Senior Project Manager
Mace
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Abu Dhabi
Contract type: Full time

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities, and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site.
Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.
The Project
The projects for mixed used, commercial and residential development, including Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi.
Senior project manager is responsible for leading projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality requirements. Guides and coordinates with all relevant parties to understand and deliver project objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs), providing day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Delivers internal fee expectations (where appropriate) together with appropriate risk mitigation and change management.
Safety First - Going Home Safe And Well
Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:
Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.
The Project
The projects for mixed used, commercial and residential development, including Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi.
Senior project manager is responsible for leading projects to deliver the agreed outcomes within time, cost and quality requirements. Guides and coordinates with all relevant parties to understand and deliver project objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs), providing day to day management and leadership of the project and the project team. Delivers internal fee expectations (where appropriate) together with appropriate risk mitigation and change management.
Safety First - Going Home Safe And Well
Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:
- You will promote Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours, sharing lessons learned and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework to support the safety and wellbeing of all Mace staff.
- You will possess technical expertise in local health and safety rules and regulations relevant to project portfolio.
- You will promote a diverse and inclusive working environment and understand the importance of the wellbeing of the people in your team.
- Determines and arranges project management, technical services and external resources required for the project on an individual and team basis on behalf of client organisation.
- Collaborates with the team/s (client, design team and other consultants, and contractor) and all stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of the project in line with all expectations communicating strategies to the team.
- Demonstrates Mace's value of safety first, exhibiting visible safety behaviours and using safety moments and Mace's HSW framework.
- Provides subject matter knowledge to support the team(s) from the broader Mace projects and business units to assist in ensuring the best project outcome.
- Procures and manages design and wider consultant team(s) and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverable and/or project variations etc.
- Actively supports collaboration between all parties.
- Produces design and authorities programme (or works with a planner to produce) to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
- Manages the timely and successful delivery to programme from project inception/brief, through design development and planning, contractor procurement and construction phase in accordance with the overall delivery program and agreed project milestones and is accountable for the scope of works relating to the project portfolios.
- Delivers the project objectives in line with the project execution plan, leads and manages the project team/s and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Prepares and modifies where necessary project plans and keeps them updated and relevant over the course of the project/s.
- Oversees project timeframes and budgets, ensuring successful delivery of projects, highlighting any risks, challenges and mitigations..
- Collaborates with relevant stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed and monitored in line with service excellence.
- Leads and records relevant meetings, providing relevant parties with contextual information and analysis.
- Partners with relevant stakeholders and is actively involved in risk management and mitigation treatments.
- Effectively coordinates and communicates with all project stakeholders, ensuring completion of responsibilities/tasks and that appropriate standards and records are documented and maintained.
- Takes ownership of project changes, as and when necessary, tracking project changes and ensuring they are progressed and formalised within the agreed timeframes.
- Responsible for ensuring approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion.
- Promotes and drives the businesses priorities through construction to production, digital & data and responsible business.
- You will manage project budgets and highlight any risks, challenges and mitigations.
- You will support the long-term development of your function or business unit (BU), creating a sustainable business future.
- You will commit to making a positive impact for our people, our clients, and our planet, and take ownership for holding others to account who do not uphold the Mace values.
- You will manage design and wider consultant teams in a collaborative manner to ensure effective completion of responsibilities.
- You will lead and manage the project team and relevant stakeholders to achieve strategic project key performance indicators (KPIs).
- You will actively network, innovate, and seek understanding of best practice, utilising the full depth of knowledge of Mace Group, the centres of excellence, Mace Way control centre and knowledge hub.
- Experience working in the United Arab Emirates is essential for client approval.
- Proven successful experience in project management, managing medium sized projects.
- Developed communication, presentation and project planning and development skills.
- Developed budgetary oversight expertise.
- Advanced proficiency in communicating, coordinating activities and collaborating with stakeholders.
- Proven understanding of project management methodologies and practices.
- Display strong communication and negotiation skills to support the client/customer focus.
- Proactively manage internal budgets and fees, delivering agreed outcomes (where appropriate).
- Proven competency that understands construction methodologies and sequencing.
- Developed bidding skills.
- Substantial previous experience in a project management role on medium sized or complex projects, or leading smaller projects.
- Experience in the construction delivery phase of projects.
- MCIOB/MAPM/MRICS/MICE or local equivalent.
- Tertiary qualifications in related (project management and/or construction related discipline), non-related degree or equivalent professional experience / apprenticeship, combined with a demonstrable intermediate level of role knowledge.
- Appropriate construction skills certification scheme (CSCS) card (or local equivalent).
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