Project Manager

KBR, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Project Manager (Villa) in Abu Dhabi. This role involves overseeing a diverse portfolio of residential projects, ensuring quality and compliance with project goals. The ideal candidate should have at least 15 years of experience, including 5 years in a similar position within the Middle East. Key responsibilities include managing a site delivery team, coordinating project logistics, and ensuring effective communication with various stakeholders. Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years' overall experience in construction and project management.
• At least 5 years' experience in a similar role.
• Experience working in the Middle East for a minimum of 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Project Manager/Project Director in project delivery.
• Manage site delivery team to ensure project goals are met.
• Coordinate logistics, permitting, commissioning, and handover for project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Report writing

Education

BSc/BEng in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Title: Project Manager (Villa)

Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Location

Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Role

Reports to the Senior Project Manager/Project Director for ensuring delivery of one or more project sites.

Project Description

KBR has been appointed under a framework agreement with the largest developer in Abu Dhabi to oversee a diverse portfolio of projects that contribute to Abu Dhabi's growth. This includes developing essential infrastructure such as transportation networks and utilities, alongside public spaces and involving also the shaping of thriving communities by managing the development of residential housing projects and ensuring the quality of new educational facilities, together with the development of mosques and maximizing urban space through infill development projects. This PMC role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on Abu Dhabi's built environment.

Main Responsibilities

• Supporting the Senior Project Manager/Project Director in the management of all aspects of delivering one or more projects or packages as part of the programme management consultant's role on a major programme of residential housing development works.
• Management and support of the Site Delivery Team ensuring that the project goals and schedule are understood and delivered.
• Manage delivery of project construction, coordinating on all logistics, permitting, commissioning and handover activities to ensure delivery of the Project to technical, budget, schedule and quality requirements established for the Project.
• Interface with all sections of the team to meet overall program deliverables.
• Development, establishment and execution of standards, policies, procedures and best practices.
• Liaise with the Technical Team to assist in the development of design solutions that promote constructability and value engineering.
• Monitoring of site activities and performance of the construction and supervision teams, monitoring through KPIs, progress reporting and other tools.
• Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the construction supervisors and the contractors, including on QHS&E requirements.

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• BSc/BEng construction management, Engineering, Architecture or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years' overall experience.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role.
• Minimum 5 years' working experience in Middle East.
• Sound knowledge and experience in project management, construction management and practice and the delivery of complex major buildings projects such as residential towers, schools, mixed use and villa developments.
• Experience and skills of managing teams of at least 15 to 20 persons.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills and use of MS Office.
• Fluency in English language both written and spoken, Arabic speaking advantageous.

Competencies

• Leadership of Consultant and Contractor Teams.
• Accountable.
• Accepts Responsibility.
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills.
• Commercial and Contractual Awareness.
• HSE Awareness.