Assistant Project Manager
Employer not yet confirmed · Abu Dhabi, UAE
About Us
With over 14,000 professionals globally, GHD is a leading multidisciplinary professional services company delivering engineering, design, and advisory solutions across water, energy, resources, environment, property & buildings, and transportation sectors.
About the Role
The Assistant Project Manager will play a crucial role in ensuring that construction projects adhere to established quality standards and meet regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports the Project Manager as the Company representative with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution. Frequently interfaces with upper-level management and client personnel.
- Follows up on instructions and commitments associated with the project.
- Monitors contractor performance pertaining to schedule and conformance to plans and specifications.
- Supports Project Manager in overseeing of the Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required. Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans.
- Oversee time and cost budgets inclusive of initial set up with the direction of the senior project management team.
- Demonstrative capability in project controls (scheduling, cost reporting, forecasting, variation management etc).
- Monitoring and evaluating project performance in line with time and budgetary constraints.
- Communicating project performance results with the project management team.
- Managing changes in project processes to resolve identified shortcomings in operational methods.
- Plan and coordinate the resources for each job including inputs from other offices, subconsultants and other suppliers, and manage all jobs to deliver them on time, within the budget.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate to support the Project Manager.
Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- An advanced degree in Business Administration or Project / Program Management is desirable
- Minimum of 6 years’ related construction phase experience
- Middle Ease project experience
- Incumbent should have a broad general technical and business background.
- Professional registration may also be required.
- Must have the ability to interface with clients and enjoy being hands on technically in the project.
- Comprehensive knowledge of industry standards Incumbent must meet GHD project management certification requirements.
- Proven ability to perform in a management capacity, excellent written and oral communications
Why Join Us?
- Collaborate in a multi-disciplinary, innovative environment where your input shapes both standardised and bespoke solutions.
- Join a team that values knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and professional excellence.