Al-Futtaim Hiring for Project Manager – Electrical Job at Dubai Full Time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the job:

To execute and deliver development projects from inception to completion, within time, to the required quality and within budget.

What you will do:

Project Delivery Quality

• Review all Project Design Stages from Concept to Detailed to ensure compliance to project design intent and business requirement.
• Utilising contract specifications and drawings and in conjunction with other members of the project team to ensure that the completed project is delivered to the required defined quality standard. The completion of this activity will result in the issuance of a Completion Certificate for the project.

• Project Delivery Progress

  Monitors project progress by working with the project team and report on and initiate measures for corrective actions if project falls behind the specified milestones and programme targets. Procures actions from team members and monitors and reports on the results of these actions.

• Project Delivery Cost

  Responsible with the project team to monitor costs and prepare and manage actions to maintain cost targets.

• Project Value Engineering

  Responsible for undertaking regular value engineering exercises within the project team to ensure that engineered solutions are being maintained within the project’s cost parameters.

• Project Reporting

  Maintains project progress records for inclusion with overall project reporting. This will include procuring these reports from other members of the project team.

• Project Documentation

  Ensure Work with the Project Team to procure a true record of the completed project documentation. The receipt of this documentation will be required prior or in conjunction with any Completion Certificates.

• Project Construction Participants

  Participates as a member of the Project Team for evaluating the suitability of construction participants (Suppliers and Contractors) for employment within the construction activities, so as to ensure engagement of the most reliable partners in terms of area expertise, commitment and access to necessary resources to complete the job as per quality standards.

• Tender Documentation

  Assists in the preparation of contract documentation to secure and manage various elements of the project.

• Team Management

  The jobholder will be responsible for directing the works of site engineers and as such should ensure that the engineers are provided with sufficient on the job training.

Required Skills to be successful:

job-Specific Skills:

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word/ Excel)
• MS Project.

Behavioural Competencies :

• Teamwork
• Communication
• Professional Knowledge
• Encourages subordinates
• Training and Coaching
• Leadership

What equips you for the role:

Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:

• The candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably an Electrical Engineer

• Professional registration and experience with ground up new construction preferred.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 3 years in a position of leadership.
• Sound knowledge in ELV systems and DEWA, Civil Defence standards and regulations
• He/She should have minimum of 7-8 years’ experience in the direct management of large, complex real estate projects with responsibility for site analysis, permitting and approvals, budget control, estimating, design, construction and project management.
• Preferably should have experience in the construction field and should be either from a contracting or consulting background.

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies
Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.