Senior Airport Construction Program Director

Hill International; Fujairah; On-site; AED 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead large-scale construction programs from design through handover, with a focus on airport Runways and Taxiways.

The role requires managing a team of ~10 professionals, maintaining close communication with client representatives, consultants, and authorities, and ensuring compliance with contract, quality, safety, and life-safety standards while delivering on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering or related discipline is required.
• Post Graduate education such as an MSC or PHD is highly desired.
• Twenty or more years of working on Multi-Million Dollar projects within the Construction field.
• Previous experience of working on large airport Projects Runway and Taxiways experience.
• Experience in report writing.
• Experience in contractual administration.
• Must have on-site Project experience from initial design through to handover and completion.
• Ability to think ahead identify new opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work-related issues.
• Strong Management of large teams and communication.
• Demonstrates a determination desire to succeed and a wish to progress and develop within a commercial role.
• Excellent working knowledge of Word Excel and user skill level within Primavera.
• Excellent numerical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with the Clients representatives continuously regarding Project Progress and areas of concerns.
• Develop and/or administer project budgets and fiscal controls contracts and quality control provisions; perform project cost estimating and value engineering as appropriate.
• Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of the construction project; monitor and coordinate work performed by engineering and construction departments.
• Ensure that project operations comply with design specifications contract specifications and client requirements.
• Manage the performance and delivery criteria ensuring that client requirements are being met as appropriate.
• Coordination of work sequencing to expedite project delivery and to minimize disruption of ongoing operations.
• Inspects identifies non-compliances/ acceptance of completed projects for the institution ensuring conformance with institutional standards building and life safety codes and engineering specifications.
• Represent the institution in business with customers consultants contractors and other public and/or private agencies and organizations.
• Manage a construction management team of approximately 10 people across various disciplines.
• Liaison with the Employer Project Stakeholders and Statutory Authorities.
• Contractual correspondence to record non-compliances to Contractual Requirements.
• Manage the overall requirements and performance of the Hill team within the CMA.
• Manage the overall contract closeout process in compliance with the Contract.
• Reporting to the Employer.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality Environmental Safety and Occupational Health Policies Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Claims Assessment and prepare Determination reports in association with the Project Sr. QS and project Planner. The project Manager should assume all Contractual Duties.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Contractual administration

On-site project management

Cost estimation

Value engineering

Report writing

Excel

Word

Education

Engineering degree

MSc or PhD

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Hill International in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead large-scale construction programs from design through handover, with a focus on airport Runways and Taxiways.

The role requires managing a team of ~10 professionals, maintaining close communication with client representatives, consultants, and authorities, and ensuring compliance with contract, quality, safety, and life-safety standards while delivering on time and within budget.