About this role
Job Description Summary The Consortium Project Director serves as the primary leadership role overseeing a multi-party consortium delivering a major EPC/infrastructure or energy project in Algeria. This position drives governance, partner alignment, and customer relationship management across a joint venture structure — leading through influence and coordination rather than direct authority over partner resources.
Job Description Key Responsibilities
• Lead consortium governance, chair Coordinating Committee meetings, track decisions and actions, and escalate unresolved matters when required. • Monitor both Parties’ performance across schedule, cost, quality, HSE, and contractual milestones, driving corrective and recovery actions where needed. • Own the Integrated Master Schedule and coordinate project interfaces, risks, changes, and reporting across both Parties. • Act as the primary Consortium communication channel with the Customer and lead Customer negotiations and claims discussions in alignment with both Parties. • Manage relationships with local stakeholders, including regulators, customs, and permitting authorities, while ensuring compliance with integrity and anti-corruption requirements. • Partner with Commercial and Contracts teams on claims, guarantees, payments, contractual matters, and change management. • Coordinate Consortium-level risks, technical and system interfaces, HSE, quality performance, and multidisciplinary project activities. • Support dispute avoidance and resolution between the Parties and coordinate the assessment and approval of project changes. • Provide regular consolidated project reporting, KPI dashboards, and action tracking covering progress, risks, milestones, HSE, governance, and interfaces.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or Business/Commercial discipline • Minimum 20 years in major EPC, infrastructure, or energy/utility projects • Demonstrated experience within multi-company consortium/JV structures • Experience managing electrical/civil and technical/system interfaces • Senior customer relationship management, ideally with state-owned or major institutional clients • Practical experience working in Algeria, or closely comparable North African/francophone market experience • Fluency in English
Desired Charactericstics
• PMP or equivalent certification desirable • Contract/commercial management qualification desirable • Relevant sector project experience strongly preferred • Fluency in French and/or Arabic • Established relationships with local clients, contractors, suppliers and authorities • Practical understanding of local regulatory, customs, import, permitting and construction processes • Ability to anticipate how local market conditions affect schedule, procurement and logistics • High integrity, sound commercial and contractual judgment • Strong negotiation and influencing skills; resilience under pressure • Cultural awareness bridging both Parties and local business norms
Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: No