The Project Manager is responsible for leading the full lifecycle of EPC projects—from initiation and planning through execution, commissioning, and closeout—ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery in alignment with client and business objectives. This role serves as the central point of accountability for project performance, overseeing scope, schedule, cost, risk, resources, and quality while maintaining a strong focus on client satisfaction and delivery excellence.
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Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Formulate the project team and participate in project kick-off meetings, understand scope of work, estimation basis, execution and subcontracting strategy and execute the project.
- Coordinate with client Project Manager and project management team and set up project information system and communications.
- Manage technical issues with team and client; regularly report project progress to senior management and/or the client.
- Manage a project team to ensure project safety, scope, schedule, and budgets are being tracked and implemented.
- Establish project procedures and lead production of project execution plan including scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register.
- Review and analyze the cost and cost control progress, financial and other site-generated data to evaluate job status and progress.
- P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing, and cash collection.
- Negotiate changes to project scope or specification with the client; follow Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality.
- Responsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage.
- Ensure competence of project team members to carry out assigned work and responsibility for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties.
- Lead ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution.
- Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensuring a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed.
- Interact with clients to proactively resolve issues and obtain final client approvals at project completion.
Qualifications
- Minimum Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation or Mechanical) with a minimum of 15 years in the Oil & Gas industry. Affinity and familiarity with Engineering, Procurement and Contracting aspects in the business, both onshore and offshore.
Experience Requirements
- 15 years experience level.
- 5+ years or more experience in UAE or the Middle East.
- Minimum 3 years as Project Manager on medium to large scale projects in a similar business or industry.
Skills & Professional Requirements
- Proven project management experience with a good understanding of business issues.
- Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of work in UAE.
- Experience working on brownfield projects is preferred.
- Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services.
Attributes and Behaviours
- Coaches, mentors, and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters.
- Excellent personality with strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
