Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Project Manager

 Job Description:

Job Title: Project Manager

Work Location: Dubai/RAK
Employment Type: Full time

Job Purpose: Take full responsibility of the assigned project – from Client/Consultant relationship, Profit/Loss, Construction sequences, Motivation and Leadership, planning, QA/QC, HSE, subcontractor management, long leads follow-ups, conflict management, monthly presentation with forecast, risk management, change order control.

Key Responsibilities

  • Taking full responsibility of the profit and loss of the assigned projects and owning the budget of projects with relation to the program, the costs, variations, EOTs etc.
  • Building up strategic relationships with the clients /consultants and ensuring it leads to repeat business and achieving a satisfaction index of at least 70% in the customer satisfaction survey to be held post the handing over.
  • Shows Leadership quality and showcases team leader skills.
  • Develops subordinates by educating them periodically.
  • Ensuring the projects get delivered as program on cost and as per specifications and Quality agreed contractually with the client and also the net profit margins are achieved as per the budget
  • Taking full responsibility for the motivating and retaining the team and ensuring high productivity
  • Implementation of approved program of works in liaison with the site or project engineers.
  • Coordination of all activities at site and resolving day to day technical issues at site.
  • Ensuring timely delivery and quality of material and installation of work is in accordance with the acceptable criteria.
  • Identify the long lead items /most valued items /special systems and assist in negotiations, monitor the order placement the timely delivery of the same.
  • Control the material / drawing submissions and necessary follow ups for approvals from consultant /client and from authorities.
  • Prepare executions strategy and costing sheets for the management approval. Monitor and control the same till job handing over.
  • Ensuring that the work is completed in accordance with the specified quality management and control system with minimum time and cost.
  • Raise variations to consultants /client in case of deviations or additional requirement from the contract documents. Coordinate with concerned to get its approval.
  • Advising management on the general project trend in terms of expenses (time & cost- budget allocation Vs actual)
  • Issuing instructions to the site engineers / supervisors to complete the work in accordance with the projects plan.
  • Monitoring subcontract works closely to ensure quality of the work and timely completion.
  • Providing budgetary information regarding requirement of manpower at site.
  • Conducting daily meetings with project team at site.
  • Assume responsibility for the planning, engineering construction and scheduling of civil construction of the site. Proper correspondence to be done with the concerned and make record of any delays /requirement /variations etc.
  • Provide feedback report on a regular basis through reports/graphs (budget Vs actual) to the management.
  • Plan and manage the projects by defining scope, identifying team members, developing project plans, generating alternatives, obtaining approvals, identifying and securing sources, developing specifications, establishing performance criteria, quality control and quality assurance, controlling change order process and evaluating project results.
  • Monitors and implements measures for all HSE requirements.
  • Notify and assist the management and appropriate emergency personnel of any emergency and potentially dangerous or unusual situations.
  • Compile and control proper documentation of the assigned projects and handover the same to management on projects completion.
  • Monitor the close out documents submission on completion of projects and define the defects liability period in coordination with main contractor /consultant /client.
  • Each and every project will be a separate profit centre: hence manage, monitor and control the projects in terms of manpower, material, accounts, purchase, admin, consumables and any other overhead costing to the projects.
    Qualifications
    Education
    Bachelors in Civil Engineering (Mandatory)
    Masters in Civil Engineering (Optional)
    Certifications
    PMP (Preferred)
    Licenses/Authority
    Approvals (if any):
    SOE (Mandatory)
    DM – G+4/12 (Preferred)
    Experience Total
    15 to 20 Years
    Relevant
    8-10 years as PM in Civil Construction (Preferred Warehouse) in UAE
    
    Skills & Competencies
    Technical
    • Strong knowledge of industrial facility construction (warehouses, logistics
    hubs, manufacturing/production plants, food processing/cold storage), including construction methodology, sequencing, and constructability.
    • End-to-end execution capability for Civil C MEP coordination, interface management, testing/commissioning readiness, and integrated delivery (design-to-handover).
    Project/Business
    

    Proven experience delivering Design + Build /
    Turnkey / Build-to-Suit projects
    
    Behavioural
    Leadership, People Management, Accountability, Safety Culture, Communication, Negotiation, Decision- Making, Problem-Solving, Conflict Resolution, Planning, Execution, Ownership.
    
    Software/Digital/ Tools (Preferred)
    Primavera P6 / MS Project, Excel(advanced), dashboards/weekly reporting, AutoCAD, Navisworks/BIM coordination, Aconex/Procore or equivalent C ERP
    exposure (Odoo or Similar)