Position : Director / Head - Infrastructure

Our client is a large multinational group providing a broad portfolio of Education, Energy, Healthcare, Agro and Natural Resources solutions to its business and sales partners in Africa, UAE, Europe and APAC Region

Their initiatives have helped build long-term relationships with communities and stakeholders in all the countries. The end result is in the form of customized, impactful solutions that are scalable and can withstand the test of time.

Job Description :

As Head of Infrastructure, the key objective of this role is to deliver large scale infrastructure projects from the master planning phase, through design, construction until operation stage as the clients representative. Lead a team civil engineers for Design and Construction works of company's capital and allied projects, ensure high level of deliverable in terms of quality, safety and progress. Lead a team civil engineers for Design and Construction works of company's capital and allied projects, ensure high level of deliverable in terms of quality, safety and progress

Key accountabilities :

- Lead the management, coordination and delivery of high value and complex capital works projects in accordance with industry best practices and compliant with statutory requirements to fully deliver the project

- Oversee capital construction activities to ensure that all phases of construction projects are completed within specifications and with minimal disruption to normal business activity

- Engage with senior stakeholders and external providers and consultants to develop and agree project scope, budgets, timelines and deliverables

- Provide advice to Agency Head/Secretary and Senior Executives on strategic project management issues, including innovative and sustainable building practices and operational strategies to enhance the built form and minimise ongoing capital maintenance investment requirements.

- Prepare the delivery strategy of the development, coordinate with and integrate the input from other support functions; technical, legal, finance, market research, sales, and marketing and operation to deliver the project development plan.

- Manage the preparation and regular review of the project specific development and design briefs to ensure its alignment with the project business objectives.

- Establish, update and regularly report on the consolidated risk register and mitigation measures.

- Instruct, organize and coordinate all development disciplines with the objective of harmonizing the diversified functions to deliver completed projects in accordance with the objectives established in the approved business plan.

- Review and highlight the risks associated with all the necessary legal documentation relevant to the civil infrastructure development process that needs to be implemented, including contracts, appointments, agreements, warranties, performance guarantees, purchase contracts, utilities contracts, and other such documentation and correspondence to facilitate and deliver the projects.

- Develop and actively lead the risk mitigation measures to ensure that the business cases are secured to meet profit and turnover targets.

- Manage internal and external teams to ensure that feasibility, program, design, technical, quality and leasing specifications of projects are achieved through to completion and handover.

Requirements :

- Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Economics, Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration or comparable.

- Minimum of 15 years of development management experience on major real estate development projects, primarily master planned city developments as well as high rise buildings, hotels and City infrastructure development,

- Desirable experience in managing / delivering / completing multiple projects / locations in various geographies

- Experience in the MENA sector is a must

- Proven expertise in real estate development management, program management

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