The Project Director will serve as the Client's senior representative and lead the Project Management Consultancy (PMC) team responsible for overseeing the construction of large-scale hotel, hospitality, and high-rise mixed-use developments.
The role carries full executive accountability for project delivery, ensuring EPC and trade contractors execute the works in accordance with contractual obligations, approved programme schedules, budget parameters, quality standards, and statutory requirements.
The Project Director will provide strategic leadership and governance across all phases of construction, safeguarding the Client's interests across cost, schedule, quality, safety, and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
Construction Oversight & Technical Assurance
- Provide executive oversight for the full construction lifecycle of hotel towers, residential high-rise buildings, and mixed-use developments, including superstructure, faade systems, MEP, interior fit-out, and external works.
- Monitor contractor performance against approved method statements, IFC drawings, shop drawings, and project specifications.
- Review and recommend approval of construction programmes, technical submittals, faade systems, structural packages, and finishing packages.
- Ensure compliance with international building codes, hospitality brand standards, and local regulatory requirements.
- Oversee quality assurance and quality control processes for structural works, faade installation, MEP systems, and interior finishes.
- Monitor testing, commissioning, and operational readiness of building systems including HVAC, fire and life safety systems, elevators, and building management systems.
- Lead the resolution of construction interfaces between structural, architectural, faade, and MEP contractors.
Programme & Schedule Control
- Maintain executive oversight of the master construction programme, including critical milestones for structure completion, faade closure, MEP installation, and hotel fit-out works.
- Independently evaluate contractor progress and verify milestone achievements.
- Identify potential schedule delays related to vertical construction sequencing, faade installation, and interior finishing works.
- Implement recovery strategies and acceleration measures where required.
- Provide structured programme performance reports and risk forecasts to the Client and stakeholders.
Commercial & Contract Administration Oversight
- Oversee contract administration under FIDIC or similar forms of contract.
- Review and evaluate contractor payment applications, variations, and claims related to construction and fit-out works.
- Monitor change management procedures to maintain budget discipline across structural works, faade packages, and interior finishes.
- Protect the Client's commercial interests through cost control, risk mitigation, and proactive contract management.
- Lead negotiations related to variations, claims, and dispute resolution.
- Ensure accurate cost reporting, forecasting, and contingency control.
Risk Management & Project Controls
- Establish and maintain project risk registers covering construction, commercial, operational, and delivery risks.
- Implement independent project control and reporting systems to monitor contractor performance.
- Identify key risks related to tower construction, vertical logistics, faade installation, and hotel brand compliance.
- Escalate material risks to the Client with clear mitigation strategies.
- Promote continuous improvement and lessons-learned processes within the PMC team.
Stakeholder & Authority Engagement
- Lead engagement with local authorities, regulatory bodies, civil defense, and utility providers.
- Coordinate with hotel operators and brand representatives to ensure compliance with hospitality standards.
- Represent the Client in executive meetings with contractors, consultants, and investors.
- Deliver structured progress reports to steering committees and project boards.
- Manage formal communication and escalation protocols across project stakeholders.
Leadership & Team Management
- Lead and mentor the PMC leadership team, including Construction Managers, Project Managers, Commercial Managers, Planning Managers, QA/QC Managers, and HSE Leads.
- Establish clear governance frameworks, performance metrics, and reporting structures.
- Ensure effective coordination between design consultants, contractors, interior designers, and hotel operators.
- Promote a culture of technical excellence, safety leadership, quality delivery, and disciplined project reporting.
Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related engineering discipline from a recognized university. A Master's degree in Project Management or Construction Management is advantageous.
- 18+ years of progressive experience in construction and project management, with extensive involvement in large-scale hotel, hospitality, residential, and high-rise building developments.
- Proven track record delivering complex vertical construction projects, including luxury hotels, mixed-use towers, and high-rise residential buildings from construction through commissioning and handover.
- Strong experience operating within Client-side or Project Management Consultancy (PMC) environments, providing independent oversight of contractors and consultants.
- Comprehensive understanding of EPC and trade contractor delivery models, including coordination of multiple construction packages such as superstructure, faade, MEP, and interior fit-out works.
- Strong knowledge of FIDIC forms of contract, contract administration, claims management, and commercial risk mitigation.
- Demonstrated expertise in programme management, project controls, cost oversight, and contractor performance management across complex multi-contractor construction environments.
- Proven experience managing high-rise construction sequencing, faade installation, vertical logistics, and complex MEP systems within hospitality and tower developments.
- Strong leadership capability with experience managing large multidisciplinary project teams, including construction managers, planners, commercial managers, QA/QC, and HSE teams.
- Experience delivering projects in fast-paced, high-value developments while maintaining strict compliance with safety, quality, and schedule requirements.
- Prior experience in Egypt, the Gulf region, or comparable emerging markets is highly desirable.
- Fluent English (written and spoken) is required; Arabic language skills are considered an advantage
