Vice President - Project Management

Aldar Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UAE seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee project streams ensuring compliance with budget, schedule, and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in construction project management within the GCC real estate market, demonstrating strong leadership and communication skills. This role offers the chance to lead large-scale projects exceeding 1 billion AED and will involve close collaboration with various stakeholders and teams to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12+ years in call center management, with a strong digital strategy background.
• Proven experience managing projects with a CAPEX > 1 billion AED.
• Excellent project management and HSE champion skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery of specific project streams to ensure adherence to schedule and budget.
• Coordinate with PMC and contractors to ensure project status.
• Review project plans and budgets, manage project close-out.

Skills

Digital strategy

Customer experience enhancement

Process optimization

AI and digital tools

Communication

Analytical skills

Change management

Risk management

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, architecture, or equivalent

MBA, PMP, or other technical postgraduate degrees

Job description

Manage delivery of a specific project stream, ensuring adherence to schedule, budget, quality, health, safety, and sustainability standards.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support line manager by managing a project stream and ensuring completion within budget, schedule, and quality standards, meeting all contractual requirements.
• Handle day-to-day operations of the project and provide guidance to contractors and consultants involved.
• Coordinate activities with PMC, monitor performance, hold periodic meetings, and schedule on-site visits to verify project status in accordance with the Senior Project Manager.
• Review, expand, and refine the initial high-level plan and budget developed by Planning & Control, and review these against project schedule and budget developed by PMC.
• Provide input to the Controls function to track project progress and generate reports.
• Liaise with Project Procurement to ensure all necessary contracts are in place and contribute to project scoping efforts.
• Support the Senior Project Manager in identifying deviations, issues, and risks related to budget and schedule, assessing impacts, and defining action plans in coordination with Planning & Control.
• Coordinate with Development to address design issues, including change orders.
• Monitor contractor performance and coordinate accordingly.
• Follow up with Government Relations / PMC to obtain required permits and licenses.
• Review and comment on change orders, and recommend payments.
• Support the Senior Project Manager on constructability issues and liaise with relevant parties to address them.
• Perform final handover to asset operators.
• Ensure the project complies with HSSE policies and guidelines.
• Oversee proper project administration by the PMC.
• Review value engineering proposals, ensuring stakeholder requirements are met and proposals are approved before adoption.
• Suggest and implement modifications to project scope, deliverables, timelines, and resources.
• Manage project close-out and obtain stakeholder approvals.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Related Years of Experience :

• Minimum of 12+ years in call center management, overseeing onshore and offshore operations.
• Strong background in digital strategy and customer experience enhancement, preferably with digital teams.
• Expertise in process optimization, automation, AI, and digital tools to improve customer engagement.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Change management experience, leading teams through organizational changes.
• Analytical skills to derive insights from data for decision-making.
• Passion for creating exceptional customer experiences and industry trend awareness.

Related Years of Experience in Project Management :

• Minimum of 10+ years, with at least 3 years in a senior oversight role.

Managerial Experience :

• Minimum of 2+ years in a related managerial position.

Field of Experience :

• Proven experience managing construction projects with CAPEX > 1 billion AED.
• Knowledge of and exposure to the GCC real estate market.

Technical and Interpersonal Skills :

• HSE champion with a proven track record.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Full understanding of the construction industry and related technical components.
• Ability to identify risks and implement risk management plans.
• Experience in QA / QC implementation and monitoring.
• Capable of managing project timelines, costs, and prioritizing tasks.
• Ability to develop and monitor project plans and deliverables.
• Strong contractor management and conflict resolution skills.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, architecture, or equivalent.
• MBA, PMP, or other technical postgraduate degrees preferred.

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