Construction Manager

Job description / Role

Duties: Lead PMC staff in controlling overall Project Quality, Safety, Progress and Cost Objectives, as well as to ensure all Project Documentation are properly controlled as per COMPANY requirements.

Responsibilities:
- Communicate with COMPANY Project Manager continuously regarding Project Progress and areas of concerns.
- Propose PMC in house Project Management procedure to comply with CONTRACT requirements and COMPANY procedures.
- Establish and maintain specific project procedures for Design / Construction Supervision Management (as applicable).
- Prepare special report to COMPANY Management to investigate any problem related to the SCOPE OF SERVICES and recommend solutions to COMPANY Management.
- Advise COMPANY representatives on any potential variation to the DESIGN CONSULTANT / CONTRACTOR’s scope of work that may generate cost or time impact and present PMC assessment.
- Present PMC mobilization demobilization, leave and replacement plans for approval by COMPANY ahead of time.
- Lead PMC staff in assessing variations, claims and reports, to COMPANY Management the technical position of the proposed variation.
- Advise COMPANY of any foreseen slippage of Progress and propose corrective actions.
- Present feed back to COMPANY internal auditing and any other third party auditing hired by ADNOC.
- Review and initial PMC assessment of monthly progress invoices.
- Co-ordinate and review PMC staff performance and ensure compliance with PMC CONTRACT requirements and project management good practice.
- Review weekly and monthly reports as presented by DESIGN CONSULTANT / CONTRACTOR and present to COMPANY comments of non-compliance, and / or area of concern and corrective actions.
- Assess change requests as submitted by Contractor and report to COMPANY the recommendation of PMC.
- Attend Executive meetings, weekly progress meetings, Quality meetings, Safety meetings and make sure that weekly technical meetings are attended by all relevant disciplines (CM to positively participate in agenda preparation).

Supervise the PMC team covering the following responsibilities:
- Make sure that the Proposed PMC in house Project Management procedures are approved by COMPANY and implemented by all PMC staff in full compliance with CONTRACT requirements and COMPANY procedures.
- Carry out documented induction course to all PMC staff to ensure their awareness of the project requirements.
- Make sure that all PMC staff are aware of the project approved procedures and drawings. PMC staff reporting to CM will consist of Construction Supervisors, if any, Multidiscipline Engineers Team (Core) and Site Inspection Engineers.
- Lead PMC staff in reviewing the Design and / or Tender and Contracts documents and advise COMPANY of any deficiency.
- Review and comment Contractor proposed site organization, key personnel CV’s.
- Review and monitor in timely manner, the Contractors proposed construction equipment and manpower histogram and advice COMPANY of any shortage.
- Establish documented procedures to Overview and comment on proposed Sub Contractors, vendors, materials, shop drawings and any other transmittal by Contractors. Any deviation from project requirements shall be properly reported to COMPAJ’Y Management addressing any possible Time and / or Cost Impact associated with it.
- Ensure Contractor Compliance with it’s Contractual obligations concerning Design changes, Trend Notices etc,
- Regular visits to Project site for global monitoring of site activities in respect of Quality, Safety and Progress and advise COMPANY representatives of findings, area of concern and corrective action.
- Lead the PMC team to evaluate all requests for Information (IC) as submitted by the CONTRACTOR communicates with the DESIGN CONSULTANT in a timely manner if necessary. However, if PMC team has enough information and supporting documents, then prepare the response to the CONTRACTOR without delay.
- Ensure PMC staff involvement and implementation of Field Quality Control procedures, Safety and Progress aspects.
- Deep involvement in Contractor transmittals addressing Construction methodology. Method Statements, Project Quality Plan, Safety Plan, Schedules and compliance with Project objectives.
- Lead PMC in reviewing and implementing pre-commissioning and commissioning plans.
- Lead PMC staff in final inspection of work and preparation of Punch List. This activity shall be fully coordinated with the end user.
- Lead PMC staff in reviewing and assessing of the Close out Report submitted by Contractor.
- Make sure that As-Built drawings, vendor and equipment warranties, O&M Manuals, Spare Parts and Training Programmes as submitted by Contractor (after PMC assessment) are reviewed by all disciplines and verified against Project Requirements.
- Preparation and submission of the PMC closeout report for the Project.

Requirements

- Candidate should be qualified Engineer; BSc or higher
- Minimum of 12 years overall experience in which minimum of 8 years experience in Projects Construction Management.
- Candidate must be working or worked in a PMC / Construction Consultancy

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.