Assistant Project Manager

Leap29

Qatar

Ref: HP846-612

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client are a leading Program Management company operating across a wide range of sectors including Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Defense & Support Services and Power.

They are currently looking for an Assistant Project Manager to be based on a prestigious highway project in Doha, Qatar.

The Assistant Project Manager will report to the Project Manager and will be responsible for supporting them in delivering a project on a major programme of Highway and Infrastructure development works.

The key responsibilities of the Assistant Project Manager include:
- Assisting in the management of the Construction Supervisor to facilitate delivery of construction, coordinating logistics, permitting, commissioning and handover activities to contractual technical, budget, schedule and quality requirements
- Interfacing with the Client, Construction Supervisor and company Controls and Commercial teams to ensure coordination and reporting is of a level that assists in the timely delivery of contract deliverables
- Monitoring works to confirm that they are being carried out in accordance with the Operations strategy, standards, policies, procedures and best practices
- Liaising with the Engineering Team to assist in the execution of design solutions that promote constructability and value engineering
- Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the construction supervisors and the contractors
- Obtaining the required support to assist in the timely payment of invoices and the resolution of variations and claims

Requirements

The Assistant Project Manager will have significant construction experience in a key role during the execution of civil and infrastructure projects including road services, structures, bridges, underpasses, sewerage, underground HV power, ITS, lighting and water reticulation.

- A minimum of 15 years of post-graduate experience
- A Bachelor's degree in related subject
- Chartered of Professional Engineer
- Experience in managing major highway projects in excess of $100 million / QR 400 million
- Experience using MS Office
- Previous experience in the Middle East is an advantage
- Fluent English both written and spoken (Arabic preferred but not essential)

The position of Assistant Project Manager offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a managerial position with a leading company on a prestigious infrastructure project.

About the Company

Leap29 is a Global Recruitment Business established in 2000. In line with our success and vision we have grown organically to our current size, where we source professional applicants for clients around the globe in Oil & Gas, Construction & Engineering, Power, Mining, Legal & Finance and Pharmaceuticals. With new offices recently established in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Switzerland, USA and Malaysia we are now even better placed to service our clients & candidates around the world. Organisations in 89 countries have used Leap29's quality controlled and audited service to source candidates which they were unable to access through their own network. As an organisation, we strive to deliver a highly professional and effective search solution to all our customers. We achieve our greatest success through our highly evolved referral network of senior professionals and our ability to source expatriate, repatriate or local candidates. Tailored Business solutions are offered to our partners depending on their specific need. These are predominantly retained, contingency & interim services. Leap29 continues to successfully deliver to large multinationals and small SME niche businesses alike.

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AED 29,500

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