Assistant Project Manager - Architectural Design

GHD


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

With more than 14000+ people around the globe, GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Serving clients across five continents and the Pacific region, GHD people share a passion for exceeding the expectations of our clients and contributing to their success.

Privately owned by our people, GHD will support you to move overseas for job opportunities as well as enhance a collaborative and culturally diverse working environment. We give you the opportunity to work on interesting projects with industry leaders along with career development through the GHD Business School, flexible leave and family-friendly policies.

About the Role:

As an Assistant Project Manager for Building and Properties Projects, you will play a crucial role in supporting the Project Manager to ensure the successful planning, execution, and completion of building projects. You will assist in coordinating project elements, including budgeting, scheduling, compliance, and team management. This role requires a combination of technical knowledge, communication skills, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist the Project Manager in the planning and execution of building projects.
  • Coordinate and communicate project statuses with stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and team members.
  • Help manage project budgets, including tracking expenses and ensuring projects remain within financial limits.
  • Participate in the scheduling of project timelines and milestones, ensuring timely completion.
  • Facilitate meetings, prepare meeting minutes, and distribute communications to the project team and stakeholders.
  • Monitor and report on project progress, addressing any issues that arise and proposing solutions.
  • Support the procurement process by coordinating with suppliers and contractors.
  • Assist in quality control procedures to ensure the quality of work meets or exceeds standards.
  • Contribute to risk management processes to identify and mitigate potential risks to project success.
  • Prepare Subconsultancy agreements and project briefing sheets
  • Supports Project Manager in assessing, mitigating and managing risks connected with design.
  • Assists with chairing meetings, writing reports; takes and distributes meeting notes.
  • Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Our commitment to you

Fostering gender balance, diversity and acceptance of flexible working is central to the way GHD does business. We offer a professional, friendly and inclusive culture based on our core values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect and Integrity.

In addition to a competitive salary, GHD provides attractive career options including professional development via our GHD Business School, additional leave, and family-friendly flexible work arrangements.

Why GHD?

Be a part of a high functioning team, where everything we do is inspired by a level of passion and professional pride that comes from being employee owned. This ownership is what sets us apart and means our people enjoy an unrivalled amount of autonomy in their roles. It helps drive our passion and accountability in how we serve our clients, deliver projects, and pursue new opportunities.

So, do you have what it takes: passion, collaboration, imagination and values that match our own?

About GHD

As one of the world’s leading professional services companies, GHD delivers iconic projects that shape our landscapes, support our communities and set the path of our collective future. To do this, we actively seek and nurture the very best people in their respective fields to join our team of over 10,000 professionals operating in the markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation.

In return, we offer remarkable career shaping opportunities to extend your skills and gain global experience.

Interested? Please hit the apply now button.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

About Us

Let's put your ideas into action.

If you see the world differently and are driven by a desire to make real change, together we'll make it happen. Everybody at GHD has their own commitment, and we’re here to support yours.

Your success is our success, and together we'll make a lasting impact on our world for generations to come.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 14,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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