JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day
Overview of the role:
Responsible for managing and control of all planning engineers at various projects to enable them developing, tracking and guiding the most appropriate method and sequence of MEP activities in conjunction with the Contract Requirements and Main Contract Programme in order to ensure the project is completed timely and on budget. Ensure that planning engineers at various projects are providing the proper service to the projects managers. Generating weekly and monthly high level reports to management indicating risks and concerns at early stage. Responsible for all claims including prolongation, acceleration, disruption .. etc. maximize utilization of planning resources to serve multiple projects by sharing the work load
What you will do:
- Support planning engineers in developing and obtaining approval of MEP Contract Baseline Programme.
- Monitor progress of engineering tasks, including preparing Engineering Registers and highlighting variances.
- Coordinate procurement activities, ensuring timely deliverables and compliance with project requirements.
- Monitor work progress, update Baseline Schedule, and prepare progress reports.
- Organize weekly meetings with project team and specialist subcontractors.
- Identify manpower requirements and monitor labor productivity.
- Develop Testing & Commissioning schedule in line with Baseline Programme.
- Identify variations impacting the programme and delay events.
- Notify delays in accordance with Contract Conditions.
- Prepare delay analysis impact programme
REQUIREMENTS
Required Skills to be successful:
Minimum Experience:
- 15 years of experience in Planning of MEP Projects.
Job-Specific Skills:
- Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Primavera (P6-V6)
- Knowledge of Contracts (FIDIC)
- Strong knowledge of delay analysis
- Excellent Communication & letter writing Skills
- Interpersonal skill, ethical values and commitment to continual improvement
What equips you for the role:
Minimum Qualifications , Certification and Knowledge:
- BE/ BTech - Mechanical/ Electrical.
- Primavera (P6)
About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.
The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.
The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.
These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.
