Senior Project Officer

Confidential; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cultural institution in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Project Officer to manage project delivery and stakeholder relationships. The role involves developing project plans, overseeing external teams, and ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets. Applicants should have substantial project management experience in a cultural or museum context and strong interpersonal skills. This position is essential for supporting the vision and operational goals of the museum.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and delivery, particularly in a museum or cultural setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills to manage stakeholder relationships and contractor liaisons.

Responsibilities

• Manage ongoing projects across Museum Abu Dhabi.
• Develop medium and long-term project plans aligned with strategic goals.
• Prepare reports on project progress and monitor budgets.

Job description

The Senior Project Officer ( UAEN) works closely with the Projects Unit Head to manage the delivery of ongoing projects across Museum Abu Dhabi. The role holder will manage relationships with different stakeholders and prepare comprehensive action plans to perform various tasks such as scheduling work, managing the risk register, maintaining project documentation, liaising with stakeholders and arranging access for contractors.

• Works with the Projects Unit Head in developing medium and long-term project plans for the department line with the museum Abu Dhabi’s vision, mission, and strategic goals.
• Provides assistance in establishing methods, policies, and procedures for implementing programmes in alignment with project goals.
• Assists the Unit Head in ensuring delivery of the departmental plans which include project funding, feasibility, manpower, and time constraints of the department ensuring the availability of required resources to carry out all the tasks related to the facilities and maintenance needs of the museum.
• Inspects and manages on-site projects in accordance with agreed project timelines and oversees all technical systems of Museum Abu Dhabi.
• Manages and coordinates the external /outsourced Hard FM team supporting the technical systems maintenance.
• Manages the contractor’s access requirements, project risks, storage of materials and filing documents.
• Prepares regular reports on projects progress and equipment.
• Identifies and proposes technical solutions to solve challenges.
• Coordinates relationships with contractors and monitors project budget.
• Assists in the capital projects and leads project contractors for delivery of various technical and customer focused projects.
• Other duties as assigned and relative to the role.