Transportation Programme Manager – Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

Jacobs

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: HP515-32

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

To programme manage and provide accountability for the delivery of the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems procurement for the MASDAR programme.

Key Duties:
•Programme manages the technical integration and delivery of the PRT and LRT infrastructure requirements and design processes from the earliest development stages for an engineer procure construct operate and maintain delivery mechanism program. Manages and directs the master system developer, the sub-consultants and subcontractors partnered or employed in the transportation system delivery process.
•Leads the systems integration of both technologies to deliver the intent of the MASDAR Master Plan and supporting Systematica Transportation Plan.
•Meets with subcontractors to provide direction, coordinate and review the progress of the work.
•Meets and coordinates with other managers to help integrate the PRT and LRT design development with the work of other disciplines, to resolve problems and facilitate advancement of the work.
•Monitors the PRT and LRT delivery schedule and acts to ensure schedule accountability.
•Monitors the PRT and LRT delivery budget and acts to ensure budget accountability.
•Develops reports detailing the progress of the work and indicating issues that need attention.
•Makes presentations to the client and management explaining work progress and issues.
•Supervises and motivates staff.

Requirements

•BS Transportation Engineering or equivalent.
•Familiar and comfortable with large scale EPC and system acquisition processes.
•20 years experience in large-scale civil/environmental projects including a recommended five years experience in the Middle East.
•Demonstrated successful transportation program management and delivery experience including all types of transit and rail programs.
•Strong leadership, supervisory and mentoring capabilities to attract, train and motivate staff.
•Thorough understanding of the transportation program management setting.
•Proven record managing projects to schedule and budget.
•Excellent negotiation, representation and presentation skills.
•Experience in communicating with and making high level presentations to clients and senior management.
•Excellent writing skills and experience preparing senior management reports.
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven record attracting and motivating staff.

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