Project Director - Luxury Real Estate

About IspravaIsprava is a leader in the luxury holiday home market in India specializing in serving discerning clientele along two fronts:o Design, construction, furnishing, styling and management of sophisticated luxury homes that celebrate heritage alongside modernity and sustainability.o Hospitality Services, Refurbishment, and Rental Management for luxury holiday homes curated from an exclusive list of homeowners.A testament to Isprava's offering is our distinctive client list comprising prominent business and sports personalities and reputed professionals from across the globe like Kris Gopalakrishnan (Co-Founder Infosys), Sunil Gavaskar (Legendary Cricketer), and Farah Khan (Bollywood Filmmaker and Writer) amongst others.Isprava also boasts a diverse group of marquee investors including some of the world's largest family offices like the Godrej and Piramal family office alongside other reputed global professionals. Headquartered in Mumbai, our projects are spread across Goa, the Nilgiris, Alibaug, Kasauli, and various other locations.Isprava is positioned for significant growth in the next few years and is perfect for entrepreneurial individuals who enjoy a flat, flexible and fast-paced workplace.For more information about us login to www.isprava.comPosition: Project DirectorLocation: Mumbai (should be open to travel within India)Role summary:The role will be responsible for driving and owning the entire project life cycle from design, construction, and project costs. Incumbent will be expected to support the head of operations in running the project operations on a day-to-day basis. Including building & managing teams, troubleshooting & problem solving, running reviews, driving targets, and complete time, cost & quality ownership for delivery of projects.A proven Leader who can get the design and constructions team together. Candidate should be comfortable to dive into project details with the team, and zooming out to design the processes and systems that will help the business to scale up. The candidates work output is critical to the success of Isprava, since the foundation of our business is our physical locations and your output will directly impact the experiences of our local teams and members.Key Responsibilities:Development and Implementation of a Business StrategyBuild and lead strategy and execution across design, pre-construction, construction, project management and procurementHandle escalations and remove project roadblocks by weighing key stakeholder inputsWork with the Head of Operations to identify the initiatives/tasks of strategic importance and operational improvement that need to be pursuedLead, cascade and communicate the strategy into operational units and the cross teamsIdentify and align appropriate resourcesSupport feasibility studies to new geographiesManage high level business partnershipsDemonstrate awareness of organisation's operations and client needsBudget and Financial ManagementAnalyze monthly Project accounts and identify and control variancesTake appropriate action to ensure adherence to expense budgetsContinually seek new ways to improve financial efficiencyProactively seek to identify and manage riskAssist and support the procurement team in contract management, negotiations and closures.Business Operations ManagementSupport the Head of Operations in running the function on a day-to-day basisCreate a culture that is built on continuous learning, innovation, and improvement to ensure operational excellenceSupport decisions making with fact-based data analysis, discussions with senior management to enable timely decisionsWorking on new business set up or process improvement initiatives as per requirement from time to timeTake ownership of analysis of periodic (weekly & monthly) reporting activities and other top management reviewsStakeholder ManagementTo own and drive key initiatives & projects across functions / verticals as requiredConduct discussions with other Leaders/Senior Executives and come up with specific insights and actions plans needed to drive process improvementsPeople ManagementTake full responsibility for performance management of all direct reports, managing their performance in relation to quality standards, HR processes and agreed benchmarks and objectives, focusing on all aspects of soundPeople management: Recruitment Development Remuneration and Rewards Performance Management Career path planning On-the-job training, coaching & mentoringMotivate, delegate and empower appropriately, enabling direct reports to take responsibility and display creativity, initiative and commercial acumenTeamwork and self-managementFollow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintainedDemonstrate consistent application of internal proceduresPlan and prioritize, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demandsDemonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage changeDemonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needsManage own career development by staying abreast of any technical and industry changes----Key Requirements:15+ years of Project/Construction management experience in Real Estate, Hospitality, Manufacturing or Entrepreneurship5-8 years of experience in building, managing and driving large teamsExperience running operations in multiple locationsBackground in production, operation, and supply chain management from greenfield to execution is a plusExperience in working and driving cross functional teams, negotiations & stakeholder managementShould have worked in fast paced organizationsTeam building, recruiting, management and reviewSystem and process-drivenData analysis and problem solvingReporting to Head of Operations PRB