Project Manager

Currie & Brown; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Currie & Brown is seeking a Project Manager in Abu Dhabi to lead large-scale projects. The role involves delivering project definitions, managing teams, and ensuring compliance with industry best practices. Ideal candidates will possess relevant qualifications and extensive experience in infrastructure management.

Qualifications

• Experience in Infrastructure is a must.
• Proven team leader capabilities.
• Excellent contract administration experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project definition and delivery.
• Lead the project team and performance management.
• Advise senior management on project progress and issues.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Commercial Acumen

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Project management professional certification

Job description

Currie & Brown is looking for a Project Manager to join our project management team in Abu Dhabi who has experience in large-scale projects.

What will you be doing?

• Responsible for project definition and delivery
• Responsible for establishing project delivery plans and appropriate control mechanisms to assure effective delivery of the project
• Responsible for leading the project team and performance management of the Currie & Brown team
• Work within established financial systems to independently produce plans and schedules and track and manage budgets, highlighting variances in order to manage and control project delivery targets
• Use own knowledge and experience of industry best practice to review and manage project processes and policies, providing insightful recommendations that support senior management to improve processes and systems
• Interact effectively and proactively across the organisation, seeking to develop ways to support collaboration and ensure projects can be delivered to meet customer expectations
• Advise senior management on progress and issues relating to own project, providing subject matter advice in order to support successful delivery in line with project objectives and strategies
• Present any business project risks or issues to senior managers (with proposed mitigation) to ensure the project is not adversely impacted, and ensure the delivery of projects to compliant standards
• Liaise and collaborate with clients and stakeholders, in order to ensure all parties are informed and aware of project progress and expectations
• Deliver aspects of Currie & Brown’s vision to their respected project(s)

What do you need?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Project management professional certification or accreditation
• Proven team leader capabilities, behaviours and values
• Experience in Infrastructure is a must
• Experience during both pre-contract and post-contract phases
• Knowledge of industry best practice
• Excellent contract administration experience
• Commercial acumen and the ability to manage relationships with external stakeholders
• Proven ability as a trusted advisor to the client

Our corporate values

At Currie & Brown, we know that when it comes to a good idea, it doesn't matter where it comes from. That's why we take a collaborative, open-door approach to running our business. Our people, from apprentices to senior management, make our company what it is. Everyone in the Currie & Brown family, no matter how experienced, contributes to our success in their own way, and we have fun doing it.

Unlike other companies, we focus on the long term and deliver on our commitments. We take a compassionate and inclusive approach to our work and always invest in the future of our people. Whether it's the desire to work internationally, the urge to develop, or even the curiosity to work in a new sector, we are there for our people at every stage, offering guidance, support and the structure to achieve. That's why so many of us have been building successful careers here for so long.

With the backing of our parent company, we are an independent company. Our people are able to make quick and flexible decisions, and work directly with some of the world's best partner brands in our industry through Dar Group.

This mix of our scale and size, our partnerships and our people makes us a true industry leader around the world.