Senior Project Manager

Role overview

Project and client management

• Manage projects from initiation to completion and deliver them on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop project plans, schedules, and budgets; monitor project progress.
• Act as primary client contact, address concerns, and communicate updates, milestones, and changes.
• Maintain client relationships to support repeat business and revenue growth.

Risk, team, and design management

• Identify and monitor project risks, create mitigation plans, and minimize exposure to claims and legal issues.
• Direct and mentor project teams, coordinate cross-functional teams, and foster collaboration.
• Coordinate design processes and ensure deliverables meet project requirements, standards, and client expectations.
• Manage design changes, approvals, and quality assurance with design teams.

Operational excellence

• Implement project management best practices and standard operating procedures.
• Monitor performance, conduct project reviews, and evaluate completed projects for improvement opportunities.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is required.
• At least 15 years of infrastructure project management experience is required.
• A proven record managing medium- to large-scale infrastructure projects is required.
• Experience with Abu Dhabi government entities is required.
• Infrastructure design management experience is highly desirable.

Skills and knowledge

• Strong leadership, team management, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities are required.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills, are required.
• Knowledge of standard consultancy agreements used in Abu Dhabi and the UAE is required; knowledge of standard D&B contracts is preferred.
• Understanding risk management and claims avoidance in consultancy agreements and D&B contracts.

Additional requirement

• Willingness to travel to project sites within the UAE as required.

Onboarding

• New hires must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment.