This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Lead/Chief Executive to oversee the successful execution of a large luxury resort construction project. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in luxury resort development and a proven track record of managing large-scale hospitality projects from inception to completion. The candidate must have the best-in-class project management skills, heavy use and understanding of PM technologies to achieve the highest level of optimisation, excellent ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, and strong financial acumen. On-site/local living is required in Podgorica.

Responsibilities

• Executive Leadership: Serve as an executive representative of the company, with the authority to sign contracts and official documents on behalf of the joint venture
• Project Management: Lead all aspects of the project life cycle, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution
• Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with architects, contractors, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure project alignment with the company’s vision
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all project activities comply with local regulations, building codes, and environmental standards
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimise impact on project timelines and budgets
• Quality Assurance: Implement quality control processes to uphold the highest standards in construction and design
• Team Leadership: Manage and mentor project team members, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration
• Financial Oversight: Manage the project’s financial aspects, including budgeting, cost control, financial reporting, and ensuring optimal return on investment
• Dual Reporting: Provide regular updates to both owners, ensuring transparency on project progress, financial status, challenges, and solutions
• Community Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with local authorities, community leaders, and business partners
• Joint Venture Collaboration: Facilitate effective communication and decision-making between the two partners, balancing their inputs and guiding consensus

Key Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum15 years of relevant experience – experience on projects above70,000 m2 of GDA, experience on a large scale (>300keys or more) hotel projects would be of substantial significance with the incorporation of complex special features such as dining facilities, sports amenities, kids club, and landscape designs
• Strong familiarity with AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM and similar construction tools
• Knowledge of and experience using mainstream project management tools such as Microsoft Project or similar
• Strong familiarity with MS Office: Strong Excel skills (include familiarity with pivot tables, lookups, filters, and logical formulas, knowledge of macros), Word, PowerPoint
• Experienced user of Google for Work (or any other cloud-based applications) is a must
• KNWIT for detailed and technical Project Management and integration of the PMs
• Having previous experience in active executive function
• Experience in managing scope, schedule, cost, risk and resources in the development, design and construction phases
• Strong ability to adjust plans and schedules to respond to project conditions and crises and to withstand pressure attributable to meeting the needs of company executives
• Demonstrated ability to provide project management phases of initiation, design, implementation and project closing in a design and construction environment
• Knowledge of building codes, Montenegrin codes and regulations, and other regulatory compliance in the design and construction industry
• Demonstrated ability for problem-solving, critical thinking, independent work, technical and administrative skills
• Demonstrated management skills in leading teams of 10 direct reports and indirect over 100 or more people
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and owners (ideally in a multisite/multinational business)
• Obligatory language skills: English(fluent), including the ability to draft and negotiate legal and commercial documents in English
• Leadership: Exceptional ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing teams
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required. Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Montenegrin or other regional languages is advantageous
• Financial Acumen: Strong analytical skills with the ability to manage complex budgets and financial reports
• Executive Decision-Making: Ability to make high-level decisions that align with the company’s strategic goals and interests
• Problem-Solving: Proactive in anticipating issues and devising effective solutions
• Organisational Skills: Superior ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders, including both owners
• Diplomacy and Negotiation: Skilled in mediating between parties with differing perspectives to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes
• Ethics and Integrity: High professionalism and ethical standards, especially in handling executive responsibilities and signing authority
• Honesty and Integrity, autonomy, team player, initiative and proactivity, excellent communication skills, tact and diplomacy, passion for excellence and results, high organisational and planning skill