Senior Project Manager

Responsible for leading the end-to-end delivery of a luxury retail and mixed-use commercial development, ensuring the successful execution of high-end retail, hospitality, and premium commercial spaces. Oversees all aspects of design, procurement, construction, stakeholder management, commercial performance, quality, and programme delivery, ensuring the project is completed to the highest standards of design excellence, operational functionality, and client expectations.

• Communicate with the Client’s representatives continuously regarding Project Progress and areas of concerns.
• Participate in the planning and formulation of design alternatives and solutions for the construction project; provides conceptual estimates, feasibility studies, and cost estimates, and may coordinate the production of basic design plans and construction documents. 
• Develop and/or administer project budgets and fiscal controls, contracts, and quality control provisions; perform project cost estimating and value engineering, as appropriate. 
• Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day management of the construction project; monitor and coordinate work performed by architectural, engineering, and construction departments. 
• Review and interpret proposed designs, architectural drawings, and building specifications for appropriateness to required function and/or institutional standard, and initiates revisions where appropriate; advise consultants and clients as to how best to achieve required results. 
• Ensure that project operations are in compliance with design specifications and with client requirements. 
• Establish performance and delivery criteria, ensuring that client requirements are being met; prepare project specifications, and coordinates procurement, as appropriate. 
• Authorize the issuance of contracts, purchase orders, and change orders, and approves contractor invoices for payment. 
• Direct work sequencing to expedite project delivery and to minimize disruption of ongoing operations. 
• Inspects, approves, and accepts completed projects for the institution, ensuring conformance with institutional standards, building and life safety codes, and architectural/engineering specifications. 
• Represent the institution in business with customers, consultants, contractors, and other public and/or private agencies and organizations. 
• Researches and prepares various reports pertaining to operations, equipment, policies, procedures, and/or other issues, as appropriate.

• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Similar.
• PMP Certified.
• Minimum of 20 years post graduate experience. 
• Minimum of 5 years' experience working within a recognized PMC at Senior Project Manager
• Has extensive experience working on major / high value projects in the LUXURY RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL sectors from inception up to completion.
• Candidates with Abu Dhabi experience understanding Local Authority Stakeholders Approval Processes are preferred. 
• Ability to think ahead, identify new opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work related issues 
• Strong Management and communication.
• Demonstrates a determination, desire to succeed and a wish to progress and develop within a commercial role.
• Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and strong user skill level within MS Office or Primavera

• Excellent numerical and communication skills