Senior Project Manager/Associate Director

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The role works within a regional operations team focusing on UAE. This role will lead pre contract activities and provide oversight to PMC services. It could be a move into a Business Management/Business Development career journey.

• Bid Management - Leadership and contributing to the management of pre contract activities, including RFP analysis, bid no bid decisions, lead formation of bid team members, bid administration leadership, technical bid response production, financial data input and pricing exercise, client liaison and tender presentations, win work controls compliance, terms optimisation.
• Staff Deployment Planning - Working with controls and capability leads to track and aid staff deployment, placement and career planning.
• Recruitment & Onboarding - Lead the recruitment and staff placement process, including evolving roles descriptions, salary banding and technical onboarding.
• Operations Support - Support the market and capabilities team to ensure no gaps or coverage in business management.
• Business Performance Reporting - Produce reporting in assigned projects and business units, monitor and report bid performance metrics using dashboards and analytics.
• Governance Requirements - Including mandatory training, timesheet compliance, bid and project delivery governance completion.
• Financial Performance Oversight - Oversee and review assigned project cost to complete forecasting and ensuring effective commission management is in place.
• Service Oversight - Project set up and onboarding, mobilisation management, demobilisation management, lessons learnt production.
• Client Management - Meet with the client and ensure satisfaction, act as a client lead for all service types, attend key client meetings.
• Capability Management - Look at service improvement initiatives for PMC services based on service feedback with Capability Leads.
• Bid Intelligence & Pipeline Development - Assist market leads with establishing and maintaining a forward looking bid pipeline and support development of win themes and value propositions.
• Knowledge Management & Re use - Ensure capture of post bid feedback and integrate insights into future submissions.
• Capability Uplift & Training - Identify skills gaps, develop and deliver training for bid contributors, support career development planning for staff aligned to strategic bids.

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering or science.
• 10+ years total experience.
• Sound understanding of project management practice and processes.
• Adept at problem solving and strategic thinking, able to see the wider view.
• Familiar with process and business systems thinking.
• Able to thrive and make effective decisions in a fast paced and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Good knowledge of how technology can be applied to support the business.
• Able to communicate with a broad range of internal stakeholders up to C Suite and quickly gain trust and respect.
• Able to demonstrate influence without direct authority.
• Leads by example - creates an inclusive work environment and encourages diversity.
• Demands excellence - sets standards and delivers high quality work.