Senior Projects Manager

Hill Intl.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International is seeking a seasoned Project Director/Manager to lead and manage all aspects of construction projects in Abu Dhabi. You will oversee planning, design through execution, budgets, contracts, schedules, and quality standards, coordinating with clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure successful project delivery.

Graduates with civil engineering or related disciplines and 15+ years of end-to-end construction experience, including PMC and on-site roles, are preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in civil engineering or related discipline.
• 15+ years of end-to-end construction project experience.
• Experience with PMC (Project Management Consultancy) mandatory.
• Residential, mid-rise project experience essential.
• Experience in report writing and contractual administration.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with Client representatives regarding project progress and concerns.
• Participate in planning and formulation of design alternatives and solutions.
• Develop and/or administer project budgets, contracts, and quality controls.
• Oversee day-to-day management of the construction project.
• Review and interpret proposed designs and drawings for appropriateness; advise consultants and clients.
• Ensure operations comply with design specs and client requirements.
• Direct work sequencing to expedite delivery and minimize disruption.
• Inspect, approve, and accept completed projects for conformance to standards and codes.
• Research and prepare various operation reports and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Hill’s policies and procedures.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Project Management

PMC experience

Residential & mid-rise

Report writing

Contractual administration

On-site project experience

MS Office

Primavera P6

Education

Civil Engineering degree or related

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

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Job Description

Responsible for leading and managing all aspects of construction projects from planning and design through execution and completion. Oversees project budgets, contracts, schedules, and quality standards while coordinating with clients, consultants, and contractors to ensure successful project delivery. Ensures compliance with design specifications, safety regulations, and client requirements, while monitoring progress, controlling costs, and facilitating effective communication among all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with the Client’s representatives continuously regarding Project Progress and areas of concerns.
• Participate in the planning and formulation of design alternatives and solutions for the construction project.
• Develop and/or administer project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality control provisions.
• Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of the construction project.
• Review and interpret proposed designs, architectural drawings, and building specifications for appropriateness to required function and/or institutional standard, and initiates revisions where appropriate; advise consultants and clients as to how best to achieve required results.
• Ensure that project operations are in compliance with design specifications and with client requirements.
• Direct work sequencing to expedite project delivery and to minimize disruption of ongoing operations.
• Inspects, approves, and accepts completed projects for the institution, ensuring conformance with institutional standards, building and life safety codes, and architectural/engineering specifications.
• Researches and prepares various reports pertaining to operations, equipment, policies, procedures, and/or other issues, as appropriate.
• 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications

• A degree in civil engineering, project management or any related discipline is required.
• 15 or more years of working on complex projects end-to-end within the construction field.
• Previous experience working for PMC is mandatory
• Previous project experience in residential, mid-rise is essential
• Experience in report writing.
• Experience in contractual administration.
• Must have on-site Project experience from initial design through to handover and completion.
• Adequate work experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to think ahead, identify new opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work-related issues.
• Familiar with Design (Space & Functional Analysis, Operators/ Client Liaison, cross-disciplinary issues/ coordination, construction interfaces, programming, cost, etc.).
• 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 strong user skill level within MS Office or Primavera.
• Excellent numerical and communication skills.

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website atwww.hillintl.com .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group atwww.gisiconsulting.com .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled

Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

Job Info

• Job Identification 14833
• Job Category Projects Management
• Locations Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates