Creative Project Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

Company Overview:

Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, Dar connects people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. We deliver projects from inception through completion, embracing challenges to empower communities worldwide. Learn more at www.dar.com.

Our Vision and Values:

We aspire to be the chosen home of those with a gift for crafting solutions that empower people and an unwavering passion for learning and innovation. Our core values shape our culture and guide our decision-making. We are committed to:

1. Excellence
2. Responsibility
3. Empowerment
4. Connectivity
5. Courage

Responsibilities:

• Excellent experiences in leading 5-star complex residential or hospitality projects with complex stakeholders, PMC, packaging strategies, high-end branded buildings in the UAE or the Gulf.
• Supervise and monitor all construction activities to ensure compliance with design specifications, contractual obligations, and quality standards.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. Monitor project progress and adjust as necessary to meet project milestones and deadlines. Manage project resources effectively to optimize productivity and minimize delays.
• Maintain strong client relationships by providing regular project updates, addressing client concerns, and ensuring client satisfaction with the architectural aspects of the project.
• Conduct periodical design meetings and design workshops with design office, sub-consultants, contractors, and clients to solve the pending issues and to mitigate or avoid any potential delays in the actual progress, so as to achieve the planned progress.
• Lead a team and ensure the compliance of the submitted documents with contracts/agreement, overseeing senior discipline engineers to ensure the consistency of design review comments with the projects’ objectives.
• Liaising with site supervision team and conducting site visits to understand projects' required details and pending design issues, coordinate with technical team to initiate the required actions to respond to contractor.
• Identify and mitigate project risks related to architectural design and coordination, proactively addressing potential challenges.
• Diligently handle client issues, taking prompt actions to address the same, resulting in customer delight.
• Prepare and present project reports to senior management, clients, and stakeholders, highlighting architectural milestones, issues, and recommendations.

Requirements:

• Master’s / Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Civil or related field from an accredited institution.
• 18+ years of relevant experience in managing luxury residential and/or hotel projects..
• Strong understanding of building systems, codes, and regulations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to prioritize workloads and meet deadlines.

* While we carefully review all applications, only candidates meeting the specified requirements will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your understanding and thank all applicants for their interest.