Project Manager

UAE Branches; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consultancy firm is seeking a Project Manager based in Dubai to oversee multiple Task Orders. Candidates should have a BSc in Construction Management or equivalent, with a minimum of 8 years relevant experience and 5 years in project roles. The role involves managing project deliverables, supporting teams, and ensuring compliance with client requirements. Strong leadership, communication skills, and fluency in English are essential. Knowledge of civil infrastructure projects is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Minimum overall relevant experience of 8 years.
• Minimum relevant experience of 5 years in project roles.
• Minimum regional experience of 3 years.
• Fluency in English (Arabic speaking advantageous).

Responsibilities

• Management of all aspects of delivering Task Orders.
• Support Task Order Teams to ensure project goals are met.
• Manage delivery of project deliverables.
• Interface with team sections to meet program deliverables.
• Responsible for multiple Task Order Team inputs for Client reporting.

Skills

Ability to effectively monitor and analyse progress

Excellent management skills

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Commercial awareness

Strong customer focus

Planning & organising

HSE Awareness

Education

BSc in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Title

Project Manager

Belong Connect Grow with KBR!

The KBR team of teams delivers futureforward science technology and engineering solutions and missioncritical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and valueadded solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include worldclass licensed process technologies differentiated advisory services deep technical domain expertise energy transition solutions highend design and engineering capabilities and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Location

Dubai, UAE

The role will be primarily office based with flexibility for remote working. Travel to Iraq under strict security protocols on a visiting basis may be required.

The Role

Reports to the Project Director on the management of multiple Task Orders ensuring KBR is delivery and commercially compliant and that Task Orders are managed consistently across the programme.

Main Responsibilities

• Management of all aspects of delivering one or more Task Orders as part of the management role on a major projects consultancy programme.
• Management and support of Task Order Teams ensuring that the project goals and schedule are understood and delivered.
• Manage delivery of all project deliverables to ensure delivery of the Task Order to technical budget schedule and quality requirements.
• Manage the commercial relationship with the Client in terms of delivery of the Task Order including developing and managing requirements matrices schedule resource profiles which are updated and communicated on a regular basis.
• Interface with all sections of the team to meet overall programme deliverables.
• Development establishment and of standards policies procedures and best practices.
• Responsible to manage and coordinate multiple Task Order Team inputs for Client reporting.

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• BSc Construction Management Engineering Architecture or equivalent experience.
• Minimum overall relevant experience 8 years.
• Minimum relevant experience 5 years in the project roles.
• Minimum Regional Experience 3 years.
• Ability to effectively monitor and analyse progress cost and risks identify trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Excellent management skills.
• Experienced user of MS Office suite.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Knowledge of all engineering and commercial aspects of major asset and civil infrastructure projects including roads bridges and utilities preferred.
• Fluency in English both written and spoken (with Arabic speaking advantageous).

Competencies

• Leadership and Team Management.
• Commercial Awareness.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Commercial awareness.
• Strong customer focus.
• Planning & organising.
• Accepts Responsibility.
• HSE Awareness.

Required Experience

IC