Associate Director - Programme Management Lead

• Provide strategic level guidance and act as a point of escalation for all projects in Region
• Challenge the way projects are delivered and seek continuous improvements.
• Be accountable for the coordination of account resources to determine project scopes prior to project approval.
• Support and guide the delivery of all Projects within APAC.
• Oversight of all Project Managers from a Program perspective as required to ensure project compliance with account standards
• Ensure use of Project Management systems and tools, training of delivery Project Managers to ensure the full deployment of systems and tools.
• Prepare and maintain the capital expenditure plan in accordance with Client budgeting approval process.
• Support and guide the Area / Country Project Business Lead in the early preparedness and identification of PM resources needed to meet project demand throughout the region, as appropriate.
• Understand the client’s business and be the spokes person for positioning their projects with the business in a business context
• Ensure application of and provide training on documents defining the project
• Support management in the sourcing, assessment and early preparedness of qualified variable project management staff in line with project pipe-line work across region.
• Oversee the onboarding of all project resources to the region
• Prepare and maintain the projects procurement strategy for the region 
• Provide oversight of project delivery to ensure project documentation is accurate, co-ordinated and properly documented. 
• Ensure the use of the Project Management System, training of variable staff to ensure the full deployment of systems and tools.
• Perform periodic spot-audits of Project documentation on active projects
• Work closely with Project Managers to establish communication procedures and filing systems for projects and set up appropriate tracking of necessary approvals of all kinds.
• Ensure active Risk Management and Value Engineering are applied to projects.
• Ensure all parties understand the account goals prior to start of project and monitor throughout project for compliance to standards and Playbook processes at a Program management level specifically to manage key milestone deliverables.
• Ensure Project team is coordinated with all other Property service lines in the preparation, delivery and hand-over of project work.
• Support the development of early project scope, cost, schedules and providing critical due diligence project support.
• Support Project Managers to ensure invoices are reviewed for conformity with documentation requirements and the completion status and processed in a timely manner.

• Minimum 10 years’ project management or construction management experience, or any similar combination of education and experience.
• Program Management qualification and at least 4 years’ experience in a similar role
• Must be detail-oriented, analytical and computer-literate with proven leadership skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of construction practices and techniques, contract laws, project controls and building support systems.
• Proven record of providing excellent internal and external customer service
• Excellent interpersonal skills and problem-solving ability.
• Strong verbal/written communication skills in both English and local language where appropriate.

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