Project Manager

Job description / Role

A leading architectural firm is looking to hire a Project Manager / Design Manager with the below responsibilities:

• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
• Ensure resource availability and allocation
• Develop a detailed project plan to track progress
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Agreeing project objectives
• Representing the client’s or organization’s interests
• Providing advice on the management of projects
• Organizing the various professional people working on a project
• Carrying out risk assessment
• Making sure that all the aims of the project are met
• Making sure the quality standards are met
• Monitoring sub-contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project
• Delegate project tasks based on junior staff members’ individual strengths, skill sets and experience levels
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short- and long-term goals
• Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members
• Use and continually develop leadership skills

Preferably someone with architectural background.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Architecture
• 10 to 15 years of experience
• Preferably someone with architectural background

Skills:
• Creative Thinking
• Strong Leadership
• Project Management
• Complex problem solving
• Strong conceptual and schematic design skills

About the Company

A leading multi-disciplinary planning and design firm in UAE.