وصف الوظيفة
Job Purpose
- Monitor all project plans adherence to their initial schedule
- Ensure that schedule progress is accurately reported to management & Government Entities
- Identify risks and delays with mitigation plans
Please note, this role is for a UAE National only.
Roles And Responsibilities
- Develop policies and procedures related to project scheduling and progress monitoring
- Develop Aldar projects high-level pre-construction and construction planning in conjunction with the project teams, to identify critical path and alternate schedules
- Review plan against schedule developed by Contractors to ensure realistic timeframes and recommend changes
- Promote creative thinking among contractors' teams and different stakeholders to utilize digital platforms for project collaboration, monitoring, and reporting
- Provide support and input during project feasibility phases
- Coordinate with project teams to track progress on project plan and adherence to schedule
- Identify and raise deviations from the plan to the senior manager, assess impact on project and liaise with project teams to notify them of potential delays
- Address deviations and coordinate the resolution of issues together with concerned internal and external parties
- Support project teams in identifying opportunities for improvement, risks and areas where additional effort is required
- Develop reporting templates and prepare regular reports to assess Aldar projects portfolio adherence to schedule
- Provide regular reporting on project progress to the management incl. risks and mitigations
- Provide regular reports to government entities and relevant entities on construction progress, including comprehensive updates on project status, achievements, challenges, potential delays, risks and other metrics like sustainability
- Collaborate with the government sector to ensure swift and accurate exchange of information and streamlined reporting
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage teams in a digital-forward environment
- Strategize and oversee the implementation of advanced project management systems
- Overseeing the implementation of a suitable Project Management System (PMS) to streamline project management business processes, collaboration, and communication
- Managing the design & implementation of a progress monitoring application to accurately input project data and progress updates/risks/achievements
- Utilize insights from past projects to establish a culture of continuous learning and improvement and engage in benchmarking against industry standards to elevate project scheduling and execution practices
- Explore opportunities to leverage digitization in planning and construction processes. (scheduling benchmarking and standardization /analysis and creation, cost estimates benchmarking, dashboards, ADEO quarterly billing cycle)
Qualifications & Experience
RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:
Min of: 12+ years of experience in planning, scheduling & control of projects at least AED 100 million in value with large establishments [annual revenue of at least AED 2 billion]
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE:
Min of: 4+ years of managerial experience leading a team.
FIELD OF EXPERIENCE:
- Project Scheduling / Construction
- Setting up
TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
- Strong knowledge and exposure to the GCC & governmental sector
- Deep understanding of project phases & government relations
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and inspire teams towards embracing digital change and innovative thinking
- Adept at handling multiple stakeholder relationships
- Excellent conflict resolution skills required to identify and propose solutions for any schedule slippage/cost overrun issues
- Attention to detail to monitor and track schedule
QUALIFICATION(S):
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management or equivalent
- Master’s degree is preferable