Ref: RP174-346

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, a leading construction company, is currently looking for a General Manager for their Abu Dhabi office. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the development and execution of the company’s long-term strategies.
• Taking all day-to-day management decisions and for implementing the company’s long and short-term plans.
• Ensuring the company is appropriately organized and staffed and to have the authority to hire and terminate staff as necessary to enable it to achieve approved a strategy.
• Ensuring that expenditures of the company are within the authorized annual budget.
• Assessing the principal risks of the company and to ensure that these risks are being monitored and managed
• Acting as a liaison between management and the board.
• Communicating effectively with shareholders, employees, government authorities and public.
• Ensuring that the directors are properly informed, and that sufficient information is provided to the board to enable the directors to form appropriate judgments.

Requirements

• More than 10 years of experience in construction field, out of which proven experience of 5 years should be in managerial position.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering plus a Master’s degree in the field of Civil or Business Administration or any other relevant field.
• Experience in developing profitable strategies.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance and performance management principles.
• Experience in getting good numbers of projects on board.
• Excellent communication and public speaking skills (Arabic speaker)
• Knowledgeable of Abu Dhabi market with strong network of clients
• Proven track record of sales and business development

About the Company

Black Pearl is a human resources and recruitment agency that provides a holistic business and talent solution in a progressive, dynamic, and efficient way.

We pride ourselves as a unique black pearl and strive to delight our clients with a personalized partnership that helps them propel towards success.

Whether you need to find top talent, your next great job opportunity, or a consulting solution for managing your business, engaging employees, evolving your work culture, planning your people strategy, or resourcing challenges, we can help.

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General Manager salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 41,000

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