Electrical Project Manager

Turner & Townsend International Limited; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Dubai is seeking an Electrical Project Manager to oversee project delivery and manage contractor performance. The ideal candidate will have an Electrical Engineering degree and extensive experience in construction project management. Responsibilities include planning, monitoring, and reporting on project progress while ensuring adherence to quality standards. This role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple interfaces effectively.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-8 years of related work experience in construction project management.
• Proven ability to perform in a technical role with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery to the required standard and programme.
• Monitor performance of contractors and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide proactive reporting at project and business levels.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Electrical Engineering

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

PowerBi

Microsoft Project

Job description

The Electrical Project Manager is the interface between the Employer and the contractor and is responsible for the successful delivery of the project to the required standard and programme.

Working as part of a small team, the Electrical Project Manager will need to have excellent communication skills and proven abilities to manage the main contractor, sub-contractors and the Supervision Consultant to ensure the project is delivered to the highest quality.

Key responsibilities

• Works with the Planner to ensure effective planning is carried out for Project including production of Progress/Programme Reports, Construction/Tender programmes, weekly look-ahead programmes and Management of the critical path.
• Monitors Supervision Consultants performance with respect to contractor/subcontractor submittals and QA/QC and recommends corrective action when required.
• Develops and writes the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports. Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule and prepares and presents the Critical Items Action Report.
• Assist in responses to FIDIC claim notices with respect to EOT claims and in preparation of Determinations.
• Set up and control a strict regime to capture information of daily resource on site (main contractor and sub-contractor labour, plant and materials) to help inform potential delay issues and to respond to claims, as appropriate.
• Ensure a robust adherence to procedure whilst looking for continuous improvement.
• Ensure programme construction with correct logic and sequencing to meet contract requirements and constraints.
• To be aware of and maintain an understanding of the contract documents, codes of practice, standards and specifications
• Provide consistent and proactive reporting at project, delivery team and business level.
• Committed to anticipating and seeking out Client needs both internally and externally.
• Understand the financial implications of the methods and sequences of construction that are proposed and planned.
• Able to analyse and advise project teams on programme risk.
• Manage all Key Interfaces at project level.
• Ability to review and propose programme recovery strategy.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree essential.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of related work experience in construction project management.
• In addition, must be knowledgeable of current PowerBi & Microsoft Project scheduling technology
• Proven ability to perform in a technical role, possess good written and oral communication skills, and have a thorough understanding of HSEE and industry practices and regulations.
• Fully understands all elements of Electrical and MEP services.
• Demonstrable experience of preparing Testing and Commissioning Plans and delivering on site.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering electrical power projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge/experience of successful project delivery of complex projects with multiple interfaces.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

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