Project Manager

Kone México; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

KONE in Dubai seeks a Project Manager to lead scope, schedule and budget for assigned projects, reporting to the Head of Delivery Operations - Dubai. You will coordinate with customers, internal teams and external partners to ensure successful delivery, customer satisfaction and sustained profitability.

Responsibilities include proactive stakeholder management, integrated planning, risk mitigation, and governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in project management, preferably within the elevator industry.
• PMP certification or equivalent is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage scope, schedule, and budget for assigned project(s) in Dubai.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction and profitability.
• Lead full-chain project planning and monitoring, and ensure safety policies.
• Oversee project start-up, reviews, reporting, and governance.
• Ensure effective communication of project status to management and customer.
• Drive handover quality to Sales-to-Operations and project close activities.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

English & Arabic communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction/Business

Job description

Job Overview

Certified as a Top Employer in the UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman, KONE is dedicated to creating a superior workplace through outstanding people practices. We emphasize cultivating a great work culture, inspiring high standards of quality and efficiency, and fostering an environment that promotes collaboration, diversity, growth, and well-being.

Reporting to the Head of Delivery Operations - Dubai, the Project Manager based in Dubai is accountable for managing the scope, schedule, and budget of the assigned project(s) and managing the interface with all key stakeholders, both internally and externally, during the project, with a focus on continuous and proactive collaboration with the customer. He/she plans, directs, and coordinates the project activities to ensure that project objectives are accomplished within the agreed schedule and budget, using approved KONE methodologies and tools. His/her primary objectives are customer satisfaction and KONE profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for project scope, schedule, and budget, delivering the project within the defined contractual requirements and KONE objectives.
• Ensure KONE business success and customer satisfaction with professional stakeholder management.
• Accountable for proactively managing customer communication throughout the project.
• Ensure integrated project planning with customers and KONE full-chain teams.
• Managing project deliverables in line with the project plan.
• Ensure continuous full-chain project monitoring and control.
• Responsible for successful project start-up, project reviews, project reporting, and facilitating project governance.
• Ensure that project status and progress are effectively communicated to KONE management and the customer.
• Responsible for operational and financial project risk identification, mitigation, contingency planning, and potential recovery actions.
• Accountable for the project’s financial planning and forecasting, cash flow management, and revenue management.
• Responsible for actively driving Sales-to-Operations handover quality, accountable for handovers to Customers and Maintenance, as well as project closing activities.
• Maintain master action log and lessons learned document.
• Ensures sufficient project resourcing and competencies.
• Manages and leads the full-chain project team.
• Creates and maintains safety and security awareness among project employees and subcontractors.
• Ensures the following KONE and Customer safety and security policies.

Qualifications

Are you the one?

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in project management, preferably within the elevator industry.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent English & Arabic communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record of successfully managing large-scale projects from initiation to completion.
• Understanding of the financial aspects of managing projects and product initiatives.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is highly desirable.

About Our Culture (Finnish)

Keskitymme KONEella luomaan innovatiivista ja yhteistyöhön perustuvaa työskentelykulttuuria, jossa jokaisen panosta arvostetaan. Työntekijöiden sitoutuminen on meille avainasemassa, ja rohkaisemme jokaista osallistumaan ja jakamaan tietoa ja ideoita. Yritysvastuu on oleellinen osa yrityskulttuuriamme ja päivittäisiä toimiamme. Noudatamme eettisiä liiketoimintamenettelyitä ja pyrimme kehittämään yhdessä tekemisen kulttuuria, jossa työntekijät luottavat toisiinsa ja kunnioittavat toisiaan ja jossa hyvät suoritukset huomioidaan. Erinomaisena työpaikkana olemme ylpeitä voidessamme tarjota erilaisia kokemuksia ja mahdollisuuksia, joiden avulla saavutat ura- ja henkilökohtaiset tavoitteesi ja voit elää terveellisesti ja tasapainoisesti.

Lue lisää https://www.kone.fi/tietoa-meista/KONE-uralle/avoimet-tyopaikat/

KONEen tarkoituksena on muokata kaupunkien tulevaisuutta. Maailmanlaajuisena hissi- ja liukuporrasalan johtajana kuljetamme kaksi miljardia ihmistä päivittäin ja teemme heidän matkoistaan turvallisia, sujuvia ja luotettavia älykkään ja kestävän People Flow® -ratkaisun avulla. Vuonna 2025 KONEen liikevaihto oli 11,2 miljardia euroa ja työllisti vuoden lopussa yli 60 000 työntekijää lähes 70 maassa. KONEen B-sarjan osakkeet on listattu Nasdaq Helsinkiin.