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Gallant Commercial 
4321 Directors Row
Houston, TX 77092
Position Overview

The Project Director is ultimately responsible for the overall success of the team’s project portfolio including meeting all the Client’s goals regarding scope, budgets and schedules. Ensures Team success through monitoring the resources, processes and progress of each project, including Client relationship, Client satisfaction, team effectiveness, schedule adherence and financial management.  Provides the support and resources needed by each project team to successfully perform their duties

Key Responsibilities (Essential Duties and Functions)

·   Collaborates with Owners and Consultants to prepare, review, and monitor information and reports related to all costs involved in developing the project’s budget

·   Takes ownership of process for determining the quantity of budget estimates/project scope deliverables to client

·   Manages the contracting process, which includes holding initial scope review meetings, finalizing agreed price, developing subcontractor’s scope of work, managing the contract and final execution process

·   Develops a Gallant progress/performance review (client satisfaction survey with ongoing project) with the client and administers it

·   Lead all pricing efforts from service work request to additional scope request from client

·   Leads strategy for assembling team of external subcontractors & Vendors, based on experience, resources, staffing and cost. Provides oversight of RFQ/P process and communicates to the Client the best value, inclusive of sub-contractors and all other vendors

·   Leads strategy to develop, communicate and manage project budgets, inclusive of all costs and provides oversight for mining of cost saving opportunities throughout the term of the project

·   Leads strategy to develop, communicate and manage project schedules, inclusive of all key milestones. Provides oversight for mining of schedule improvement opportunities throughout the term of the project

·   Provides oversight of the contracting process, including facilitating scope development meetings, evaluation and negotiating of fees and final contract development and legal review. 

·   Provides regular oversight for project administration and provides support to the project team to support their daily management of the overall project scope, budgets and schedules

·   Ensures that all internal team members understand project delivery expectations, scope, budgets and schedules

·   Provides oversight of relationships and communication tools, as needed, with external program team members for project delivery as expected by the Client

·   Attends Client Leadership meetings with the project team

·   Provides oversight of QA/QC review of projects, including project development, design documents review and construction review to meet the project scope, quality, budget and schedule goals

·   Provides oversight of Client-requested documents to ensure quality and timely delivery of request

·   Leads by example in promoting a positive and collaborative corporate culture, emphasizing Gallant’s Principles and promoting the Purpose and Vision to all team members.

·   Promotes and leads reinforcement that Company policies and procedures are consistently and fairly implemented on all projects and within the office environment.

·   Encourages employee growth by mentoring and managing development plans.

·   Informs Project Manager overseeing project of issues and status.

·   Maintains existing key Client relationships through professional and personal interaction, regularly meeting with Clients to clearly understand needs and goals.

·   Builds effective relationships with key Client leadership that reflect and support company core values and exceeds the Client’s expectations.

·   Actively leads and engages in industry, Client, and community relations to enhance company image.

·   Leads new project pursuits, developing strategies for market/Client identification, understanding market/Client needs and goals and developing presentation material to proactively secure new business opportunities.

·   Promotes our principles, communicates our vision and purpose through service to our clients.

·   Serves as a role model and promotes professional behavior.

·   Participates in personal career development through on-the-job training, attends internal training programs as offered and assists in the development of all employees.