Project Manager Project Execution

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental transport authority in Dubai is seeking a qualified individual to manage engineering contracts and oversee project compliance with safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering, along with PMP certification preferred and at least 8 years of related experience. This role demands excellent communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and proficiency in project management software. Join us to enhance the infrastructure development in Dubai.

Qualifications

• 8 years of related working experience.
• Computer-literate with extensive software proficiency.
• Exceptional listener and communicator.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts to ensure compliance.
• Review consultants' work and recommend adjustments.
• Ensure availability for emergency works.
• Implement safety and quality requirements.
• Conduct utility engineering planning and design.

Skills

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project management

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering

PMP / Masters preferred

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts during the course of the work to ensure compliance with proposed design, material specifications, budget, contract, and schedule.
• Review consultants submitted work products and recommend adjustments as appropriate.
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish the work, delegate responsibilities to his team.
• Ensure availability 24/7 and immediate response for the emergency works.
• Implement RTA general policy and maintenance and services management regarding maintenance and operation works.
• Oversee preparing and implementation the annual plan for preventive maintenance and emergency maintenance, and coordination with the Safety Department with regard to safety matters.
• Determine scope of work, prepare requests for proposals, evaluate proposals, and participate in the selection of consultants for projects.
• Responsible for the schedule coordination, inter‑RTA coordination, public relations; evaluate, recommend, and prepare contract change orders as necessary; review progress payments and recommend payment authorization.
• Provide guidance and work supervision for other engineering and technical personnel as required by projects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Ensure that all Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental requirements pertaining to the project are in place and monitored as per the project management plan.
• Ensure the coordination with the Stakeholders both internal and external to ensure all their requirements related to handover are fulfilled.
• Ensure full compliance for the quality/specification of the materials/products and work done and managing inspection/testing activities regularly during the implementation stages of the project.
• Ensure the compliance of project handover in accordance with RTA project management policies and process.
• Ensure the list of snags and outstanding works is complete and properly followed up during the Defect Notification Period (DNP).
• Implement use of new technologies, cost saving techniques/materials, improved safety procedures, and least disruptive RTA construction practices.
• Develop material and equipment standards for new and existing RTA products/materials. Confer with other inter‑departmental personnel and field forces representatives of other utilities, agencies, engineering firms’ contractors, and others regarding RTA service, supply, or related RTA civil/engineering problems.
• Conduct comprehensive utility engineering planning, design and operational studies of all utilities systems.
• Review and check engineering drawings, plans, computations estimates and reports for completeness accuracy, and soundness of applied engineering principles, standards and policies used by the RTA.
• Prepare projects documents including project justifications, budget analyses, calculations, plans, specifications cost estimates and schedules for the assigned projects.
• Perform design work including researching data, conducting feasibility and economic studies and determining design criteria in accordance with the required standards and codes for assigned projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering from recognized university with PMP /Masters preferred.
• Computer‑literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications.
• Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects.
• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
• Results‑driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation.
• 8 years of related working experience Innovative problem‑solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints.
• Goal‑driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards.
• Highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes & systems.