Construction Manager Marine & Geotechnical

Hill International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction management firm is seeking a Construction Manager - Marine and Geotechnical with over 10 years of experience in marine construction projects. The role involves overseeing marine infrastructure activities, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring compliance with local authority regulations in Abu Dhabi. Candidates should hold a Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering and have extensive experience in managing reclamation and ground improvement projects. Strong technical and leadership skills are essential for success in this challenging role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in Construction of Marine projects.
• Extensive experience dealing with local authorities in Abu Dhabi (minimum 5 years).
• Proven track record as a Construction Manager on Marine reclamation projects.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Marine and Ground Improvement works throughout construction.
• Assist in reclamation and deep ground improvement tasks.
• Verify reported progress in various status reports.

Skills

Civil engineering

Marine project management

Ground improvement

Local authority interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil engineering

Job description

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

Position Overview

Construction Manager - Marine and Geotechnical to lead the effort to manage and control the delivery of the marine infrastructure activities of the Contractor and Specialist Subcontractors throughout the construction phase of the project and monitor the performance of the Construction supervision Consultant with regard to inspection and sign off of the works completed by Contractor and interfere where issues arise to ensure a suitable conclusion.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities

• Monitor the Marine and Ground Improvement works throughout the construction process.
• Monitor the performance of the Supervision Consultant and Contractor.
• Assist in tasks related to reclamation, deep ground improvement and edge protection works from to execution and handover phases.
• Verify the reported progress in the various status reports with regard to marine and ground improvement activities.
• Monitor the technical submittal and approval process.
• Identify improvements that can be achieved with regard to sequencing and progress on the project by all parties during construction.
• Monitor Inspection process and identify improvements where possible.
• Monitor QHSE performance and identify and address deviations of performance.
• Coordinate and manage the relationship with the local authorities.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor's degree is preferably in Civil engineering.
• Minimum 10 years experience in Construction of Marine projects which includes elements of ground improvement, with extensive experience in dealing with local authorities in Abu Dhabi (minimum 5 years).
• Experience dealing with subcontracts and subcontractors.
• Have a proven track record as a Construction Manager on any related projects with large Marine reclamation and ground improvement scopes.
• Required to have a strong technical background in Marine projects and should have at least 2 full life cycle project experience working on a Project Management team.
• Management of Inspections, Mockups, Prototypes, samples, and quality benchmarking.
• Progressive verification of the works to Contract specifications, Drawings, and as-builds and TOC.
• Management of construction submittal and RFI review and responses process.
• Review Main Contractors reports (daily / weekly/ monthly), technical and Progress.
• Proposing a method of construction to support the Main Contractor.
• Familiar will local authority's requirements and procedures.