Vacancy Overview

Description

Operations Manager leading the projects reporting to the Board.

Based in Dubai full time, this role will have high levels of UAE & GCC travel.

Involved in aspects ranging from business development, tender input, defining the project delivery strategy, management of budgets, coordinating resources, pushing the highest levels of safety and quality within the teams. Overall you will be able to help guide, mentor and lead teams through all stages.

You will have 3 Project Director reporting into you handling $100 Million + whilst having Project Managers on smaller projects in the $30-70 Million Region.

Do you have the people skills to build & nourish close working relationships ? These relationships could be internally with your your team and externally with clients both are crucial!

Our client are proud to work in a non-contractual manner doing their best to stay away from disputes. They have a long standing history in the region with some exceptionally strong relationships in this sector.

They boast an 81% repeat client base which is almost unheard of within the Middle East.

Overview

  • Buoyant is a fair assessment with a strong order book
  • At present this business has 5 Major projects under construction in the UAE with 3 in the wider Gulf Region
  • They have numerous projects at final negotiations and ECI stages
  • So at construction as its stands we have a 7 Year confirmed pipeline of work

Type of projects 

  • Oil & Gas – Upstream, Midstream Facilities, Onshore & Offshore

  • Power Generation

  • Water Treatment,  Desalination Plants & Waste to Energy

  • Renewable – Solar & the latest technologies

 

You will be joining a cash rich , stable and forward thinking employer. They pride themselves on staff retention and this role is a critical hire due to an internal transfer outside the region.

 

What the client can offer 

  • A highly competitive tax free basic salary
  • Car & driver
  • Housing allowance competitive with current market
  • Family status & medical
  • Education allowances for kids in country
  • Family Flights to home country
  • Annual bonus based on company profitability & your divisions P&L
  • Strong financial position & Future career growth

The following is absolutely critical 

  • Degree Educated
  • Western Trained
  • Reputable Tier 1 Global Employers
  • Handled at least 3 Major Projects in this sector for the Principal / Main Contractor as No1 be that Project Manager or Project Director
  • 85% of your experience is with Main Contractors opposed to clients & consultants
  • You have a minimum of a 10 Year commitment to this role
  • You must have 20 Years Post Graduate Industry Experience
  • Due to succession planning this client will not look at candidates over 60 Years of age

 

If you have the right critical experience for this role please tell us why you are interested in your e-mail and send a word formatted CV across to t.clark@nsrassociates.com and a member of the team will connect