Senior Project Manager
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead projects through business case, design, tender, award, execution, commissioning, handover and closeout.
- Own project programmes, budgets, forecasts and change control within delegated authority.
- Direct consultants and contractors as the client representative and manage instructions, variations and payments.
- Coordinate Facilities, Finance, Procurement and Legal stakeholders.
- Manage community and external stakeholder relationships around scope, cost and timelines.
- Lead bilingual consultations, briefings and project communications where required.
- Own forecasts, commitments, variations, claims and other aspects of the project commercial position.
- Lead negotiations and resolution of contractor and consultant variations and claims.
- Ensure compliance with UAE government procurement requirements and internal policies.
- Maintain project, risk and decision registers and provide regular reporting.
- Identify issues early and escalate options, recommendations and cost-of-delay implications.
- Supervise project team members and deputise for the Head of Department when required.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of project management experience, including at least 4 years on the client or owner side.
- Proven end-to-end project delivery experience from initial brief through tender, execution and handover.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and main contractors.
- Working knowledge of UAE government procurement and tendering regulations.
- Full professional fluency in Arabic and English, written and spoken.
- Strong commercial, negotiation, stakeholder-management and leadership skills.
- Ability to manage multiple project types and work effectively at senior-management level.
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