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Senior Manager - Project

AD Ports GroupAbu Dhabi, UAETodaySenior
Seniorfulltime

Skills

LeadershipStrategic PlanningBudgeting

About This Role

Job Description

The Senior Manager - Project will play a pivotal role in driving the success of the EC & FZ Programme department.

This position entails managing and delivering complex projects, ensuring timely and efficient execution.

The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record in project management.

Core Responsibilities

  • Manage all activities across ECFZ large-scale projects to enable successful delivery of project goals in a timely matter.
  • Provide guidance to define project’s scope of work; lead deliverables, plan schedule, monitor resources (personnel, equipment and materials) and oversee budget to meet EC&FZ client’s requirements.
  • Control ECFZ large-scale project risks, provide advice to resolve issues and update mitigation plans to ensure project success.
  • Responsible for ensuring ECFZ project compliance to group governance, internal and external stakeholders, and cluster requirements.
  • Support in managing the interfaces and dependencies across ECFZ project, clusters, and external parties.
  • Promote HSE culture and activities in the construction activities across ECFZ large scale projects.
  • Monitor the progress and performance of large-scall projects, review metrics, analyze bottlenecks, and recommend action plans.
  • Prepare reports for the management for all ECFZ medium-scall project delivery such as the current activities, data analysis and forecasting study.
  • Liaise with ECFZ large scale project owners and review the assigned specifications, standards, and procedures to meet project requirements and achieve objectives.
  • Direct maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of all large-scale projects.

People Management Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain a positive and collaborative culture between project teams, supply chain and other stakeholders for the betterment of the AD Ports
  • group.

Strategic Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain relationships with other projects, suppliers, consultants, and contractors.
  • Support the development and continuous improvement of departmental working practices.
  • Identify and support improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (engineering, construction management, project management, etc.)

A minimum of 10-15 years of experience in a similar role

Nature Of Experience

  • Proven experience in delivering construction projects in an industrial environment.
  • Experience as a senior project manager or in a programme management position.
  • Working in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
  • Preferably have work in both construction and consultancy organisations.
  • Cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Experience in project management including the ability to plan, execute and oversee projects from concept to implementation.

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