Project Director - Facilities Management - Riyadh

Location

Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom

Job description

Our client is a leading consultant with a reputation for excellence globally. As a result of a number of recent project wins, they are actively looking for a talented Project Director to join their established team to oversee the facilities management for a major development in Riyadh.

Key activities:

• To provide advice to the client on effective strategies to manage and control all FM services in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• To lead in the development and ongoing reporting of management information.
• Proactively work with all stakeholders to ensure appropriate services are provided and delivered to the desired level of quality and performance.
• Lead, coach and develop the contract-based team to ensure operational tasks are delivered on time, within scope and budget.
• Monitor all work in progress to ensure that quality, statutory code, and operational standards are met.
• Ensure delivery of the joint business plans together with relevant stakeholders and partners.
• To ensure governance processes are managed and risks mitigated.
• To ensure that disputes are resolved at the lowest level possible and in the most expedient fashion.
• To ensure that employer and client risks are adequately managed.
• To work in partnership with the stakeholders and partners to identify new innovations that can bring a benefit to the contract.
• Ensure statutory compliance is maintained across the contract and ensure that proactive monitoring plans are in place that adhere to best practice in facilities services.
• To support the client, where applicable, in the event of any emergency or disaster, ensuring appropriate communication links between all parties.
• Ensure the Health & Safety policy and minimum standards are adhered to by outsourced facilities suppliers.
• Monitor supplier’s performance against statutory maintenance obligations to ensure a safe working environment is maintained.
• Ensure that third party contracts are reviewed, monitored and tendered in a compliant way in order to maintain an effective operation.
• Define and agree measurable and achievable Key Performance Indicators with outsourced suppliers and/or relevant client business units.
• Drive improved performance from outsourced suppliers against KPIs through a clearly established link with Service Level Agreements, Pricing Schedule(s) and potential incentivisation mechanisms.
• Conduct regular audits across the portfolio to ensure performance consistency against agreed KPIs.
• Conduct and maintain relationships with key stakeholders within the industry and trade associations, representatives of government, customers, and vendors as necessary.
• Working with the Business Development and Commercial teams, identify areas of expansion and market opportunities.
• Manage and coach contract team and be accountable for their performance. Review and evaluate performance on a continuing basis and establish proper measures of performance management as required. Support the professional development of the contract team.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and reporting of operating expenses, including the management of all financial elements such as revenue generation, cost controls, and financial performance and collections

Key requirements:

• Engineering Degree and/or technical diploma in facility or industrial maintenance/management.
• 20 years’ experience in Facilities Management.
• 10 years’ experience in an environment where a facility is considered Iconic or unique and is of similar high visibility.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

If you feel you have the skills and experience for this role please apply now. Due to the high number of applicants at the stage this is an online application only and we will be in touch with the shortlisted applicants.

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