Project Manager- Design Management

Job Description

Our Middle East operations is currently seeking an experienced Project Manager who will be supporting the Engineering Services and Design Business Group to deliver their projects.

The successful candidate will join the GHD team, based in our Doha, Qatar office and will be reporting to the Leader – Design Services.

Role Description:

As a member of the Design Services Team, you will act as an active member leading local and global teams to achieve excellent project outcomes. This role will be working closely with the Project Directors and Business Group Leaders to deliver large retail, residential, industrial, and commercial projects. The PM will be managing high-profile clients and other key internal and external stakeholders.

Your responsibilities include:

• You will be a forward-thinking individual ready to change the status quo and bring fresh ideas to the team on how we can manage and deliver our projects.
• Design management of the engineering/Architecture disciplines for deliverables, coordination, and quality controls
• Coordinate as a Design manager, all design matters relating to a project, to ensure that the multi-disciplinary teams building the project work together smoothly and that deliver on time, quality and within budget.
• Reviewing and advising on design technical matters, ensuring they meet regulatory, legislative requirements, the client’s brief and GHD standards.
• Chairing design meetings, writing reports and giving presentations within the design team and with Clients.
• Participate in design meetings and provide continual input to optimize design and deliver high quality standard submission.
• Assist in developing Design Delivery Schedule along with clients, team leads and sub-consultants.
• Develop comprehensive scope-of-work and contract document deliverables list for each related discipline in coordination with team leads.
• Evaluate and motivate designers toward continued growth and leading design solutions.
• Project prioritization of design tasks, assignment and management to the design team.
• Identify risks and potential design issues that could impact project delivery.
• You will provide leadership and planning, coordinate the resources for each project including inputs from other offices, sub-consultants and other suppliers and manage all jobs to deliver them on time, within the budget. You will also provide technical expertise on projects and assist the development of other staff through appropriate supervision and training.
• You will work closely with the Project Directors (PD’s) and Business Group Leader (BGL) to during the initial project setup, project planning stage, delivery stage and close-out phase to achieve the agreed strategy and project’s KPI and follow GHD Project Delivery Framework.
• You will be able to report on the project’s technical and commercial status to the internal management and external stakeholders.
• Possess legal and contract management skills to monitor the project Contract, manage scope & variations and identify key risks.
• Maintain and promote a safe environment within your project, business group and wider team.
• Monitor the coordination of the MEP disciplines with structure and architecture.
• Understanding project life cycle.
• Strong understanding and adherence to GHD’s Winning Work Procedures and preparing proposals.
• You will have a passion for the digital world, and you will understand the power and benefit of BIM delivery being ready to operate in a fluid, digital, and transformation operation harnessing the power of technology to deliver world class projects for our clients.
  
  

Previous experience may include, but not be limited to:

• Managing commercial, residential, and retail during design and/ or construction.
• Exposure to different roles within the project management field such as design management, planning, contract management, and/ or cost management.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary (Architecture, Structural, Infrastructure, MEP etc.).
• Track record of understanding authority requirements and interfacing with them, within Qatar during design stages till obtaining the building permit.
• Track record of managing large global teams in multi-disciplinary projects is highly preferred.
• Demonstrable experience in budget and cost analysis and management.
• Design experience is a plus.
• Solid understanding and implementation of GHD Project Delivery Framework/Procedures
  
  

Minimum Requirement

• A minimum of 8 years of experience (preferably commercial, residential, retail) in project and design management.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen.
• Understanding P6, MS Projects and other planning tools
• Strong capability in project controls (scheduling, cost reporting, forecasting, variation management etc.).
• Strong eye for detail coupled with a methodical and organized approach.
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• Degree qualified in Architecture or Project Management.
• Fully conversant with the FIDIC suite of contracts and or other ad-hoc forms.
• Professional qualification/ chartership is a plus, such as PMP, CIOB, RICS, PRINCE2 certification.
• Understanding of Earned Value Management.
• Master’s Degree is a plus.
• Arabic language is preferred but not a must.
  
  

If this opportunity energizes you and you believe you demonstrate the traits we have described above, we invite you to take the next step in your GHD career and life journey and apply for this exciting position, via this link

Alternatively, if you would like to have a confidential discussion on the role, please contact Nancy Sharma, EMEA TA.