Bilingual Client Director

Who We Are

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6,500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients' businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Further information is available at

We are looking to have a full-time bilingual (French/English) Client Director join our team This opportunity will involve working hybrid from Montreal, QC.

SUMMARY

The Client Director is accountable for program management and delivery, project delivery, client relationship management, and people leadership.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Management & Delivery

• Accountable for program management and delivery.
• Plans client programs and assigns project management team members to projects within overall program.
• Identifies program risks and develops and implements mitigation and contingency plans.
• Oversees the development and implementation of project plans and budget, and overall execution of project delivery and close-out requirements.
• Accountable for ensuring project management team delivers projects on-time, within budget, specification and scope, and in compliant with all regulatory, environmental, health and safety requirements.
• Accountable for meeting key performance indicators/metrics for programs managed.
• Accountable for ensuring implementation of effective processes to support optimum project delivery.
  Provides input and contributes to strategic plans for programs managed.

Program Financial Management

Accountable for meeting profitability targets and effective accounts receivable management. Collaborates with Finance team.

Client Relationship Management

• Develops and maintains effective relationships with clients. Position level of client representatives with whom this position interacts with include those at the senior management level.
• Accountable for resolving escalated issues from project management team members, managing client expectations, and ensuring client satisfaction.
  Contributes to acquisition of additional businesses. Continuously engages clients in discussions to understand and anticipate needs. Identifies and recommends opportunities for additional businesses.

People Leadership

• Provides direct people leadership to project management team members, and indirectly to project coordination and administration team members through subordinate people leaders.
  Accountable for employee engagement, development and performance management, hiring and retention, compensation recommendations

Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Community college diploma in architectural technology, construction technology, engineering technology; preferred
• At least 10 years of project management work experience including 3 years managing people
• Program management & delivery – well-developed program and project management with related experience in delivering programs and projects on-time, on-budget, within specifications and in-compliant with all requirements including but not limited to regulatory, environmental, health, and safety requirements.
• Strategic program management – Developing strategic program management abilities
• Financial management – well-developed financial management abilities along with proven previous experience
• Program budget management – well-developed budget development and management abilities along with proven previous experience
• Program risk mitigation and management – well-developed program risk mitigation and management abilities along with proven previous experience
• Communication – well-developed communication, influence, persuasion and negotiation skills with proven previous experience in influencing client representatives at the senior management level
• Relationship building – well-developed relationship building abilities along with proven previous experience in building and maintaining relationships with client representatives at the senior management level
• Client service orientation – high degree of client service orientation
• Client management – Well-developed client management abilities along with proven previous experience in managing client representatives at the senior management level
• People leadership – well-developed people leadership abilities along with proven previous experience in leading, engaging, motivating, managing, developing, attracting and retaining individuals
• Vendor management – well-developed vendor management abilities along with proven experience in managing vendor performance
• Quality – possesses a continuous improvement and quality mindset along with a desire to continuously seek and incorporate best practices and technologies in order to optimize program delivery and deliver value to the client.
  Computer proficiency – proficient in and experience with MS Office suite of applications along with proven ability to quickly learn new applications

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• Project Management Institute Accreditation.
• Program Management Professional Accreditation.
  LEED certification.

At BGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success

BGIS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome you to apply for a position with us If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at askHR . Upon request for accommodation, we will consult with the applicant in question and provide, or arrange for the provision of, a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability.