Senior Manager - Project

Job Description

The Senior Manager - Project will play a pivotal role in driving the success of the EC & FZ Programme department. This position entails managing and delivering complex projects, ensuring timely and efficient execution. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a strategic mindset, and a proven track record in project management.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Manage all activities across ECFZ large-scale projects to enable successful delivery of project goals in a timely matter.
• Provide guidance to define project’s scope of work; lead deliverables, plan schedule, monitor resources (personnel, equipment and materials) and oversee budget to meet EC&FZ client’s requirements.
• Control ECFZ large-scale project risks, provide advice to resolve issues and update mitigation plans to ensure project success.
• Responsible for ensuring ECFZ project compliance to group governance, internal and external stakeholders, and cluster requirements.
• Support in managing the interfaces and dependencies across ECFZ project, clusters, and external parties.
• Promote HSE culture and activities in the construction activities across ECFZ large scale projects.
• Monitor the progress and performance of large-scall projects, review metrics, analyze bottlenecks, and recommend action plans.
• Prepare reports for the management for all ECFZ medium-scall project delivery such as the current activities, data analysis and forecasting study.
• Liaise with ECFZ large scale project owners and review the assigned specifications, standards, and procedures to meet project requirements and achieve objectives.
• Direct maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of all large-scale projects.
  
  

People Management Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a positive and collaborative culture between project teams, supply chain and other stakeholders for the betterment of the AD Ports
  
  

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Strategic Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with other projects, suppliers, consultants, and contractors.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of departmental working practices.
• Identify and support improvement initiatives.
  
  

Qualifications

Educational and Technical Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (engineering, construction management, project management, etc.)
  
  

Language Skills:

• Excellent English. Arabic is an added advantage
  
  

Years of Experience:

• A minimum of 10-15 years of experience in a similar role
  
  

Nature of Experience:

• Proven experience in delivering construction projects in an industrial environment.
• Experience as a senior project manager or in a programme management position.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary engineering environment.
• Preferably have work in both construction and consultancy organisations.
• Cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Experience in project management including the ability to plan, execute and oversee projects from concept to implementation.
  
  

Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills to identify and address complex challenges and opportunities and make data-driven decisions.