Job Description

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 role

The Senior Project Manager plays a critical role in ensuring the projects are completed successfully, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standard leading a team of Engineers and Supervisors, overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of one or multiple projects. They are accountable for coordinating all internal and external activities, including liaising with clients, managing resources, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, and maintaining project timelines and budgets. The role involves comprehensive oversight of Project Engineering and Execution, ensuring that all aspects of the projects meet or exceed the defined goals and objectives.





What you will do


• Liaise with all stake holders (Main Contractors, Consultants, Client and internal departments) to ensure project deliverables are catered during the engineering, execution and close out of the project.
• Coordinating with Planning Engineer, Trade Engineers and Supervisors in quantifying total material and labour requirements for the project, ensuring timely order of materials, planning / arranging of labour / sub-contractors.
• Coordinating with Planning Engineer, Trade Engineers, and Supervisors in monitoring daily productivity, comparing with planned, taking corrective actions for loss of productivity.
• Manage the installation and construction work from time to time and ensure efficient standards of workmanship are maintained.
• Checking the respective trade project cost (cost to complete) with allotted budget, reporting higher management / commercial / estimation department cost trends in a timely manner.
• Coordinating with QS to ensure that all variation works are captured, delays notified so that effective claims are made to increase budgeted project margins.
• Ensure that all information related to technical drawings, mechanical equipment lists, construction equipment lists, technical specifications are updated and readily available
• Leading the project management team & design team in all aspects of the project.
• Develop / apply internal engineering and construction standards, operating procedures, specifications and templates so that project delivery, engineering and construction are conducted in a consistent manner.
• Maintaining Lessons learnt register, exchange technical information and learnings within the organization to maintain awareness of internal projects, developments and trend.
• Develop Method Statements for each activity in line with Project Specifications.
• Ensuring that all company and sub contract personnel are complying with AFE HSE Policy.
• Reporting all personal injuries and incidents and assisting with investigations.
• Actively supporting and participate in safety and environmental initiatives.





Required Skills to be successful


• Minimum of 15-20 years of experience, with at least 10 years in an MEP project companies delivering High rise towers or Exhibition centers.
• Possess knowledge in project planning, project management, cost management, and FIDIC contract clauses.






What equips you for the role


• Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical/Electrical is a must.
• Well-versed in engineering design and knowledgeable about DEWA, FEWA, and ADDC regulations.


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.