Construction Director

The Construction Director is the leader of the construction delivery team and reports directly to the overall Project Director or Operations Director. The Construction Director is experienced in the life sciences sector and drives a high-performing, collaborative team culture to ensure the project is delivered and completed safely, on schedule, to the required quality, is within budget and attains the target financial metrics for Lendlease while delivering client satisfaction.
- Key accountabilities of the Construction Director:
- As the overall leader of the construction team, the Construction Director takes ultimate accountability for successful delivery of the project from a Safety, Quality, Time and Cost perspective-
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with the Client, designers, subcontractors, building officials, local businesses, and authorities-
- Work with the Project Director to develop the project execution strategy and provide leadership and guidance to the project team in delivering the project in accordance with the execution strategy-
- Work in close collaboration with the Engineering design management and design consultants to ensure the design incorporates constructability, construction methodology and value engineering considerations-
- Support the Project Director in leading and presenting during Project Review Meetings-
- Regular reporting and communication on project status to the Project Steering Group, including progress, key risks and mitigations-
- Develop a detailed understanding of the Head Contract and Subcontracts, administering these contracts in the best interest of Lendlease at all times-
- Identify and document key lessons learnt and areas of opportunity upon project completionEnvironment, Health & Safety (EH&S)- Overall EH&S leader and take ultimate accountability for the team’s EH&S performance. Leading by example at all times and developing a strong safety culture throughout the team-
- Thoroughly understand all obligations under the WSH Act and Lendlease’s Global Minimum Requirements (GMR’s). Ensure these obligations are discharged effectively throughout the project team at all levels-
- Implement systems and procedures to ensure the workforce (including subcontractors) operate safely and in accordance with Lendlease GMR’s. Drive the Lendlease team to actively foster a strong safety culture by calling out unsafe acts and praising good safety behaviourQuality- Overall responsibility for delivering a facility of high quality and ensuring the final product meets or exceeds the requirements set out in the design drawings, specifications, procedures-
- Work closely with the Project Quality Manager to drive a strong quality culture within the team. Set clear expectations with the Lendlease team and subcontractors to take a ‘right first time’ mindset to prevent rather than rectify defects and NCR’s-
- Ensure that the Lendlease team and Subcontractors develop a thorough understanding of the project specifications and drawings and ensure that the physical quality and documentation are of the highest standard-
- Ensure that there is a robust system in place to identify defects and have them rectified in a timely manner-
- Put in place processes to ensure the project documentation is detailed, well organized and compiled in accordance with the project requirements and submitted in accordance with well-defined time limitsCost and Procurement- Accountable for implementing the project procurement strategy-
- Be thoroughly familiar with the requirements of the Head Contract and specific packages thereby identifying changes, conflicts, etc prior to them occurring-
- Set up in conjunction with the Commercial Manger the budgets and the cost reporting procedures for the project-
- Participate in tender interviews for major packages and make sure there is tight coordination between disciplines-
- Work closely with the Commercial Manager to clearly understand the budgets for trade packages and review forecasts for all works packages on monthly basis prior to issuing the monthly cost report to the Client-
- Ensure contractor’s progress claims are thoroughly reviewed and sign off prior to issuing them to the client for final approval- Schedule- Thoroughly understand the overall project delivery schedule and take accountability for the delivery of the project in accordance with all key Head Contract milestones-
- Identify schedule concerns and identify mitigations and solutions. Communicate issues that cannot be resolved at project level with Lendlease Senior Management in a timely manner-
- Actively monitor and track progress of subcontractors and escalate concerns with contractors’ senior management as required to address schedule concerns- To be a success in this role it is desirable, but not essential to have;- Recognized Degree in Building, Construction Management, Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical), Architecture or related disciplines