Senior Project Manager - Dry Buildings / Utilities

Project

Responsibilities

• Lead dry-building and utility packages from design coordination through commissioning, energisation, handover and closeout.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, authorities and stakeholders to resolve interfaces, approvals and sequencing.
• Manage programme, cost, procurement, risk, change, reporting and recovery planning.
• Oversee governance, project controls, contract administration, procurement support and executive reporting.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary delivery through design, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Champion safety, quality, sustainability, compliance and operational readiness.
• Manage project delivery from inception and design development through procurement and construction against agreed milestones.
• Lead teams and stakeholders to achieve project KPIs and manage budgets and mitigation measures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, civil engineering, building services engineering, construction management, project management or a related discipline.
• Extensive progressive experience in buildings, utilities, infrastructure, construction or programme delivery, including substantial exposure to dry utility systems and building interfaces.
• Proven experience leading dry utility packages, such as power, telecoms, ICT, ELV, fibre, street lighting, gas, utility corridors, substations, duct banks, chambers or service connections.
• Experience in governance, controls, procurement support, contract administration, authority coordination, stakeholder and risk management, and executive reporting.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, utility providers and authorities across the project lifecycle.
• Professional English proficiency is required; Arabic is advantageous.
• Advanced capability with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Power BI or equivalent platforms and project controls tools.
• A valid driving licence and site access eligibility may be required.

Preferred qualifications and experience

• A master’s degree, professional registration or certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, APM, PMI-SP, RICS or Lean Construction is preferred.
• Experience on major mixed-use, urban development, campus, data centre, transport, public realm or large-scale capital programmes is advantageous.

Delivery knowledge

• Relevant delivery knowledge includes dry utilities and building infrastructure, utility interfaces, authority approvals, permitting, energisation, testing, commissioning, handover and asset-data closeout.
• Other relevant areas include construction sequencing, access and logistics planning, schedule and cost management, change, risk, procurement and contractor performance.
• The role calls for strategic judgement, stakeholder influence, evidence-based decisions, ownership, collaborative leadership and clear communication.

Working options

• The employer is open to discussing part-time, flexible and hybrid working if suitable for the role.

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