Job Title:
Head of Capital Projects Section (UAE-N)
Job Purpose
To lead and manage all capital and construction projects of the Authority from the planning stage through to delivery, ensuring execution of projects within the specified time and budget, with high quality, and in alignment with the Authority's strategic objectives, through planning, supervision, process and policy development, and coordination with relevant entities.
Key Responsibilities
Functional Responsibilities
- Prepare and follow up the implementation of the annual operational plan for the section, including defining projects and initiatives, setting performance indicators and targets, and estimating budgets.
- Full supervision of the implementation of capital projects in accordance with approved time, financial, and technical standards, and ensuring contractors compliance with the scope of work.
- Develop and apply standard project management processes and procedures (planning, scheduling, cost analysis, report preparation).
- Monitor project timelines, budgets, and quality, and recommend required improvements in case of deviation from the plan.
- Follow up on the performance of contractors, subcontractors, and consultants at project sites, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Required Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Project Management, or Strategic Project Planning, or equivalent from an accredited university
Professional Experience and Skills
- Minimum 7 years of relevant work experience
- Ability to prepare consistent recommendations and inputs for policies, regulations, and laws to enable the sector
- Ability to lead planning and execution of high-impact programs and coordinate and engage with various internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate activities and initiatives aimed at activating and developing the sector
- Ability to apply sector-related knowledge and emerging trends to develop enabling strategies and policy inputs
Competencies
Leadership Competencies (Advanced Level)
- Supporting and Enabling Change
- Leading and Inspiring Others
- Strategic Thinking
Behavioural Competencies (Advanced Level)
- Inspiring and promoting positive energy
- Excellence in execution
- Community service and responsiveness to customer needs
- Institutional understanding
Technical Competencies (Advanced Level)
- Engineering Project Management
- Technical Evaluation of Tenders
