Area Delivery Manager/Senior Project Manager

Job description / Role

Our client is an award-winning multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy, responsible as the programme manager for the $40 billion Doha Express programme which will include over 200km of roads, highways and intersections.

Cavendish Professionals is looking for an Area Delivery Manager/Senior Project Manager to be responsible to the Programme Director for the delivery of a group of projects within a pre-defined area, on one of the world's largest infrastructure programmes.

Job purpose:
* Single point of ownership and management for the delivery of a portfolio of projects, from concept design to asset handover, as part of the programme management consultant's role on a major programme of highways and infrastructure development works. Total portfolio value is approximately $7bn.
* Day to day management of individual project Design Coordinators, Project Managers, Contracts personnel, Planners and Cost Engineers working within their Area, related to the phase of each project.
* Management of the Design and Supervision Consultants and the Construction Contractors within their portfolio, incl monitoring KPI's and driving QHS&E requirements and to take appropriate action where improvements are required.
* Interface with all disciplines of the programme management consultant team to meet the overall programme deliverables, including HSE, QA, engineering, project controls and commercial to ensure consistent performance and reporting across their portfolio, of a level that allows timely decisions to be made.
* Interface with ASHGHAL, all relevant Government Departments and Agencies, Design and Supervision Consultants and Construction Contractors to meet the individual project and the overall programme deliverables
* Be the point of contact for all projects within their Area that interface with projects within an adjacent Area
* Ensure that lessons learnt are applied across all projects in this Area.
* Accountable for all change within their Area and ensuring the correct process is followed throughout all phases of their projects.
* Ensure the required support is provided to facilitate the timely payment of invoices and resolution of variations and claims within their Area.

Requirements

* Experience of managing large infrastructure projects, in particular Highways projects
* Experience in managing a programme of major projects, preferably within the infrastructure sector, driving schedules, liaising with key stakeholders, managing high performing teams and relationship management
* 15 years post graduate experience
* BSc in related subject or equivalent experience
* Chartered or Professional Engineer
* Fluency in English language both written and spoken
* Arabic language skills desirable but not essential
* Experience use of MS Office.

Benefits:
* Medical, annual return flights, end of service bonus, married, single or family visa, 21 days annual leave, relocation allowance
* A full job description and information about the benefits package will be available upon request.

We are happy to speak with candidates and advise on suitability.

About the Company

Cavendish Professionals is a highly respected recruitment consultancy with the energy, expertise and professionalism to offer extensive job vacancies in the Healthcare, Life Sciences and Technical sectors in the UK and Internationally.

Cavendish Professionals is an independent, family-run business, with a team of personable consultants whose aim is to get to know you better. We believe that this considered approach is the best way to ensure we find you a role that perfectly matches your career ambitions.

As a group we’ve been taking this approach for over 30 years. During this time we have successfully helped client organisations and candidates alike to fulfil their corporate and professional ambitions.