Project Manager (MEP Construction)

NADIA Recruitment & Management Consultants; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

NADIA Recruitment & Management Consultants is seeking a Dubai-based Project Manager to lead on-site delivery for a key client in the UAE.

Ideal candidate: 10–15 years in electrical or mechanical engineering, with Primavera scheduling experience and knowledge of standard contracts, reporting to Operations Manager.

The role covers staffing, planning, procurement, cost control, and monthly progress reporting to keep milestones on track and within budget.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in a related field.
• Experience with Primavera scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Assist and coordinate staff selection and establish project organization with HRD.
• Produce staff/labour requirements and manpower histogram.
• Coordinate with planning to create manpower histogram, activities schedule, and program of work.
• Prepare project management plan as a road map to execute the project.
• Ensure client billing and timely payments for the project.
• Handle contractual and legal matters per group policy and local labor laws.
• Monitor project costs to complete within budget.
• Oversee material procurement and ensure timely delivery per schedule.
• Raise early warning notices for delays to planning and management.
• Provide variation information to commercial department as instructed.
• Engage with department managers to prepare monthly project manager reports.

Skills

Project management

Staffing

Cost control

Contract management

Scheduling

Education

Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Primavera

Job description

Job Summary:

One of our clients in Dubai is looking for Project Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist and coordinate the selection of the key staff required to fill both Technical and Administrative posts and establishing the organization structure of the project with HRD. Produce detailed overall Staff / labour requirements for the project under his control. Coordinate with planning department to create manpower histogram, activities schedule, and program of work Assist with senior management to prepare project management plan which shall be use as road map to execute the project Ensure that the client is properly billed and those payments are received in a timely manner for the project. Ensure that all contractual and legal matters related to the projects are dealt with properly and promptly, seeking advice and guidance from Operations Manager as necessary. Ensure the proper conduct of all administrative and man-management roles required by Group policy and local labor laws. Monitor, identify, and analyze all project costs with a view of facilitating the completion of the projects at minimum cost and within budget limit. Monitor Material Procurement activities for the project under his control and ensure that all materials are submitted, approved, ordered and delivered in accordance with project time schedule Raise ‘Early Warning’ notices to planning, commercial, senior management in view of any and all perceived delays to general progress of all works. Ensure that project team is assisting to provide any variation information to commercial department upon receiving of instruction of project authorized authorities Engage with department managers to prepare monthly project manager report inline with company policies

Requirements:

• Experience Required: 10 to 15 yearsEducation Required: Electrical or Mechanical EngineeringReporting To: Operations Manager Familiar with project scheduling software (primavera is preferable)
• Familiar with standard form of contracts