Projects Manager - Master Planning and Design Development

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of major master-planning, roads, and infrastructure design projects.
• Act as primary contact for clients, government authorities, stakeholders, consultants, and contractors.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams and promote collaboration and accountability.
• Establish project governance, delivery strategies, execution plans, and reporting systems.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, change control, claims, and financial performance.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, and opportunities.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Direct planning, scheduling, and resource management; oversee procurement, contractors, and consultant coordination.
• Negotiate scope changes, commercial matters, and variations.
• Monitor metrics, milestones, and deliverables; resolve technical, commercial, and operational issues.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement, mentor project managers, and support team development and succession planning.
• Chair project reviews and drive timely decisions.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Design and Project Management, or a related technical field.
• At least 12 years of progressive experience delivering major infrastructure, transportation, or civil-engineering projects.
• Significant Abu Dhabi-specific experience as a Projects Manager or in another senior project-leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience and local knowledge in master planning, roads, infrastructure, project governance, commercial management, risk management, and multidisciplinary team leadership.

Desired skills

• PMP or PCP certification is desired.
• Engineering design software experience is desired.

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