Project Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

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Job Description

Job summary

The Electrical Project Manager is the interface between the Employer and the contractor and is responsible for the successful delivery of the project to the required standard and programme.

Working as part of a small team, the Electrical Project Manager will need to have excellent communication skills and proven abilities to manage the main contractor, sub-contractors and the Supervision Consultant to ensure the project is delivered to the highest quality.

Key responsibilities

• Works with the Planner to ensure effective planning is carried out for Project including production of Progress / Programme Reports, Construction / Tender programmes, weekly look-ahead programmes and Management of the critical path.
• Monitors Supervision Consultants performance with respect to contractor / subcontractor submittals and QA / QC and recommends corrective action when required.
• Develops and writes the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports. Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule and prepares and presents the Critical Items Action Report.
• Assist in responses to FIDIC claim notices with respect to EOT claims and in preparation of Determinations.
• Set up and control a strict regime to capture information of daily resource on site (main contractor and sub-contractor labour, plant and materials) to help inform potential delay issues and to respond to claims, as appropriate.
• Ensure a robust adherence to procedure whilst looking for continuous improvement.
• Ensure programme construction with correct logic and sequencing to meet contract requirements and constraints.
• To be aware of and maintain an understanding of the contract documents, codes of practice, standards and specifications
• Provide consistent and proactive reporting at project, delivery team and business level.
• Committed to anticipating and seeking out Client needs both internally and externally.
• Understand the financial implications of the methods and sequences of construction that are proposed and planned.
• Able to analyse and advise project teams on programme risk.
• Manage all Key Interfaces at project level.
• Ability to review and propose programme recovery strategy.

Qualifications

• Electrical Engineering degree essential.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of related work experience in construction project management.
• In addition, must be knowledgeable of current PowerBi & Microsoft Project scheduling technology
• Proven ability to perform in a technical role, possess good written and oral communication skills, and have a thorough understanding of HSEE and industry practices and regulations.
• Fully understands all elements of Electrical and MEP services.
• Demonstrable experience of preparing Testing and Commissioning Plans and delivering on site.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering electrical power projects.
• Demonstrable knowledge / experience of successful project delivery of complex projects with multiple interfaces.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employeesand actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes / CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property ofTurner & Townsend and arenot subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency / Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team,to submit candidates for review.