Senior Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION

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:
This is an opportunity to work on a large residential project in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The role will be the management of the delivery of the residential buildings which will provide accommodation and hospitality employees across accommodation buildings and amenity buildings.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

1. Safety first - Going home safe and well:
   • 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.
2. Client focus - Deliver on our promise:
   • 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.
   • Determines and arranges project technical services and external resources required for project/s.
   • Delivers the project objectives in line with the project plan, leads and supervises the project team/s and relevant stakeholders to achieve the project key performance indicators (KPIs).
   • Demonstrates Mace's value of safety first, engaging with Mace's HSW framework.
   • Delivers and modifies project plans and keeps them updated and relevant over the course of the project/s.
   • Manages intermediate level tasks and associated deliverables and/or support the senior project manager with activities to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of project and program management operations, whilst working alongside the wider project team comprising the client, design team and other consultants and contractor.
   • Monitors project timeframes and budgets, ensuring managing diligently and to the successful delivery of project management, highlighting any risks, challenges and mitigations.
   • Collaborates with relevant parties/stakeholders and ensures robust quality systems are in place and suitably managed and monitored in line with Mace Way/service excellence.
   • Participates in and records relevant meetings, providing relevant parties with contextual information and analysis, including regular site walks.
   • Partners with relevant stakeholders and is actively involved in risk management and mitigation treatments.
   • Effectively coordinates and communicates with all project parties/stakeholders, ensuring completion of responsibilities/tasks and that suitable standards and records are documented and maintained.
   • Is responsible for the procurement of consultants and contractors to deliver for the client documents and takes ownership of project changes as and when necessary, tracking project changes and ensuring they are processed and formalised within the agreed timeframes.
   • Ensures all approved handover documentation is coordinated and provided prior to practical completion.
   • Promotes and drives the business priorities through construction to production, digital & data and responsible business practices.
   • Manages design/consultant/contractor/supply chain team and project stakeholders to ensure effective completion of responsibilities including project brief/scope, fees, processing claims, deliverables and/or project variations etc.
   • Produces (or works with a planner to produce) design and authorities programme to be integrated with procurement and delivery programme.
   • Constructively challenges client, stakeholders, internal and external team, the norm, to deliver optimum solutions.
   • Actively seeks understanding and utilises the centre of excellence (CoE) knowledge base, The Mace Way control centre, the knowledge hub and company best practice sign posting.
   • Works collaboratively towards the common goal of net zero carbon transition, and share responsibility for the proactive identification and management of the associated carbon emissions and reductions during the delivery of work.
3. Integrity - Always do the right thing:
   • 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.
4. Create opportunity - For our people to excel:
   • 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.

You’ll need to have:
• Experience working in the United Arab Emirates is essential for client approval.
• A relevant degree qualification.
• Strong post-contract knowledge of managing contractors on buildings and infrastructure.
• Proven track record in delivering large projects.