Retail Project Lead - QS

Job description / Role

Faithful+Gould is seeking to expand its UAE Retail team and is looking for retail Project leaders who will manage QS teams in the delivery of large scale regional malls projects.

Responsibilities

- Client and stakeholder management.
- Executive level and monthly reporting
- Internal programme management
- Managing and assisting technical teams to prepare packages and deliverables
- Maintaining rolling revenue & profit forecasts
- Reporting on project performance
- Leveraging project commercial performance – revenues and costs

Requirements

Essential Criteria

- In-depth knowledge and experience commercial management of retail super & mega malls at both pre & post contract stage
- Middle East retails malls experience in last 4-5 years preferable
- Middle East construction experience added benefit, delivery experience in UAE would be a differentiator
- Good contract, commercial and financial understanding, 10 years post qualification experience
- Excellent written English
- Good negotiation skills
- Large company & project financial control systems use & understanding
- Good attention to detail.

Desirable Criteria

- Professional Membership (MRICS)
- Knowledge of FIDIC

The Individual

- Degree in Quantity Surveying from recognized University;
- Must have previous experience of FIDIC Contracts
- Strong contractual, commercial and financial knowledge
- Minimum 15 years post-contract relevant capacity in contracts and commercial management
- Must have consultant and/or client background for minimum of 5 years
- Must have minimum of 3 years Middle East experience preferred
- Good communication skills
- Politically aware
- Team player, team leader

Qualifications

- Degree in relevant discipline

About the Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the worlds major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat ), Qatar (Doha) Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).