Project Director Job Description

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This is a real-world description for a project director. The description itself is several years old, but 95% of it is still appropriate for today.

Project /Practice Management

Manages the strategic aspects of large engagements and mitigates any risk.
Oversees senior managers and managers working on client engagements within practice.
Reviews high-level deliverables across practice.
Ensures engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures take place for all practice engagements.
Provides leadership to practice within a geographic area.
Develops, implements, and maintains sound business practices.
Develops and implements strategic objectives for practice that are aligned with the region's strategic initiatives.

Project Accounting

Reports profit and loss figures.
Consolidates and analyzes profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization across practice.
Helps create pipeline forecasts and broad-based financial picture for practice.
Addresses and resolves all billing issues.
Ensures practice meets or exceeds budgeted financial objectives, including revenue and margin.

CAREER PATH CORE COMPETENCIES

Financial Management

Develops and meets revenue and other financial goals for practice.
Accurately forecasts revenue, profitability, margins, bill rates and utilization across practice.
Manages the negotiation of contract pricing when necessary.

Business Development

Provides leadership and guidance in all aspects of the sales cycle.
Takes a lead role in monitoring the identification and development of strategic accounts.
Involves, as appropriate, the our sales team in order to achieve sales goals.
Manages business development on a strategic level for practice.
Grows long-term relationships with clients and capitalizes on equity and partnership opportunities.

Communication

Ensures practice is well informed, at all times, of changes and news worthy events within our company.
Effectively communicates relevant practice information to superiors.
Handles difficult personnel situations directly, using appropriate discretion, HR advice, and respect for the individual.
Promotes us through speaking engagements at industry conferences and involvement in local business organizations.

Technical Understanding

Evaluates and redesigns practice offerings.
Understands the implications of different technical choices and is able to guide our clients to the best solution for their situation.

Leadership

Teamwork

Reinforces team approach throughout practice both on client projects and internal initiatives.
Supports and solicits input from team members at all levels within the organization.
Ensures regular team and practice events take place away from the office.

Client Management

Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions and strategies.
Continually defines ways to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
Maintains lasting client relationships.
Ensures practice delivers superior solutions to clients.
Provides senior level resolution to client issues.

Innovator Development

Participates in all programs and enforces all policies relating to performance evaluations and career development planning.
Reviews management evaluations for consistency.
Impresses upon management the importance of the career planning and performance evaluation programs.
Creates an environment where Innovators can successfully achieve professional career path goals.
Manages the development of project managers and senior managers.
Assigns tasks to practice management that give managers an opportunity to grow.

Internal Operations

Reviews status reports of Project Managers and Senior Managers and addresses issues as appropriate.
Lends expertise to internal teams and task forces.
Enforces standard policies and procedures.

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