Project Manager

KBR Inc.; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider is seeking a Project Manager in Abu Dhabi to oversee various residential projects. The ideal candidate will manage the delivery of construction, logistics, and commissioning, while ensuring quality and budget requirements are met. With a minimum of 15 years of experience, including 5 years in a similar role in the Middle East, the Project Manager will liaise with teams to ensure timely project delivery. Excellent communication and leadership skills, along with fluency in English, are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of overall experience in construction.
• Minimum 5 years in a similar project management role.
• Experience in the Middle East is required.

Responsibilities

• Support the management of project delivery for residential housing developments.
• Manage logistics, permitting, and commissioning activities.
• Liaise with technical teams on design solutions.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Team leadership

Report writing

Fluency in English

Communication skills

Education

BSc/BEng in Construction Management, Engineering, or Architecture

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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 optimise 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 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 maximising 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 in 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 the Middle East.
• Sound knowledge and experience in project management, construction management and practice and the delivery of complex major building projects such as residential towers, schools, mixed use and villa developments.
• Experience managing teams of at least 15 to 20 persons.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills and use of MS Office.
• Fluency in English (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.