Urban Water

**Job description**:

- Lead and manage one of ILFs UAE key business area performing projects from early project stages up to commissioning.
- Develop and mentor junior staff, grow the business area, provide guidance and support whenever required.
- Closely monitor and assure that projects are properly set up, executed and delivered in quality (engineering excellence), time and budget and per ILFs IMS (Integrated Management System).
- Liaise with ILFs engineering department for workload planning and assignment of experts.
- Work closely with other ILF offices to exchange personnel and technical knowhow.
- Join client meetings, keep client relationship and assure 100% client satisfaction.
- Act as well as PM for selected projects.
- Support business development and provide technical inputs (execution strategy, organisation charts, schedules, list of deliverables as well hour estimates, etc) leading to successful acquisition of projects.
- Report regularly to the management team about execution progress, potential issues and provide solutions in case of concerns.

**Qualification**:

- Have depth knowledge of urban water and water treatment industry, local and international clients,
- Have expertise in a key technology/competence e.g. water treatment, rehabilitation of networks or similar
- Have expertise in project management preferable for projects for local authorities, governmental entities, but also for developers and International Financing Institutions (IFIs)
- Have an excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Have leading capabilities and ability to manage teams.
- Have motivational and team building skills.
- Have time management, problem solving, decision making and client management skills
- Be mature, proactive and well organized.
- Be systematic, methodological and able to work well under pressure.
- Be reliable and trustworthy.
- Have the ability to work with different project & engineering disciplines in a multi-cultural environment.
- Be proficient in MS Office, MS Project and Primavera skills.
- **Language**:Have English language proficiency and Arabic is preferable.