Locations: Dubai
time type: Full time
posted on: Posted 3 Days Ago
job requisition id: JR19604
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The Project Manager is responsible for the implementation success of the project.
Project Managers are expected to lead, manage and deliver billable and profitable projects based on their domain (buildings) expertise as well as being expected to have a deep knowledge, understanding and application of project management disciplines.
• Must have strong leadership skills and be capable of adapting leadership style when taking specific actions and decisions
• Must have experience in delivery of buildings project - design and project management
Stakeholder management - Maintains stakeholder commitment even for the most challenging of stakeholders.
• Contract Management - Ensures the contract and any contractual variations are administered in accordance with its terms and conditions and also in line with any associated Ramboll internal policies, processes and/or guidelines.
• Ongoing interaction with customers and stakeholders about project status, progress, and expectations to improve customer satisfaction
• Planning the project (milestones, activities, timeline and resource allocation)
Ensure that Ramboll's quality assurance requirements are met
• Ensure that the project is delivered in due time and at a quality level that matches the contract
• Proactive financial management of the project
• Handle risks and opportunities in all phases of the project
• Capable of reporting project progress to Ramboll senior management on a regular basis .
• Work actively to develop the project team's performance, collaboration and team spirit.
Stakeholder Management 20%
Identifies and prioritises stakeholder interests and produces a stakeholder management and/or engagement plan. Maintains stakeholder commitment even for the most challenging of stakeholders. Advises on potential tactical approaches to difficult client, project team and/or stakeholder negotiations. Implements plans to diffuse potential conflict, either with the client, project team and/or stakeholders.
Scope, Change and Benefit Management 20 %
Ensures the project scope of work is clearly defined, and documented. Ensures the project team are aware of the impact of any contractual changes to project scope, requirements, schedule, resources and/or budget. Considers solutions to non-complex project challenges and seeks advice from others when addressing complex project challenges.
Schedule and Financial Management 20 %
Able to plan the project using front loading techniques and how project objectives and activities are controlled. Updates plans and schedules with actual and estimates to complete and is able to reschedule sequences to ensure target dates and planned costs remain viable. Defines the logical sequence of project activities and/or work breakdown structures and is able to identify planning and control dependencies. Ensures that the systems and tools upon which the project’s financial performance will be managed are in place. Maintains a forward looking project financial profile including for cash-flow, cost to complete, risk contingency, direct and indirect costs and turnover forecasts. Able to explain the project's outline and/or detailed commercial case including for direct, indirect and variable project costs and to show how project cost and budget deviations are addressed. Has the ability to calculate the physical percentage (%) of work completed e.g. number of deliverables completed against number of deliverables planned.
Educational background
Masters or Bachelor's degree within technical/engineering field, social science, humanities or scientific field.
1 Communication Skills
2 Financial Control
3 Schedule Control
4 Stakeholder management
5 Technical understanding (buildings)
Experience/knowledge/general skills
Experience Required: Professional (>10 years) experience as an engineer/architect plus >8 years experience within project management. >3 years
Experience in UAE >3 years (preferred)
Certificates and other specials requirements
Preferred if candidate currently based in UAE
Candidates to have a background in the design of buildings.
Middle East Experience is preferred
PMP or PRINCE 2 qualified (preferred)
Personality
• Confident and articulate
• Likeable personality, able to create a rapport with stakeholders at all levels
• Empathetic but capable of driving a team to be results focused