Construction Manager

Position Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Lead E&I construction activities and ensure work follows specifications, engineering drawings, quality requirements, and schedules.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, commissioning, and project management teams; develop execution plans, resource strategies, and work methods.
• Monitor site productivity and progress; manage subcontractors, vendors, supervisors, and construction personnel.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, regulations, procedures, industry standards, and safety requirements.
• Review work packs, method statements, and risk assessments; identify and mitigate risks, constraints, and delays.
• Manage budgets, manpower forecasts, and equipment use; support pre-commissioning, commissioning, handover, and stakeholder reporting.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Instrumentation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years in industrial construction and at least 8 years in Construction Management or senior site leadership.
• Demonstrated delivery of large-scale EPC projects through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Extensive GCC project experience, including work in one or more of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, or Bahrain.
• Strong background in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Energy, Power Generation, Water Treatment, or Industrial Infrastructure.
• Proven capability managing large construction teams and subcontractors in multicultural environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional engineering registration or relevant industry certifications are preferred.
• Experience with international EPC contractors and major end users is preferred.
• Understanding of project controls, construction planning, and cost management is preferred.

Technical Competencies

• Electrical installation and construction management; instrumentation installation, calibration, loop testing, and commissioning.
• Power distribution systems, MCC installations, DCS, PLC, SCADA, and control systems.
• Cable tray, cable routing, termination, and testing; construction planning and scheduling.
• QA/QC processes, mechanical completion, system handover, construction risk management, and contractor performance management.

Leadership Competencies