.
• Advise the Client of any foreseen slippage of progress and propose corrective actions.
• Review weekly and monthly reports as presented by Design/Supervision Consultant(s) and Contractor and present to the Client comments of non-compliance and/or area of concern and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with the Design Manager during the detailed design stage of the Project to ensure Design Compliance with Client requirements and avoid any cost impact.
• Upload project reports on completion and handing over to Include.
• Project Name and Client.
• Masterplan brief/Design/Construction, including time and cost.
• Consultant and Contractor Performance.
• Cost Index.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• A degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related.
• Membership in RICS is a definite advantage.
• 20 or more years of experience in managing Multi-Million Dollar projects.
• At least 5 years’ experience in managing Railway/Infrastructure Projects from Inception up to completion and handover.
• Experience of negotiating commercial contracts to successful close out.
• Ability to think ahead, identify new opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work-related issues.
• Strong Management and communication.
• Demonstrates a determination, desire to succeed and a wish to progress and develop within a commercial role.
• Excellent working knowledge of Word, and Excel and strong user skill level within MS Office or Primavera.
• Excellent numerical and communication skills.