Senior Construction Manager

Hill International

Dubai, UAE

Ref: KP002-280

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Communicate with the Clients representatives continuously regarding Project Progress and areas of concerns.
Coordinate between Client, Engineering Consultant and Contractor to resolve technical and other issues
Participate in the planning and formulation of design alternatives and solutions for the construction project; provides conceptual estimates, feasibility studies, and cost estimates, and may coordinate the production of basic design plans and construction documents.
Develop and/or administer project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality control provisions; perform project cost estimating and value engineering, as appropriate.
Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of the construction project; monitor and coordinate work performed by architectural, engineering, and construction departments.
Review and interpret proposed designs, architectural drawings, and building specifications for appropriateness to required function and/or institutional standard, and initiates revisions where appropriate; advise consultants and clients as to how best to achieve required results.
Ensure that project operations are in compliance with design specifications and with client requirements.
Establish performance and delivery criteria, ensuring that client requirements are being met; prepare project specifications, and coordinates procurement, as appropriate.
Authorize the issuance of contracts, purchase orders, and change orders, and approves contractor invoices for payment.
Direct work sequencing to expedite project delivery and to minimize disruption of ongoing operations.
Inspects, approves, and accepts completed projects for the institution, ensuring conformance with institutional standards, building and life safety codes, and architectural/engineering specifications.
Represent the institution in business with customers, consultants, contractors, and other public and/or private agencies and organizations.
Researches and prepares various reports pertaining to operations, equipment, policies, procedures, and/or other issues, as appropriate.

Requirements

A Bachelors Degree in Engineering is required.
Post Graduate education such as a MSC or PHD is highly desired.
Must have on site Project experience from initial design through to handover and completion.
20+ years of working on Multi-Million Dollar projects within the Construction field
At least 5 years working as a Construction Manager on a Residential/Villas/Apartments Project.
Ability to think ahead, identify new opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work related issues.
Strong Management and communication.
Must have Excellent English communication skills both verbally and written.

About the Company

Hill International, with more than 2,900 professionals in 70 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors.

Hill has participated in over 10,000+ project assignments with a total construction value of more than $600 billion. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States.

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