Assistant Project Manager

5 months ago


Dubai, United Arab Emirates Turner & Townsend Full time

**Company Description**
At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 office worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

The Assistant Project Manager will report to the Turner & Townsend Lead or Senior Project Manager internally and the client representative at a project level. The incumbent will be based in Dubai and may be required to travel across the UAE region.

The Assistant Project Manager will operate in a collaborative supporting team environment, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality, sustainability and safety standards.

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference to the Project Management division.

**Key Attributes and Duties**:
You will have both precontract and post contract delivery experience. You will show an understanding of management and possess interpersonal skills and a core technical skillset, an understanding of construction with commercial and contractual awareness.

As a smart and enthusiastic Assistant Project Manager you will understand the complexities of a large scale building projects.

Your strong interpersonal skills and exceptional relationship management experience will enable you to effectively liaise with a diverse range of clients, sub-contractors and key stakeholders. You are immaculately presented and possess knowledge of the end to end project delivery lifecycle inclusive of design, procurement, permitting, construction and handover processes.

Your success in delivering building projects will allow you to execute the following key responsibilities as Assistant Project Manager:

- Support the management of a suite of governance, communication and management control systems for the proper conduct and assured delivery of the client’s essential services and works.
- Review the organisation structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures.
- Monitor performance and initiate any required safety or performance improvement measures and methodologies.
- Monitor and audit compliance with the requirements of the management systems and report as required.
- Continually identify any project risks, actively assign and manage mitigations as appropriate.
- Participate in weekly technical and progress meetings relating to the services and works.
- Participate in client stage gateway reviews and attainment of conditions precedent to such approvals.
- Support the attainment of design stage deliverables to schedule and quality that may be concurrent with any fast track works package procurements and associated permitting and approvals requirements.
- Attend the site(s) as often as required to review HSSE, logistics and progress against the programme.
- Support the preparation of formal reports on project progress measured against the baseline and milestone dates and agreed project-wide KPI’s.
- Support the preparation of weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reports on project progress for the Employer’s representative, prepare and conduct presentations as required.
- Support the management and administration of the relevant contracts affording appropriate protection of the client’s interests.
- Support the preparation and timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract.

**Qualifications**
Essential
- Degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or an equivalent technical qualification
- Buildings/Infrastructure sector experience
- Minimum 3 to 5 years Project Management experience

Desirable
- Experience of working in the Middle East
- Recognised Project Management Qualification
- Membership or chartership of a recognised professional industry body, such as RICS
- Arabic speaker optional

**Additional Information**

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