Project Manager , Operations Engineering (AMET)

Careers at UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Careers at UAE is hiring a Project Manager in Dubai to lead engineering projects across the AMET region. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of professional experience in project management.

This role involves managing project budgets, collaborating with construction teams, and ensuring project specifications are met while focusing on quality and safety. The candidate should be eager to develop their Project Management career and potentially manage multiple business segments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience in project management.
• Desire to grow career towards Project Management.
• Experience in logistics, operations, innovation, or maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end ownership for engineering projects.
• Partner with Senior Project Manager for larger projects.
• Create and track CAPEX requests to ensure budget control.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams for project success.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Design

Budget Management

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent

Tools

Lean Management

Six Sigma

Job description

Project Manager , Operations Engineering (AMET)

DESCRIPTION

Do you want to be part of a team of builders, directly responsible for the expansion and upgrade of Amazon network across AMET (Africa, Middle East and Turkey) region? Keep reading.

This Engineering Project Management role requires versatile and technical individuals to deliver impactful results within:

• Multiple Business segments: The role will support both Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FC) and delivery stations (DS).
• Different Project types: The role will support both new launches (Greenfield), as well as retrofit of our existing buildings (Brownfield).
• Wide project scope: The scope for this role is focusing on automation technologies (conveyance, sortation), Good-lifts (VRC) and Storage solutions.
• E2E Project lifecycle: This role will support End-to-End project lifecycle for the above mentioned systems. From Solutions to Go-Live, including concept design, budget request, vendor selection, detailed engineering, planning, execution, qualification.

During pre-execution phase, the PM is expected to contribute to design and technology development; understand individual pieces of equipment, their application, benchmark performance and propose innovation. The PM will be focused on meeting the needs of our internal customers to deliver systems which are safe, easily maintainable, ergonomic and reduce manual labor.

During execution the PM will act as the main interface point for internal and external stakeholders. This person will be responsible for budget, quality, safety and schedule of the projects. Give accurate updates and risk forecast. Focus on cost‑saving while ensuring quality and performance.

For this project manager role, we are looking for talented individuals eager to learn and develop their Project Management career. The role will be based in Dubai with expected travels to Abu Dhabi, and punctually within the AMET region.

Key job responsibilities

• End-to-end ownership for small and medium scale engineering projects (planning, design, procurement, installation, commissioning and qualification, launch support).
• Partner with a Senior Project Manager for larger scale engineering projects.
• Dive deep on technical details and provide value engineering and innovative solutions to drive frugality and continuous improvements.
• Lead technical design reviews and propose design solutions for material handling and storage solutions that meet both business needs and internal standards.
• Create, submit and track relevant CAPEX requests to ensure that all projects are delivered within budget and best overall value.
• Assess and communicate project status, drive escalations on potential risks and delays across multiple teams.
• Own the budget for the scope of the project. Give accurate updates and risk forecast. Gain savings while ensuring quality and performance.
• Assist in providing equipment specifications and technical support to Procurement, Change Management.
• Collaborate closely with various internal teams such as Construction, Operations, Reliability Maintenance Engineering, Procurement and Change Management.
• Responsible for contractor management & teams in construction site.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of Professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Desire to grow career towards Project Management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field.
• Experience in Lean Management, Six Sigma and other operations engineer tools.
• Experience in Logistics, operations, innovation, or maintenance.
• Ability to speak multiple languages, including English, German, French, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Afrikaans, and Zulu.

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