Programme Director - Consulting

UAE Branches; Dubai; On-site; AED 550,000 - 735,000; Full time

Job summary

An international consulting firm is seeking a Programme Director - Consulting in Dubai. The successful candidate will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring high client satisfaction and successful project execution. Applicants should have 25 years of relevant advisory experience, with at least 10 years in the Middle East, a degree or master's qualification, and MBA preferred. Fluency in English is essential, Arabic is a plus. This is a Dubai-based role with travel to Iraq as required.

Qualifications

• 25 years of relevant advisory consulting experience, with 10 years in the Middle East.
• Professional memberships and charterships in relevant fields are preferred.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team of consultants.
• Develop, implement, and monitor the overall programme and budgets.
• Provide subject matter advisory at executive levels of government.
• Manage client relationships and day-to-day management of staff.
• Ensure Health, Safety, and Environmental performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Strong customer focus

Commercial awareness

Contract negotiation

Planning & organizing

Accepts Responsibility

People skills

HSE Awareness

Cultural awareness

Education

Degree and/or Masters qualification

MBA

Job description

Overview

Title: Programme Director - Consulting

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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 clients 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 to provide advisory consulting services and assistance in the areas of assessment of feasibility studies and project management particularly strategic and mega projects the intention being to create a successful environment for project execution KBR are providing these consultancy services on a Task Order basis covering economic master planning feasibility technical and financial review of Iraqi Government initiatives 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
• Provide subject matter advisory at executive levels of government (candidate to specify their areas of expertise and previous experience acting in a similar role)
• 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 Masters qualification in an appropriate field. MBA would be considered advantageous
• Overall relevant advisory consulting experience 25 years with a minimum of 10 years in the Middle East region to include major projects
• Professional memberships and charterships
• Sound knowledge of all aspects of a major advisory consulting assignment. Candidate to advise their specific knowledge areas in their application.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills
• 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
• People skills
• HSE Awareness
• Cultural awareness

Required Experience:

Director