Overview
Manager – Project Jobs in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates at AD Ports Group
Title: Manager – Project
Company: AD Ports Group
Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
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Responsibilities
Documentation & Correspondence
- Engineering Focal Point
- Serve as the engineering focal point for all allocated infrastructure projects and consultancy packages.
- Lead, manage, and coordinate all engineering activities across multidisciplinary design teams.
- Chair technical and engineering workshops, ensuring timely resolution of all technical issues and documented agreements on comment resolutions.
- Consultant Management & Technical Review
- Draft consultant Scope of Services aligned with project requirements and AD Ports standards.
- Review and approve consultant design drawings, design reports, engineering calculations, and ensure alignment across all disciplines by coordinating with internal discipline engineers.
- Verify consultant deliverables’ compliance with project brief, local authority standards, utility provider requirements, and AD Ports design criteria.
- Engineering
- Prepare and issue engineering responses to RFIs, technical queries, and design clarifications.
- Draft responses to contractual letters related to engineering and technical issues.
- Maintain accurate engineering records, including major design decisions, approvals, project changes, risks, and lessons learned.
- Value Engineering & Design Optimization
- Identify and propose value engineering solutions to optimize infrastructure design, reduce cost, and improve constructability without compromising standards.
- Ensure integration of design improvements into tender documents and construction packages.
- Stakeholder & Authority Coordination
- Attend and represent AD Ports in all stakeholders, utility companies, and authorities design review meetings.
- Ensure timely submission and follow-up of consultant packages for authority approvals.
- Tendering & Contract Support
- Review complete tender documents produced by consultants, including Scope of Work, drawings, specifications, BOQs, and technical requirements.
- Respond to tender queries and verify/approve responses drafted by consultants.
- Ensure all tender addenda and clarifications are incorporated into final contract documents.
- Compile and finalize construction contract documents post-award, ensuring technical completeness.
- Construction Phase Technical Support
- Provide engineering support to the construction team for resolving unforeseen site clashes, utility conflicts, and design interpretation issues.
- Review contractor proposals for deviations, material substitutions, or alternative designs, and issue recommendations/approvals.
- Review and approve consultants’ interim payment applications, verifying the technical completeness of deliverables.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field. Master's degree is a plus
- A minimum of 12 years of experience in a similar role
- Strong knowledge of UAE authority regulations (ADM, TAQA Transmission, TAQA Water Solutions, Etisalat/DU, Abu Dhabi Civil Defense, KEZAD, etc.).
- Proficiency in reviewing and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering packages (roads, utilities, stormwater, wastewater, potable/fire water, power, telecom, etc.).
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical report-writing skills.
- Proficient in using relevant engineering tools.