General Manager
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About the Role
The Shaw Group seeks a General Manager for its UAE operations, responsible for strategic leadership, P&L management, and project delivery across fabrication and manufacturing projects.
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Responsibilities
- Overall UAE accountability for the UAE P&L including all project delivery management and execution across suite of projects
- Define and implement overall project management strategies, objectives, and priorities in alignment with organizational goals
- Oversee development of project plans, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders
- Direct allocation of resources across multiple projects, ensuring optimal utilization of personnel, equipment, and materials
- Set and enforce quality assurance frameworks and control measures across all projects
- Identify and assess strategic risks impacting project delivery and organizational objectives
- Maintain transparent communication with senior management, clients, and key stakeholders
- Oversee UAE financial performance, ensuring adherence to approved budgets for profitability
- Ensure project compliance with industry and company HSE regulations and standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (BA, PM, Engineering)
- 10+ years equivalent in the energy sector
- 10+ years in project management roles, preferably in construction, fabrication and/or manufacturing industry, with minimum 8 years in a supervisory role
- Prior manufacturing experience (piping, structural steel, modules)
- Understanding of P&L/financial acumen for a manufacturing operation
- Fluent in English
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred)
- MBA a plus
- Arabic speaking a plus
Full Job Posting
About Us
- The Shaw Group is a global leader offering over 1.9 million square feet of fabrication and manufacturing capacity worldwide.
- Specializing in premier project delivery services, including module fabrication, engineering, design, procurement, pipe fabrication and pipe bending services.
Role Description
- This is a full time, on site role based in Abu Dhabi.
- The MENA General Manager is accountable for strategic leadership, management and delivery of the UAE Business and Operations including the suite of UAE wide projects.
Strategic Project Planning & Execution
- Overall UAE accountability for the UAE P&L including ALL project delivery management and execution across suite of projects.
- Define and implement overall project management strategies, objectives, and priorities in alignment with organizational goals.
- Oversee development of project plans, schedules, and budgets in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Ensure timely execution of all project phases, monitoring progress against strategic targets.
- Approve and manage changes to project scope, schedule, and budget at a governance level.
- Ensure each project has standardized P6 plans, linked with schedule management, EVM, critical path across daily, weekly, monthly and 90 day plans.
- Track individual PMTs and functional support departments output, efficiencies and errors.
- Support development of company strategy and business plans and opportunities.
Resource Management & Supply Chain Management
- Direct allocation of resources across multiple projects, ensuring optimal utilization of personnel, equipment, and materials.
- Establish strong coordination with internal departments and external suppliers for timely material delivery.
- Oversee subcontractor and vendor performance with supply chain/procurement department.
- Develop vendor/subcontractor partner approach and build relationships with suppliers.
- Support HR and recruiting to ensure right fit talent and minimize turnover.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Set and enforce quality assurance frameworks and control measures across all projects.
- Conduct high level project linked audits and reviews to ensure adherence to specifications and industry standards.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions for systemic quality improvements with PQM.
- Ensure project management team and QA/QC teams are interfaced and delivering together schedules and compliance.
Risk Management
- Identify and assess strategic risks impacting project delivery and organizational objectives.
- Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions and delays.
- Monitor risk indicators and ensure proactive management throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure all projects have developed, implemented and utilizing project risk management models and audit results.
- Lead and manage project risks of LDs, back claims and ensure MoC is implemented on each project and tracked, submitted to clients.
Stakeholder & Communication Leadership
- Maintain transparent communication with senior management, clients, and key stakeholders.
- Lead governance meetings, provide executive level updates, and resolve escalated issues.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and foster long term relationships.
- Develop and implement best practice project management communication tools, MoM, actions, schedule interfaces.
Financial, Commercial, Contractual & Cost Control
- Accountable for and oversee UAE financial performance, ensuring adherence to approved budgets for profitability.
- Identify cost optimization opportunities and implement strategic measures for efficiency.
- Present financial forecasts and reports to executive leadership.
- Support bid activities in early phases for commercial estimates and contractual terms.
- Manage cost control for each project and as UAE project entirety to achieve P&L targets.
- Lead and management claims management with the PMTs.
- Manage AR with clients and provide guidance on AP to finance to ensure cashflow.
- Manage and ensure order value reconciliation.
Health, Safety & Environmental Stewardship
- Ensure project compliance with industry and company HSE regulations and standards.
- Champion safety culture across all projects, enforcing policies and conducting audits.
- Drive initiatives for sustainable and environmentally responsible project execution.
- Engage and ensure clients are complying with rules and regulations.
- Support execution teams with HSE department to drive down incidents to zero and create culture of Speak Up and Stand back before acting.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (BA, PM, Engineering)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred)
- Prior manufacturing experience (piping, structural steel, modules)
- Understanding the P&L/financial acumen for a manufacturing operation, MBA a plus
- Fluent in English, Arabic speaking a plus
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