Senior Project Manager – Master Planning and Infrastructure
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About the Role
WSP seeks a Senior Project Manager with a strong technical background in infrastructure and/or master planning to lead complex Land Development projects in the UAE. The role requires 10+ years of experience and proven project management on large-scale planning and design projects.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and manage Land Development master planning and design projects (Master Planning, Transport Planning, Roads, Utilities, Landscape)
- Build and lead cross functional project teams, providing guidance, mentorship and motivation
- Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships, understand their needs and ensure project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations
- Develop project budgets, monitor and control expenditures, and allocate resources efficiently
- Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Develop a work breakdown structure for the project, create schedules, monitor and control project progress against schedule
- Manage and control quality on the project by implementing WSP processes and templates
- Apply commercial and legal acumen to manage procurement activities on the project
- Establish stakeholder and communication management plans
Requirements
- Proven project management experience on the planning and design of large and complex Land Development projects in the UAE
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Land Development discipline (e.g. Civil Engineering, Utilities, Roads, Transport Planning, Master Planning)
- Degree in Land Development discipline preferred (e.g. Civil Engineering, Utilities, Roads, Transport Planning, Master Planning)
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Job Description
- We are seeking a highly qualified and experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong technical background in infrastructure and/or master planning to lead and oversee the design of complex Land Development projects in the UAE.
- The successful candidate will have extensive planning/design stage project management experience as well as a strong technical understanding in Land Development disciplines (master planning, infrastructure, transport planning, landscaping, sustainability).
Responsibilities
- Project Leadership – Lead and manage Land Development master planning and design projects (Master Planning, Transport Planning, Roads, Utilities, Landscape), ensuring alignment with Client objectives and regulatory requirements
- Team Management – Build and lead cross functional project teams, providing guidance, mentorship and motivation to team members to achieve project goals
- Client Interaction – Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships, understand their needs and ensure project deliverables meet or exceed client expectations whilst aligning with project budgets
- Cost and Resource Management Develop project budgets, monitor and control expenditures, and allocate resources efficiently to optimise project outcomes
- Risk Management Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure project success
- Scope and Schedule Management Develop a work breakdown structure for the project, create schedules, monitor and control project progress against schedule. Ensure scope and deliverables are well defined. Ensure variance and scope creep are identified and that change is adequately documented and man
- Quality Management Manage and control quality on the project by implementing WSP processes and templates and instilling and maintaining a quality culture across the project.
- Procurement Management Apply commercial and legal acumen (with the contributions of support functions) to manage procurement activities on the project, ensuring Main Agreement Execution, Change Control and supplier / subcontractor appointments
- Stakeholder and Communication Management Establish stakeholder and communication management plans. Ensure communication is efficiently and accurately flowing into and out of the project, in accordance with business protocols. Evaluate stakeholder power and influence and ensure relevant feedback is
Qualifications
- Proven project management experience on the planning and design of large and complex Land Development projects in the UAE
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Land Development discipline (e.g. Civil Engineering, Utilities, Roads, Transport Planning, Master Planning)
- Degree in Land Development discipline preferred (e.g. Civil Engineering, Utilities, Roads, Transport Planning, Master Planning)
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