Programe Director - IMPC

KBR, Inc; Dubai; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Programme Director based in Dubai with regular travel to Iraq. The role involves leading a major consultancy program with the Iraq Ministry of Planning, managing teams, budgets, and ensuring project compliance while meeting client satisfaction and financial goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum overall relevant experience 25 years.
• Minimum relevant experience 12 years.
• Minimum regional experience 10 years.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team of consultants.
• Develop, implement, and monitor the programme budgets and schedules.
• Client liaison and management.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Management

HSE Awareness

Commercial Awareness

Education

Degree and/or Master’s qualification

MBA (advantageous)

Job description

Title:

Programe Director - IMPC

"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets."

Programme Director

LOCATION

Dubai, UAE

The role will be primarily Dubai office based with travel to Iraq on a visiting basis required.

THE ROLE

Based in Dubai but with regular trips to Iraq, primarily Baghdad, the successful candidate will be accountable for the execution and leadership of the programme to the client's satisfaction, consistent with cost, schedule and contractual requirements while maintaining bottom line responsibility for financial success. Delivery of expected results for financial, HSE, client satisfaction, budget, and schedule performance.

Project description

KBR have a five plus three option year contract with the Iraq Ministry of Planning for the development of economic and physical programmes with a variety of government ministries to achieve the national development objectives. KBR are providing consultancy services on a Task Order basis covering economic master plan, project prioritisation, feasibility, technical and financial review, project management, ongoing project monitoring and negotiation support across a number of sectors.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

·Lead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team of consultants to deliver successfully the task orders and the programme in accordance with policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the Company

• Develop, implement, and monitor the overall programme as well as individual task order budgets and schedules
• Health, Safety and Environmental performance

• Client liaison and management
• Day to day management of KBR staff
• Project management reporting to the Client.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Degree and/or master’s qualification in an appropriate field. MBA would be considered advantageous
• Minimum overall relevant experience 25 years
• Minimum relevant experience 12 years
• Minimum Regional Experience 10 years
• Professional memberships and charterships
• Sound knowledge of all aspects of a major consultancy assignment
• Excellent report writing and communication skills
• Experience of major projects in the Middle East
• Fluency in English language both written and spoken, Arabic speaking definitely advantageous.

COMPETENCIES

• Leadership
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong customer focus
• Commercial awareness
• Contract negotiation
• Planning & organising
• Accepts Responsibility
• HSE Awareness