Project Manager

UAE Branches; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Project Manager in Dubai, UAE to lead multiple Task Orders within a major consultancy programme. The role focuses on delivering on time, budget and quality, with responsibilities spanning client management, team coordination and governance frameworks.

The position offers a primarily office-based setup with flexibility for remote work and occasional international travel. Ideal candidates hold a relevant degree (BSc in Construction Management, Engineering or Architecture) with 8+

Qualifications

• BSc Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or equivalent.
• 8 years of total relevant experience.
• 5 years in project roles.
• 3 years regional experience.
• Proficient in MS Office suite.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Fluency in English; Arabic advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Task Orders to deliver on technical, budget, schedule and quality requirements.
• Lead Task Order Teams to understand and deliver project goals and timelines.
• Oversee delivery of all project deliverables and ensure compliance with contract terms.
• Manage client relationships, developing and updating requirements matrices and resource profiles.
• Coordinate inputs from all team sections to meet programme deliverables.
• Develop standards, policies, procedures and best practices across the project.
• Coordinate inputs for client reporting to keep stakeholders informed.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Planning

Organising

Accepts Responsibility

HSE Awareness

English fluency

Education

BSc Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

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.

Project ManagerLOCATION

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 RESPONSIBILITIESManagement 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 utilitiespreferred.

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