Project Manager

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration, through conceptualization, to realization of design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 50 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 200 International Design Firms; a Top 20 International PM firm; and 44 th largest global architecture firm.

We draw from the expertise from over 60 nations, bringing experience from every major market of the globe. With over 2,500 multidisciplinary professionals and staff, we are an international professional consulting services firm.

We are now seeking an exceptional Senior Project Manager to join our award winning team based within our Abu Dhabi Office.

This critical role will be responsible for representing the firm in communications with client on a regular basis, from initial effort throughout the entire course of the agreement activity and in post agreement activities. The successful individual will communicate with the Principal-in-Charge and Project Director regarding project status and performance as well as manage the project in accordance with established KEO Project Management Policy and Procedures.

Responsibilities

Paramount to success within this varied role will include:

- Maintaining proper and complete communication with the client on all project related issues.
- Ensuring Project Terms of Reference are established, confirmed, and fulfilled.
- Ensuring the terms of the contract are followed and pursues supplemental agreements.
- Organizing and manages multiple, significant, projects in a multidisciplinary environment simultaneously.
- Developing and maintaining project plans, project schedules and project budgets and ensuring that projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
- Accepting professional responsibility, in the area of expertise, for projects completed under their direct supervision. When appropriate, or manpower scheduling requires, the Project Manager may need to contribute to a specific project, or provide technical assistance in their area of expertise.
- Ensuring project standards and quality control procedures are implemented and maintained for each of the technical areas required to complete the job.
- Responsible for the coordination of all design departments and consultants for projects under their responsibility.
- Recommending to the Division Director, and Principal in Charge personnel needs for projects.
- Ensuring personnel under their direct supervision observe company policies.
- Providing guidance and training to project staff, specifically in related discipline.
- Providing feedback on staff competencies and performance to HOD's.
- Identifying performance issues that need to be brought to the attention of the HOD's, Director of A&E Services, VP Design, and HRD as necessary.

Requirements

Qualifications

- To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 10 years of broad-based Architectural experience, with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture
- Professional architecture/engineering registration is preferred.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

Our generous remuneration packages are bespoke and provide a wide range of additional benefits to support both national and expatriate employees and their families. We take pride in offering long term and dynamic career opportunities and invest in our people through our global learning, development and leadership programs.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.