Senior Project Manager

Atkins Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage projects in the Middle East. The ideal candidate will have a degree in architecture or engineering, over 10 years of experience in consultancy or construction, and strong leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing client relationships, leading diverse project teams, and ensuring successful project delivery. This role offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects across the Gulf region.

Qualifications

• Must have a degree in Architecture or Engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years experience in consultancy or construction.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects to ensure completion on time and within budget.
• Form and maintain client relationships.
• Lead teams across multiple disciplines.

Skills

Degree qualified Architect or Engineer

10 years experience in consultancy/construction

High standard of written and verbal communication skills

Strong team management skills

Understanding of People Management issues

Proven project management skills

Flexible interpersonal skills

Good leadership qualities

Education

Degree in Architecture or Engineering

Job description

Atkins has been established in the Gulf for over 40 years, having first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. The regional head office (Dubai) was established in 1979. We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes. Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah. The Emerging Markets Business focuses on markets outside the Gulf region in areas where Atkins are not yet established including North Africa, Middle East and Eurasia. Due to continued growth our Emerging Markets Business are looking to recruit a Senior Project Manager to be based in Dubai to work on a number of projects in the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia.

Qualifications

• Must be Degree qualified Architect or Engineer
• Minimum of 10 years experience in consultancy/construction firm
• Demonstrate a high standard of written and verbal communication skills - English
• Forming and managing relationships with clients, networking and promoting the Company
• Very good understanding of Operating Unit technologies including:
  • Project and resource Planning
  • Customer Care
  • Change control
  • Project Manager classifications
  • Environmental Management
  • H&S procedures
  • Risk Management
• Successful in identifying and following through on leads associated with new and existing clients
• Able to manage the drafting of successful offers with a sound appreciation of the range of contractual issues.
• Able to realistically estimate pricing associated with projects bids across a range of expertise
• Clear knowledge of work procedures, and ability to brief project team on them
• An effective team member able to apply knowledge gained across a broad range of disciplines
• Understand multi-disciplinary process and competently represent their discipline
• Flexible interpersonal skills demonstrate both internally and externally

Managerial (Project and/or People) Role

• Display strong team management skills.
• Understanding of People Management issues and can conduct staff development and appraisals and can demonstrate a prior track record
• Fully conversant with the commercial aspects of project management
• Proven project management skills having had responsibility for completion of projects to time and cost
• Good knowledge of, and use of, Atkins capabilities outside of business units
• Good leadership qualities and gains respect from colleagues

Functional Relationships

• Clients
• Project Directors
• Project Managers
• Delivery Team – Architects / Engineers / Sub- consultan

About The Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the world’s major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat), Qatar (Doha), Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).