Project Director

Gallant Commercial 
4321 Directors Row
Houston, TX 77092

Position Overview

The Project Directoris 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)

Preconstruction Services

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

·   Takesownershipofprocessfordeterminingthequantityofbudgetestimates/projectscope deliverables toclient

·   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 executionprocess

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

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

Project Initiation

·   Leadsstrategyforassemblingteamofexternalsubcontractors&Vendors,basedonexperience, resources, staffing and cost. Provides oversight of RFQ/P process and communicates to the Client the best value, inclusive of sub-contractors and all othervendors

·   Leadsstrategytodevelop,communicateandmanageprojectbudgets,inclusiveofallcostsand provides oversight for mining of cost saving opportunities throughout the term of theproject

·   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 theproject

·   Provides oversight of the contracting process, including facilitating scope developmentmeetings, evaluation and negotiating of fees and final contract development and legalreview. 

Project Administration

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

·   Ensuresthatallinternalteammembersunderstandprojectdeliveryexpectations,scope,budgets andschedules

·   Providesoversightofrelationshipsandcommunicationtools,asneeded,withexternalprogram team members for project delivery as expected by theClient

·   Attends Client Leadership meetings with the projectteam

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

·   ProvidesoversightofClient-requesteddocumentstoensurequalityandtimelydeliveryof request

Corporate Culture and Human Resources 

·   Leadsbyexampleinpromotingapositiveandcollaborativecorporateculture,emphasizingGallant’s Principles and promoting the Purpose and Vision to all teammembers.

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

·   Encourages employee growth by mentoring and managing developmentplans.

·   Informs Project Manager overseeing project of issues andstatus.

Maintenance and Development of Customer Relationships

·   Maintains existing key Client relationships through professional and personalinteraction, regularly meeting with Clients to clearly understand needs andgoals.

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

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

·   Leadsnewprojectpursuits,developingstrategiesformarket/Clientidentification,understanding market/Client needs and goals and developing presentation material to proactively secure new business opportunities.

Culture, Leadership and Employee Development

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

·   Serves as a role model and promotes professionalbehavior.

·   Participatesinpersonalcareerdevelopmentthroughon-the-jobtraining,attendsinternaltraining programs as offered and assists in the development of allemployees.