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Dubai Holding Manager - Projects Control (Dubai Holding Real Estate) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Purpose:
The job holder will manage projects and ensure project controls are completed efficiently, adhere to business plans, and meet established timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Management: Maintain and update a standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to define Work Packages and code schedule activities, ensuring efficient planning and management of project tasks.
Project Planning & Controls: Oversee planning and controls tasks for a large portfolio of projects and master developments, providing executive management with progress reports and presentations.
Integrated Master Schedule & Budget Control: Monitor and control integrated master schedules and budgets for multiple contractors and consultants to ensure timely project delivery and adherence to financial targets.
Schedule Development & Updates: Develop and maintain integrated master schedules in coordination with business units and related departments, ensuring all key milestones and interfaces are addressed for clear project timelines.
Cost Performance Monitoring: Collaborate with commercial teams and consultants to set annual cost performance targets, monitor achievements, and provide periodic expenditure reports to ensure financial control.
Project Control Team Leadership: Lead and mentor project control teams, ensuring they have the necessary skills and resources to manage project controls effectively.
Performance Analysis & Risk Management: Analyze project performance, identify risks and issues, and make data-driven decisions to optimize outcomes. Facilitate project risk management processes, including risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
Change Control & Delay Management: Manage project change control processes, including documenting, reviewing, and communicating all changes and delay notices to relevant stakeholders.
Resource Allocation Optimization: Work with consultants, contractors, and internal project teams to evaluate resource allocation, identify gaps between planned and actual progress, and provide actionable recommendations.
Regulatory Reporting: Provide timely and accurate schedule updates to external authorities such as DEWA and RERA, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
Stakeholder Communication & Collaboration: Foster effective communication and collaboration between Project Controls teams, Project Managers, and other departments involved in project execution.
Corrective Action Recommendations: Support business units and development managers by recommending corrective actions when project performance deviates from the baseline, improving overall outcomes.
Quality Control of Reports: Review consultant/contractor programs and reports (daily, weekly, and monthly) for management approval, ensuring quality and risk mitigation in execution.
Internal Reporting: Prepare in-house reports and ensure timely and accurate communication of project progress across all levels of the organization.
Extension of Time Claims Review: Support the review of contractors’ extension of time claims, providing detailed recommendations to management in collaboration with commercial and project teams.
Contractual Impact Analysis: Review notices of variations and assess their impact on contract timelines and business plan objectives.
Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including internal audit, marketing, sales, IT, finance, RERA, and external auditors to ensure seamless project execution.
Certificates: Review and recommend contractors’ requests for the issuance of Taking Over Certificates, ensuring compliance with project requirements.
Dashboard & Reporting Systems: Establish and maintain operational and strategic reports and dashboards for both portfolio and project levels, continuously improving progress reporting systems to facilitate informed decision-making.
Qualification:
Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Civil Engineering/ Construction
PMP (Project Management Professional) certification – preferred
Experience:
Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in project controls and with a proven track record of success in managing complex projects
Atleast 2+ years experience with a developer - preferred
Experience of implementing complex planning strategies and projects, dealing with statutory and non-statutory planning processes
Job Specific Skills:
Strong understanding of project management methodologies and best practices (e.g., PMI framework).
Well versed in project budgeting, scheduling, cost control, risk management, and reporting principles.
Understanding of market research and data analysis
Proficiency in using Ms. Project Scheduler, Primavera P6, Visio, Excel and Power-point.
Knowledge of business operations and procedures
Demonstrable strategic thinking abilities
Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude
Organizational and leadership skills
Excellent communication skills