Senior Project Manager – Building

Job description / Role

Working Environment:

Faithful+Gould is a hands-on project delivery organisation that has moulded its business to respond to the demands of the nations in which it operates. In doing so, we actively seek to employ staff who possess strong pro-active management skills which enables them to understand the entire delivery process from site acquisition through to feasibility, design, construction, sales and occupancy phases. Our end-to-end project delivery solution is focused on best maximising project outcomes while minimising project risk for our Clients.

Role:

• We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager - Construction with experience and proven track record in the management and delivery of large scale mixed-use projects in the Middle East.
• Reporting to the Project Director you will be required to provide the senior management input into all construction related matters and be fully responsible for the successful delivery of services for the engagement(s) assigned to you. You will be required to act as the primary point of contact between the Client and the internal and external delivery team members, possibly across multiple packages, to ensure that the desired project objectives are delivered.
• Further, you are expected to conduct yourself in line with the core values of the business and lead by example in maintaining the company culture:

Positive;

• A Winning Attitude, you focus on your goals, managing project resources as applicable, whilst highlighting potential new or repeat business opportunities
• Customer Driven, you fully contribute to excellent customer service and understand the customers’ changing business and project needs
• Ambassador for F+G and Atkins, you take pride in your work and the work F+G does and you share this with your colleagues and clients

Professional;

• Meet the Challenge, you always seek out new learning opportunities to ensure your technical skills and knowledge are current. You assist/mentor more junior colleagues and peers with their development
• Aware, you have an understanding of the wider F+G and Atkins regional goals and an awareness of the dynamics of relationships with colleagues and clients
• Delivers, you develop delivery plans for projects, involve others and ensure objectives are met.

Collaborative;

• A Team Player, you contribute to a positive, friendly environment, helping to set the tone for colleagues. You help build relationships across teams and with clients
• Engaging, you contribute concisely and effectively with clients and other consultants. You respect other points of view and seek out the best result in discussions.
• Adaptable, you challenge the status quo and perform to a high standard in an uncertain environment, in pursuit of performance improvement.

Competence:

• This is a senior position that requires professional ability and inherent motivation.
• You will have the skills required to direct meetings, introduce discussion to encourage thinking on the wider commercial context and be responsible for the tasks assigned to members of your project team.
• You are willing and able to perform duties diligently to the quality standards set by the Company and conform to the Company’s policies and business systems and be committed to their implementation and continuous improvement at all times.
• Your experience, guidance and knowledge should place you as a Project Management subject matter expert in providing significant benefit to the project delivery team and Client.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for at least the following areas and duties in your role;

Planning/Scheduling:

• Monitor, review and ultimately take responsibility for the content of the project master programme. Ensure the structure of the master programme is in line with the envisaged or agreed project WBS and provide strategic guidance to the schedule formulation.
• Monitor and oversee progress status updates of the master programme and where necessary liaise with project stakeholders to lead delay mitigation strategies and improvement initiatives.
• Monitor and ensure the contract programme under the construction contracts is in place, fully reviewed and approved by the necessary project stakeholders and that all revisions and or progress updates are thoroughly reviewed and accepted.
• Take an active and leading role in the control of ‘time’ on the project, ensuring a protocol and full review of early warnings is in place, and generally ensure a project structure, and personal ownership of changes, is implemented.

Construction Management:

• Manage the relationships between all project stakeholders to facilitate effective communications and outcomes
• Manage the design team and site delivery team performance of delegated responsibilities
• Establish an effective and universal strategy to address major issues that may arise with the site delivery team
• Ensure the supervision team and site delivery team receives the necessary stakeholder decisions in a timely fashion
• Establish a mechanism to ensure collaborative problem solving with the site delivery team, which will involve regular dialogue with contractors, team working and risk-sharing
• Chair and lead progress meetings with the contractor and supervision consultant to pro-actively manage the project and mitigate any delivery issues prior to it impacting delivery
• Monitor the delivery of Contract Administration services by others, and ensure such is protecting the Client as far as possible. Pro-actively monitor this service to ensure active claims protection and management is in place through the issue of contractual correspondence and record maintenance.

People:

• Invest in sound people management principles to ensure that the team of staff, contractors and other partners works well and provides a supportive environment for the achievement of project and individual objectives
• Uphold the values of the Company through your actions and assist to enforce Company standards at all times

Demonstrate clear leadership

• Manage the welfare and motivation of all company direct reports, providing leadership, guidance and encouragement
• Mentor and guide direct reporting staff to grow, improve, develop and together with Senior Management set clear career and role objectives.
• Plan for and undertake annual performance reviews in line with company processes.

Client Management:

• As a senior team member for the company assigned to the project you will have responsibility to manage and facilitate a pro-active and positive relationship with the Client.
• Lead the process of Client engagement, through regular meetings, presentations and discussions during the project delivery. Be comfortable leading such scenarios and exhibit exemplar communication skills, representing the company well and in a professional manner in all cases.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with client representatives, consultants, contractors and other project stakeholders

Reporting:

• Receive and review detailed reports on the project from the design and site delivery team
• Establish formal reporting arrangements on project progress for the Client and Company
• Maintain up-to-date project skite sheets and resumes for the project team for use by the Company

Requirements

Experience:

• 12+ years total experience and have a track record of working on large scale mixed-use, residential, mid-rise projects in region with tier 1 level contractors on fast track projects, either PMC or Contractor side.
• Client facing experience is key.
• We are looking for a go getter, with a hands on proactive approach who demonstrates a contractor orientated personality and is able to manage large value construction contracts.

Qualifications:

• Ideally you should possess a degree in a construction related discipline and hold a membership/chartership from a construction related professional body.

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).