Junior Project Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

As a Junior Project Manager in Yacht Building, you will support the Head of Project Management in overseeing the construction of new luxury yachts. This role involves coordinating various tasks, liaising with clients, managing resources, and ensuring projects are completed efficiently and on schedule.

• Assist in developing and maintaining project plans and schedules. Ensure the respect of Project milestones
• Monitor and control project progress.
• Coordinate with different departments to ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Follow up on daily basis project evolution, solved and report any issues during the production
• Report to the Project Manager Head on construction activities and project progress.

• Help in identifying and allocating resources, including manpower, materials, and equipment.
• Anticipate workload. Assign collective and individual responsibilities
• Ensure efficient utilization of resources to meet project goals.
• Coordinate approved third party contractors and manage coactivity on board
• Identify, source and approved equipment and material requests for project as per design requirement within approved budget.

• Serve as the liaison between the client and the shipyard throughout the project lifecycle.
• Guide clients through the customization process by explaining technical posibilities and limitations.
• Foster long-term relationships to support potential future projects, refits, or upgrades.
• Maintain confidentiality and discretion while managing high-value transactions and clients' bespoke requests.
• Ensure that the client’s expectations are aligned with final quality checks and delivery timing.

• Assist in resolving technical issues related to yacht construction or design.
• Liaise with engineers, designers, production team and suppliers.
• Conduct regular project meetings to update progress, address any issues and ensure project specifications are met.
• Identify and anticipate risks that might impact a schedule and propose solutions to mitigate together with the Production Manager Head.
• Resolve technical issues pertaining to construction
• Liaise with Design Department in order to receive drawings on time and ensure that Production team is aware of to support project progress.

• Ensure all construction activities meet quality standards.
• Work with the Quality Control team to conduct inspections and audits.
• Coordinate quality control checks in order to deliver project according to class and owner quality requirements

• Degree in Mechanical or Marine Engineering (or equivalent).
• 4 to 6 years relevant experience in project management in shipbuilding or marine engineering
• Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal and planning skills.
• Ability to produce and present effective and comprehensive reports.
• Able to delegate tasks and manage people professionally.
• Preferably Turkish Speaker but not mandatory

This role is essential for supporting the smooth execution of yacht building projects, ensuring they meet all necessary standards and client expectations.