Head of Labour Management

Job description / Role

International Main Contractor in Dubai require a Labour Manager to manage the logistics, productivity / efficiency and recruitment of a large labour force across 10 + projects.

Main scope of the role;
• Manage the deployment of the direct labour resources across the current 10+ projects.
• Monitor, evaluate and improve Labour Productivity and efficiency in conjunction with the Trades Managers/Project Management Teams and Divisional Senior Managers
• Increase efficiency and reduce Labour costs.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Organise and maintain labour into Trades Gangs and manage ‘live’ labour/gang deployment records. Liaise closely with HR Department to monitor leave and labour attrition/resignations
• Allocate labour Gangs to Projects in accordance with the Project labour histogram/resource plan in close coordination with the Project Manager/Contracts Manager
• Plan, review and improve productivity outputs on each Project with the Project Manager and implement a specific Project Labour Management Plan
• Responsibility to supervise Trades Managers (Carpentry/Steelfixing/Masonry) to review allocation, productivity and efficiency on Projects
• Liaise with Production Engineers on Projects to ensure data collection and productivity targets are in place and consistently updated
• Liaise with Training Centre Manager to coordinate the trade training requirements of the Division labour force and ensure deployment of labour to/from the Training School as appropriate.
• Liaise with Workmen Relations & Security Manager/Camp Bosses as appropriate to ensure efficient geographical allocation and transportation of labour to/from camp locations and Projects.
• Periodically review labour resource levels with Divisional Manager/Operations/Contracts Managers and as appropriate arrange recruitment trips utilizing Trade Managers in conjunction with HR Department.

Requirements

• Experience of direct labour/trades management
• Qualification in trades discipline (e.g. NVQ)
• GCC experience working for a recognized international Main Contractor
• Degree/Diploma in Civil Engineering or related Construction discipline (desirable)
• Membership of Professional Institution/Professional Certification (desirable)
• Completion of IOSH Managing Safety (or similar safety qualification/experience)
• Clear leadership/senior management experience
• Clear communicator able to interact at all levels from operative to senior management
• Organised and disciplined approach to resource planning/management
• UAE Driving License essential

About the Company

At NSR we pride ourselves on market knowledge, integrity, loyalty and professionalism. Through personal relationships and knowledge of what our clients look for in specific requirements we like to pride ourselves on matching people to the right role.

The partners at NSR have always dealt with people in an open and honest manner and as a company we are driven to find the right opportunity for people enhancing their career where ever this may be worldwide.

We work on the principal that every person we deal with is a potential client, this process has proved beneficial for us as there are many people we have dealt with on the International circuit that have approached NSR Associates to recruit for them as a client after we have worked on their behalf as a candidate.