Project Management Expert (Emirati)

Talents Tide; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Talents Tide in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, seeks an experienced civil/architectural project management professional within the City Beautification and Public Projects Department to provide technical advice and lead project execution.

The role focuses on value engineering, standards development, contract review, and contributing to international awards and recognitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering or related discipline.
• 8-10 years of experience in project management.
• Experience conducting value-engineering studies and evaluating sustainable building systems.
• Experience reviewing complex contractual claims, variation orders, and project documentation.
• Proven ability to develop technical systems, specifications, standards, and work procedures.
• Experience standardizing technical work guides in accordance with international standards.

Responsibilities

• Set project strategy and work plans; identify needs for design or execution across projects with department officials.
• Conduct value engineering studies and issue recommendations for best practices to projects.
• Research future foresight and review best practices in sustainable construction systems and materials.
• Prepare and develop technical systems, regulations, standards, and work procedures; update as needed.
• Prepare studies to unify technical references and engineering specifications; update databases.
• Study and review complex contractual claims and provide comments to the supervisor for approval.
• Study and review change orders for complex projects and provide guidance to the supervisor.
• Prepare memoranda and case files for lawsuits; maintain project data and documents with department sections.
• Prepare papers to apply for awards and represent the entity at conferences and seminars.
• Carry out duties per information security and confidentiality policies; act within authority.
• Perform any other duties related to the nature of work as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Value engineering

Contract management

Technical advisory

Standards development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or related

Job description

Sector/Institution: Public Facilities Institution

Job Grade: 15

Department: City Beautification and Public Projects Department

Job Purpose

Provide technical advice and expertise on all project-related matters to all concerned parties within the department; prepare studies and research in the field of new sustainable construction systems, technologies, and finishing materials, as well as value engineering studies; and develop systems, regulations, specifications, technical standards, and work procedures related to projects, updating them periodically in line with the department's plans and directions.

Main Tasks

• Set project strategy and work plans; identify the needs and requirements necessary for implementing design or execution works for various projects, in coordination with officials within the department.
• Conduct and implement value engineering studies and issue recommendations on applying the best of them to projects, in coordination with the relevant organizational units.
• Conduct research and studies in the field of future foresight and review best practices in new sustainable construction systems, technologies, and finishing materials.
• Prepare and develop technical systems, regulations, specifications, standards, and work procedures related to projects, and update them according to changes, developments, and work needs.
• Prepare studies to unify and classify technical work references and engineering specifications in line with global requirements and best practices, and update databases related to project management.
• Study and review contractual claims for projects classified as complex, submitted by consultants/contractors, and provide appropriate comments and guidance to the direct supervisor for approval as needed.
• Study and review change orders for projects classified as complex, submitted by consultants/contractors, and provide appropriate comments and guidance to the direct supervisor for approval as needed.
• Study, review, and prepare memoranda and case files for lawsuits filed by or against the entity by contractors/consultants, and maintain the data and supporting documents related to the department's projects, in coordination with the department's sections.
• Prepare the papers necessary to apply for and obtain international/regional/local engineering awards; represent the entity at local and regional conferences and seminars related to architectural design works; and follow up on recommendations issued from external and internal conferences and seminars related to the work.
• Carry out all assigned tasks and responsibilities in accordance with the approved information security and confidentiality policy of the department and within the authority granted.
• Perform any other duties related to the nature of the work, as assigned.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a related discipline
• 8-10 years of experience in project management, including cost calculation, project performance evaluation, and technical advisory
• Proven experience conducting value-engineering studies and evaluating sustainable building systems, new technologies, and finishing materials
• Experience reviewing complex contractual claims, variation orders, and project documentation
• Proven ability to develop technical systems, specifications, standards, and work procedures
• Experience standardizing technical work guides in accordance with international standards

Preferred

• Exposure to handling project-related legal cases
• Experience preparing award submissions and representing an organization at conferences