Lead Project Manager

-; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Lead Project Manager in Ras Al Khaimah. This role requires strong project management skills in real estate, a minimum of 10-15 years of experience, and is ideally suited for candidates with UAE expertise. The successful candidate will manage client objectives and project delivery, with responsibilities including governance systems, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Candidates should possess an engineering or construction management degree and demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10-15 years Project Management experience required.
• Strong new build or refurbishment project experience in the real estate sector.
• UAE experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure client objectives are met and projects are delivered to quality, time, and cost targets.
• Develop and manage governance and management control systems for projects.
• Monitor team performance and initiate safety or performance improvement measures.
• Identify project risks and manage mitigations appropriately.
• Conduct weekly technical and progress meetings.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Construction Knowledge

Risk Management

Education

Degree in engineering, construction management or equivalent technical qualification

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives.

Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

This opportunity will be based in Ras- Al Khaimah.

The Lead Project Manager will act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality, sustainability and safety standards.

Ideally you will have strong new build and or refurb / extension / upgrades or enhancements project experience within the real estate sector.

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference to the Project Management division.

Key Attributes and Duties

You will show excellent management and interpersonal skills and possess a very strong core technical skillset, an understanding of construction and commercial and contractual awareness. As a smart and enthusiastic Lead Project Manager you will understand the complexities of a large scale building and infrastructure projects. Your strong interpersonal skills and exceptional relationship management experience will enable you to effectively liaise with a diverse range of clients, sub-contractors and key stakeholders. You are immaculately presented and possess a perceptive knowledge of the end to end project delivery lifecycle inclusive of design, procurement, permitting, construction and handover processes.

• Develop and manage a suite of governance, communication and management control systems for the proper conduct and assured delivery of the client's essential services and works.
• Review the organisation structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures.
• Monitor overall team performance and initiate any required safety or performance improvement measures and methodologies.
• Monitor and audit compliance with the requirements of the management systems and report as required.
• Continually identify any project risks, actively assign and manage mitigations as appropriate.
• Initiate and conduct weekly technical and progress meetings relating to the services and works.
• Manage any client stage gateway reviews and attainment of conditions precedent to such approvals.
• Manage the attainment of design stage deliverables to schedule and quality that may be concurrent with any fast track works package procurements and associated permitting and approvals requirements.
• Attend the site(s) as often as required to review HSSE, logistics and progress against the programme.
• Produce formal reports on project progress measured against the baseline and milestone dates and agreed project-wide KPI's.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reports on project progress for the Employer's representative, prepare and conduct presentations as required.
• Manage and administer the relevant contracts affording appropriate protection of the client's interests.
• Manage the timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, construction management or an equivalent technical qualification
• Real Estate project experience preferred.
• Minimum 10-15 years Project Management experience
• UAE Experience is strongly preferred for this role

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.