Construction Project Manager

Job description / Role

Our client, an international large construction firm, is looking for a Construction Project Manager who will be responsible for the management of the Contractor, Construction Supervision Consultant and the Construction Managers.

The chosen candidates will have the following responsibilities:
• Leading and motivating the Construction Management Delivery Teams.
• Proactively managing Consultants, Sub-Consultants Contractors and project participants.
• Ensuring continual compliance with overall project delivery strategies.
• Ensuring all parties are performing in accordance with their contracted services and their duties agreed under the responsibility matrix.
• Ensuring continual compliance with program procedures and agreed on reporting systems.
• Early identification of strategy or procedural inefficiencies and develop revisions to the PMP.
• Evaluating the progress of the Construction Methodology & Schedules for each package and taking necessary actions with relevant parties for deviations and time slippage.
• Ensuring the Safety Management System is being strictly adhered to.
• Ensuring that QA/QC procedures and standards are being implemented and followed.
• Managing the preparation of the Construction Managers Monthly Report.
• Reviewing the Contractor’s submitted Monthly Reports.
• Managing the Contractor and CSC in full compliance with the Project Health and Safety plan.
• Ensuring perceived project risks are communicated to the Project Director and delivery teams.
• Monitoring and reviewing Consultants / Contractors performance and give regular, objective feedback on progress and deal immediately with poor performance.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you need to meet the following criteria:
• Bachelor degree in engineering; Architect or Civil Engineer.
• Have an international professional membership to accredited institution
• Fluent in English and knowledge in Arabic is a plus but not mandatory
• Must have 15 years of experience, including 5 years in the UAE and Abu Dhabi in a similar position
• Must have PMC experience in the UAE of at least 5 years
• Experience within heritage or cultural, hospital, hotel or other complex projects
• Exposed to end-to-end project cycle in a high value and complex projects with expert knowledge of project management
• Must have project managed the construction phase of a bespoke, one of a kind, complex structure before (ideally as a PMC but having Contractor background may also be considered)
• Experience in managing a construction supervision consultant highly desirable (rather than working for a construction supervision consultant In combination with a PMC).
• Must be technically competent to manage complex design and construction issues

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