Project Manager

BUTEC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

BUTEC in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee schedule and budget baselines, monitor progress, and take corrective actions to meet objectives.

The role requires coordinating with section managers, securing prerequisites, managing resources and site documentation, leading on-site execution, and maintaining QA/QC, contract management, and performance improvements to safeguard profitability.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree with PMP Certification.
• MBA or master's degree is a plus.
• Member of/accredited from the national engineering body in his country.
• Minimum of 10 years of on-site experience.
• High level of leadership skills with great concern for quality, time and cost.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• English, French and Arabic languages skills – written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate the project’s baseline schedule and budget, monitor progress and costs, and take corrective actions to meet objectives.
• Assess the project’s needs and set a strategy for proper provision and management of resources to boost productivity while controlling costs.
• Coordinate with section managers to ensure prerequisites, documents, and resources are in place to avoid delays.
• Lead site execution using suitable methodologies and intervene to ensure overall performance.
• Review QA/QC reports and ensure compliance with designs, specs, and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Critical thinking

Problem solving

English/French/Arabic

Education

Electrical Engineering degree with PMP Certification

MBA or master's degree

Job description

• Review, adjust and validate the project’s baseline schedule and budget, follow-up on the work progress and relevant cost and take appropriate measures to meet the project’s objectives.
• Assess the project’s needs and set a strategy for the proper provision and management of resources in order to boost productivity while optimizing relevant cost.
• Coordinate with the project’s section managers to make sure all prerequisite requirements (documents, resources, etc...) are ensured on time and that the workflow is well organized to avoid any delays in the work execution.
• Pick-up the most suitable work methodologies after consulting concerned person, oversee the execution of work on the project’s site, intervene whenever needed to ensure overall performance.
• Review QA/QC reports as well as the client/consultant’s observations, discuss findings with relevant persons and make sure the work is executed in compliance with relevant designs/specifications/standards and quality requirements.
• Approve and validate operations that stipulate additional cost on the project, verify the work/products/services of external providers and take appropriate measures to avoid overstepping quality and cost objectives.
• Collects metrics data (such as baseline, actual values for costs, delays, work completed, productivity, etc...), identify and analyze deviations, reports on the project’s performance and progress and develop action plans to secure the project’s profitability.
• Manage proactively all contractual matters related to the project, negotiate variations/changes and get internal technical support to defend the company against any contractual breaches and preserve global interests.
• Supervise the timely production, submission and reception of documents/reports and make sure appropriate follow-up is made by concerned parties to avoid potential delays or undesirable events.
• Overview the proper application of the document control activity and make sure all data are entered systematically on BUTEC Information System to ensure full traceability of the project’s activities and avoid any loss/deterioration of relevant documents/records.
• Identify and analyze project’s related problems, assess relevant risks and prepare mitigation plans to minimize relevant costs and meet the project’s objectives.
• Organize regular/periodic meetings with the project’s staff, communicate targets, discuss problems and review the work progress and challenges to gain the full involvement of people.
• Oversee the proper implementation of policies and procedures (including safety) to ensure conformity on the project’s site.
• Liaise with external parties on any matter relevant to the project, discuss it internally if needed, and develop communication strategies to maintain mutually beneficial relationships.
• Lead and motivate people, drive them towards successful achievements, provide coaching and support when needed and create a strong team spirit culture to boost internal productivity.
• Manage individual performance, identify internal talents and coordinate with concerned parties to develop employees’ potential.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Electrical Engineering degree with PMP Certification. MBA or masters degree is a plus
• Member of/accredited from the national engineering body in his country
• Minimum of 10 years of experience on site
• High level of leadership skills with great concern for quality, time and cost
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills
• English, French and Arabic languages skills – written and spoken