[ref. w74981417] Senior Project Manager - Abu Dhabi
Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Overview
KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration through conceptualization to realization of planning, design, or project delivery in the built and natural environments.For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences, and prosperous communities.
As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 firm in the Middle East region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.
We invite you to join us. Why?
When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job—you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics.You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.
Responsibilities
Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Project Manager to join our team based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
We envisage success in this role to include:
- Represent the firm in communications with the client, sub-contractors, and JV partners, as delegated by the Project Director/Director.
- Prepare, plan, and control financial budgets and team resources in order to deliver required commercial outcomes.
- Prepare and manage complex project programs and project contracts.
- Ensure project standards and QMS procedures are implemented across each of the technical areas involved in the project, including project administration.
- Ensure terms of the contract are followed and manage scope changes and their effect on delivery of project objectives.
- Prepare monthly project reports and input to consolidated division report.
- Lead a team of professional employees, driving increased organizational performance and achievement of team goals.
- Analyse existing work processes, procedures, and systems, identifying opportunities for increased efficiencies, cost-effectiveness, and service improvements.
- Participate in business development activities, including tender/proposal preparation and presentations.
- Anticipate and objectively and systematically analyse and resolve complex problems.
- Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.
- Lead and develop strong communication and working relationships with staff, management, subcontractors, and clients which support collaborative work practices.
- Ensure the effective functioning of diverse project teams by using appropriate interpersonal styles to promote team cohesion and collaboration.
- Manage own continuous development and facilitate the development of team members through monitoring of staff performance, and day-to-day coaching and feedback.
- Build upon project management capability of others and actively transfer technical expertise within the team.
- Ensure integration of health, safety, and sustainability principles in all inputs and outputs of the team.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envisage that you will have 20 years of relevant project management experience partnered with a bachelor degree in civil engineering.
KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its contribution to client success wherever we work.
We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.
About the Company
KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.
As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.
We invite you to join us.
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