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Construction Director
Job summary
A leading company in construction is seeking a Construction Director for their infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi. The role involves overseeing the construction process, managing contractor performance, and ensuring compliance with local authority standards. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in large MEP projects and a proven track record in the UAE market.
Qualifications
- Minimum 20 years' experience in construction, with at least 5 years in Abu Dhabi.
- Proven track record as Construction Manager with large MEP scopes.
- Strong technical background in managing inspections and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Monitor infrastructure works and performance of contractors.
- Verify progress and manage relationships with local authorities.
- Ensure compliance with quality, environmental, and safety policies.
Skills
Education
General Description of Role and Responsibilities :
- Monitor the Infrastructure works throughout the construction process.
- Monitor the performance of the Supervision Consultant and Contractor.
- Verify the reported progress in the various status reports with regard to Infrastructure activities.
- Monitor the technical submittal and approval process.
- Identify improvements that can be achieved with regard to sequencing and progress on the project by all parties during construction.
- Monitor Inspection process and identify improvements where possible.
- Monitor QHSE performance and identify and address deviations of performance.
- Coordinate and manage the relationship with the local authorities.
- 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, Experience, Knowledge and Skills :
- Bachelor's degree preferably in Civil engineering.
- Minimum 20 years' experience in Construction of Infrastructure projects, with extensive experience in dealing with local authorities in Abu Dhabi (minimum 5 years).
- Experience dealing with subcontracts and subcontractors.
- Have a proven track record as a Construction Manager on any related projects with large MEP Infrastructure scopes.
- Required to have a strong technical background in MEP projects and should have at least 2 full life cycle project experience working on a Project Management team.
- Management of Inspections, Mockups, Prototypes, samples, and quality benchmarking.
- Progressive verification of the works to Contract specifications, Drawings, and approved mock-ups.
- Management of construction submittal and RFI review and responses process.
- Review Main Contractors reports (daily / weekly / monthly), technical and Progress.
- Proposing a method of construction to support the Main Contractor.
- Familiar will local authority's requirements and procedures.
Background working on commercial, residential and / or industrial construction projects with big landscaping
Construction Director • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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