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Civil project managers are primarily responsible for overseeing the building of medium and large construction projects, such as commercial structures, residential, industrial structures and residential structures. They are involved in the areas of pre-planning, budgeting, resource allocation, contract negotiation, and worker coordination. Civil project managers might supervise construction site personnel and subcontractors, attend weekly project progress meetings, and monitor compliance with building and safety codes and regulations.
Also performs the basic project functions of production coordination, planning, organizing, directing, controlling and financial management .Functions as a mentor to technical professionals to assist in their training and development.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Manages civil construction projects.
- Coordinates and participates in contract negotiations with clients and subcontractors, and drafts complex professional service agreements and addenda for review by senior management.
- Identifies potential design and scheduling issues and resource needs as soon as possible so appropriate adjustments can be made.
- Provides forward planning and leadership.
- Monitors reports and schedules to ensure appropriate charging of man hours, costs and expenses to projects, and communicates project progress/status to senior management.
- Schedules, coordinates and attends meetings with the project team, client and consultant.
- Works with a team to solve technical problems.
- Conducts quality control checks, reviewing calculations, designs, evaluations and specifications developed by design staff for accuracy and completeness.
- Recommends changes or improvements to plans and programs.
- Responsibilities include budgeting, financial management, schedule coordination and resources allocation.
- Participates in evaluating performance of team members during annual and mid-year review processes.
- Performs such other duties as supervisor may from time-to-time deem necessary.
- Work planning and overseeing the purchase of necessary materials and equipment.
- Monitor sub-contractors, check materials and supervise quality control.
- Ensure that the project is delivered on time and on budget and agreed standards.
- Verify design documents with architects and surveying engineers.
- Maintain the application of health and safety regulations and periodic inspections to ensure that the rules are followed.
- Preparing and writing periodic reports and defining requirements.
- Direct communication with consultants, contractors, supervisors and others involved in the project.
- Deal with any unexpected problems that may occur while working on the project.
Job Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
- 18 years of experience in a relevant field.
- Excellent written english language.
Soft Skills:
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- strong communication skills - for liaising with a range of clients, professionals and workers on site
- leadership skills and an ability to motivate the team to ensure a high standard of work
- excellent planning and organizational skills - for writing and monitoring project,plans and schedules and utilizing time and resources effectively
- problem-solving skills - in order to overcome unexpected challenges during the construction process
- strong attention to detail for conducting site inspections and managing complex contracts
- an awareness of health and safety procedures and legislation
Specialized knowledge:
- MS Word,Excel, AutoCAD and Civil 3D knowledge and understanding required.
- Strong technical writing and communications skills are expected at this level in both english and arabic.
These points will give you a boost:
- Must be able to coordinate well with others, including other in-house structural, highway, and drainage design teams, water resources staff, landscape architects, surveyors, subconsultants, etc.
- Must have the ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing.
- Must have ability to visit project sites, if necessary.
- Must have ability to process paper/electronic documents and utilize computer equipment.
- Must have the ability to assemble and analyze data.
- Must have the ability to plan, prioritize and review project plans and documents, evaluate alternatives, and select appropriate solutions.
- General Competencies expected of all Professionals and Managers include: Client Service, Commitment, Communication, Innovation & Continuous Improvement, Professionalism, Quality, and Teamwork.
