Job Purpose:
Manage the project teams to ensure efficient and effective delivery of the projects in terms of time, cost, quality and Client expectations while ensuring transfer of learnings across projects and continual improvement in the delivery process.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the Execution Team to ensure departmental objectives are met.
• Oversee and direct construction projects from conception to completion in order to achieve the Client brief.
• Review the project in-depth to schedule deliverables and estimate costs to ensure project stays on time and in budget.
• Manage and oversee all onsite and offsite constructions to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations and take appropriate actions in case of none compliance.
• Review tender document and site work to ensure quality construction standards and the use of proper construction techniques taking preventative / corrective actions when required.
• Deploy staff to projects and efficiently manage their outputs to ensure efficient delivery of projects.
• Study job specifications to determine appropriate construction methods.
• Develop and implement quality control programs.
• Maintain knowledge of the overall construction processes and operating practices in the GCC and assist the project team by providing knowledge of the prevailing FIT-OUT codes of practice, regulations, and specifications.
• Develop the departments risk management and mitigation strategy in the execution of any FIT-OUT projects and solutions provided to the Clients. The Construction Manager will roll out the implementation of the management and mitigation strategy to all projects and ensure it is employed on all projects.
• Monitor the performance of contractors / subcontractors with regards to FIT-OUT projects to ensure compliance with the relevant standards and specifications.
• Advise the Client representatives with regard to any construction and project management related issues.
• Serve as main point contact with external consultants and vendors related with projects.
• Manage the project stakeholders, project risk plan and the Client requirements.
• Manage the requirements for a turnkey project and coordinate the activities between the concerned departments.
• Deploy resources to undertake condition report for the properties and action plans to solve any issue detected.
• Coordinate with Properties and/or Client representative’s staff in order to minimize the impact of the projects on Client operations.
• Initiate, provide, manage and deliver Value Engineering solutions to the Client in order to produce saving on cost or time.

Job Requirements:

• (BEng) Civil engineer / (BA) Architect / BSc in Construction Management
  Member of Professional Institution (Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, RIBA, MRICS etc.)
• Project Manager Professional certified (preferred)
• UAE Driver’s License.
• Minimum 15 years in autonomously managing projects from inception with demonstrable experience in the following areas; the management of budgets on turnkey projects including the management of/delegation to staff.  Minimum 3 Years in GCC.
• Experience of managing the regulatory approval process through design and construction. 
• Experience in ensuring Health and Safety processes and protocols are adopted on site in line with legal requirements.
• Knowledge of architectural design, drafting, building materials, building codes, construction techniques and costs.
• Understanding of architecture practice principles including programming, site planning, civil structural, mechanical and electrical engineering.