Role: Project Manager and Lead AssessorLocation: Abu Dhabi, UAERole ID: 2024-2415Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.Role SummaryWe are seeking a talented individual who is dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and has the ambition and capability to develop into a future leader within our organisation. As a Project Manager and Lead Independent Safety Assessor (ISA), you will play a crucial role in leading assessment projects, applying your technical expertise and guiding others in the assessment process.Key Responsibilities:

• Lead project assessments as an ISA on behalf of the Employer (E-ISA), using technical expertise to evaluate client evidence.
• Manage complex projects, ensuring effective scope management, resource planning, change control, risk and financial control, and documentation management.
• Identify and communicate project variations to the Client, Ricardo Operations Management, and Business Development Team.
• Collaborate with the Operations Manager to ensure successful project progression.
• Ensure accurate project Estimate at Completion and identify project risks.
• Oversee resource competencies, including supplier management.
• Support Project Engineers in risk management during project proposals and lifecycle.
• Maintain client relationships through proactive communication and fulfillment of expectations.
• Address customer and supplier issues, engaging subject-matter experts when needed.
• Enhance project management processes within Ricardo, developing best practice tools and techniques.
• Implement changes to administration processes to meet business demands and improve efficiency.
• Provide line management for staff, ensuring their well-being and professional development.

Requirements:

• Relevant university degree in railway safety roles, including independent safety assessments and managing large projects.
• Experience in the Middle East and business/client services environment preferred.
• Proven track record managing complex projects, including budget management and forecasting.
• Strong organizational skills, flexible, and capable of handling multiple tasks and tight deadlines.
• Proactive problem-solving and excellent communication, negotiation, and people management skills.
• Deep understanding of railway engineering disciplines and Engineering Safety Management (ESM) principles.
• Experience as an ISA assessor and familiarity with Common Safety Method (CSM).
• Ability to guide clients on ESM/CSM processes and requirements.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and willing to seek out challenging work.
• Willingness to relocate to Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Working hereYou will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.Work life balanceWe offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We\'re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.BenefitsWe want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statementWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person\'s potential, and we\'ll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a \'disability confident\' employer.Next stepsOnce you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.#LI-MB1#LI-MB1

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