Wasael Property Management

Project Manager

Abu Dhabi, UAEPosted 1 months ago

Salary
AED 35k–50k a month· Michael Page
Job type
Full time
Level
Senior
Field
Construction & Engineering
Work mode
On site

About the role

Job Purpose To manage the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of assigned projects, ensuring completion in accordance with approved scope, budget, programme, quality standards, and organizational requirements. Key Responsibilities • Manage assigned projects from planning and design through construction, completion, and handover. • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and delivery requirements. • Coordinate activities across Design, Technical, Commercial, Procurement, Construction, HSE, and other project functions. • Manage consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and other project service providers to ensure timely and effective delivery. • Monitor project progress against approved schedules, budgets, and key performance indicators. • Identify project risks, issues, delays, and dependencies and implement appropriate mitigation and recovery actions. • Monitor project costs, commitments, forecasts, variations, and expenditure in coordination with the Commercial team. • Manage project scope and change control processes and assess potential impacts on cost, programme, and delivery. • Conduct regular project progress and coordination meetings and ensure agreed actions are followed through. • Review project documentation, schedules, reports, technical submissions, and contractor deliverables. • Coordinate with relevant authorities and stakeholders to support required approvals, permits, and project requirements. • Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, HSE standards, quality requirements, and organizational policies. • Maintain effective communication with internal teams, consultants, contractors, clients, and other stakeholders. • Prepare regular project status reports covering progress, programme, budget, risks, issues, and key actions. • Escalate significant project risks, delays, commercial matters, and other issues to senior management where required. • Coordinate testing, commissioning, snagging, handover, and project close-out activities. • Support continuous improvement and lessons learned across project delivery activities. Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, or a related discipline. • Professional project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be an advantage. • Minimum 8–10 years of relevant project management experience, preferably within real estate development, construction, infrastructure, or major project environments. • Proven experience managing projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle. • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders. • Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, contracts, risk management, HSE, and quality requirements. • Good knowledge of project management systems, reporting processes, and project controls. Key Competencies Project Management • Planning & Scheduling • Project Coordination • Cost Awareness • Risk Management • Contract Administration • Stakeholder Management • Problem Solving • Communication • Decision Making • Team Coordination • Quality & HSE Awareness

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, or a related discipline. Professional project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be an advantage. Minimum 8–10 years of relevant project management experience, preferably within real estate development, construction, infrastructure, or major project environments. Proven experience managing projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle. Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders. Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, contracts, risk management, HSE, and quality requirements. Good knowledge of project management systems, reporting processes, and project controls.

Responsibilities

Manage assigned projects from planning and design through construction, completion, and handover. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and delivery requirements. Coordinate activities across Design, Technical, Commercial, Procurement, Construction, HSE, and other project functions. Manage consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and other project service providers to ensure timely and effective delivery. Monitor project progress against approved schedules, budgets, and key performance indicators. Identify project risks, issues, delays, and dependencies and implement appropriate mitigation and recovery actions. Monitor project costs, commitments, forecasts, variations, and expenditure in coordination with the Commercial team. Manage project scope and change control processes and assess potential impacts on cost, programme, and delivery. Conduct regular project progress and coordination meetings and ensure agreed actions are followed through. Review project documentation, schedules, reports, technical submissions, and contractor deliverables. Coordinate with relevant authorities and stakeholders to support required approvals, permits, and project requirements. Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, HSE standards, quality requirements, and organizational policies. Maintain effective communication with internal teams, consultants, contractors, clients, and other stakeholders. Prepare regular project status reports covering progress, programme, budget, risks, issues, and key actions. Escalate significant project risks, delays, commercial matters, and other issues to senior management where required. Coordinate testing, commissioning, snagging, handover, and project close-out activities. Support continuous improvement and lessons learned across project delivery activities.

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Cost Control
  • Contract Administration
  • HSE
  • Risk Management
  • Scheduling
  • stakeholder management
  • procurement
  • design coordination
  • governance and compliance
  • quality management
  • multidisciplinary coordination
  • project reporting
  • change control
  • testing and commissioning

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