Director (Asset Management)

Job Responsibilities

• Leading the project management team to provide support in the development of Dubai Healthcare City Strategic Plan and in delivering the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) Vision.
• Developing the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) master plan with the aim of maximizing the value and operational excellence to ensure that DHCA achieves its short, medium and long-term business plans.
• Directing, planning and monitoring all activities of all related parties associated with project delivery to ensure successful completion within defined measures whilst ensuring compliance with all applicable statutory and quality standards.
• Effectively building and maintaining strong partnerships with DHCA divisions, Local Authorities, Developers, Business Partners, Consultants, Contractors and other third parties to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Develops and undertakes ownership of the division's strategic objectives.
• Manages the Development of DHCC masterplan in line with DHCA strategy.
• Directs, controls and implements strategic operational framework and work processes to achieve high departmental performance standards.
• Develops strategic workforce development plan to ensure high effectivity and productivity aligned to the Projects and Property Development Department's purpose and responsibilities.
• Manages and develops strong relations with Local Authorities, Investors and Landowners on behalf of DHCA.
• Participates and provides inputs in various control, governance and advisory committees, as applicable to the role.
• Defines the operating framework, policies and quality standards for the department.
• Gets actively engaged in the development of operational and business plans of reporting section by providing requisite input and approvals.
• Conveys organizational strategy to the team, set function objectives and provides leadership direction to achieve goals.
• Formulates the relevant budget in conjunction with divisional and organizational budget, tracks expenses and ensures adherence to the assigned budgets.
• Leads a team of Civil, MEP & Architecture Project Managers who are responsible for managing all DHCA.
• Develops and leads the implementation of the long-term development master plan for DHCC to support the organization's vision.
• Provides oversight, strategic guidance, technical advice, audits and reviews of current and potential portfolio of projects to higher management in line with DHCA vision.
• Leads and coordinates significant Project and Development Management assignments by taking overall responsibility for successful translation of strategy into development and ensuring that projects are delivered in a timely manner, within budget and up to DHCA standards considering feasibility.
• Oversees the tendering process to select Consultants and Contractors by being involved in the preparation of design briefs, operating criteria, design standards, scope of responsibilities and technical analysis.
• Oversees the development and implementation of the systems, policies, procedures and controls covering relevant areas of the function, and ensures that all activities take place in an efficient and controlled manner, and in accordance with international best practice and adherence to quality.
• Initiates, proposes and implements system upgrade and new procedures to achieve high efficiency and paperless environment in accordance with the policies and procedures of Dubai Healthcare City.
• Constantly oversees and maintains continuous familiarity with the progress of all developments to confirm that design and quality standards are being achieved.
• Ensures the completion of any Government requirements and that all local authority approvals that are vital to the commencement and completion of development projects are being obtained.
• Maintains and strengthens existing relationships with Government entities to facilitate seamless operations.
• Assists with the business development approaches with existing and new Partners/ Clients.
• Builds trusting relationship and participates in discussions and dialogues with key Partners / Clients to ensure all contract agreements are in line with organizational objectives and continuous growth.
• Ensures that all coordination, requirements, technical and government compliance of all investors, landowners and partners are adhered in accordance to contracts, policies and procedures and Government rules and regulations.
• Liaises with external stakeholders such as consultants, contractors, service providers and vendors on control measures, technical requirements, contractual agreements and negotiations on matters related to projects and development.
• Ensures the financial integrity of feasibility studies and reviews preliminary project budgets and participates in value engineering process to assure that overall budget is adhered.
• Provides professional and technical advice to higher management on development and planning and other relevant issues.
• Keeps abreast with market and industry trends and standards.

Language Skills

• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Arabic is essential.