Our client is the global market leader in production, distribution, installation and maintenance of high quality crane rail solutions. Their products are used in many different applications and end-markets including ports, shipyards, steel mills, aluminium smelters, railway depots and heavy industries.

We are looking for a Project Engineer for our client at the Dubai location. The project engineer is responsible for the organization, execution, daily follow-up, and efficient as well as proficient close-up of the assigned projects in the field of Crane Tracks, in accordance with the quality standards and Group guidelines & policies of the company.

Responsibilities:

1. Quotes and project assessment: He is deputed to the preparation of quotations on Tender Stage; in particular, with other departments (Technical Dept., Purchase Dept., Back-Office, Installation Dept. and Financial Dept.), he shall prepare the first assessment of the project for:Technical feasibility;

Planning feasibility for production, purchase, shipment and installation;
Initial resources allocation (manpower and machinery);
Financial compliancy of the general contract clauses, timelines and conditions.
Cost control and project P&Ls

2. Project planning, development, and follow-up: Depending on the project and its complexity, he is in charge and responsible of the development and follow-up of each phase of the project lifecycle, by cooperating proficiently with all involved Departments. These phases can be summarized as follow:Tender Phase, until the signature of the contract;

Pre-Execution Phase, including production, submission and approval of technical documents, purchasing, shipment, organization of future site activities together with the Installation Manager; during this phase, he shall ensure correct allocation and check of resources(manpower and machinery) in detail for site activities, as well as prepare a detailed planning of the project;
Execution Phase: in this phase, he is responsible of the follow-up of the site activities by working jointly with the Installation Manager, in order to ensure the respect of all contractual conditions, of the detailed planning and of the detailed resources allocation, until the final handover of the site to the Client;
Project Close-Up: in this phase, jointly with the Financial Dept., he is in charge of the final calculation regarding the project’s economical and financial status, as well as of the outlining of the lessons learnt and final reporting to his General Manager.

3. Economic and financial aspects: The Project Engineer is in charge of the control and approval of all economic and financial aspects of his projects. In particular, he is in charge of the following activities, for which he will cooperate proactively in strict contact with the Financial Dept. and the assigned Project Controller:Initial financial assessment of the project;

Costs initial forecast;
Cost detailed forecast
General and detailed financial forecasts;
Approval of all project-related costs, including all suppliers’ quotes, sub-contractors’ progress payments and any other cost occurring during the project lifecycle, e.g. the budget for daily site activities and expenses; he shall ultimately give his approval for invoicing, and will actively require updates on the status of expenses;
Preparation of the payments requests to the Client, from advance payment to the monthly progress payments during execution phase, by working jointly with the Financial Dept. and the Back-Office and the Installation Manager; he shall request an update not only on the invoices sub-mission, but also of the payed sums, in order to be able to follow the cash-flow status of the project;
He shall report to his General Manager bi-monthly on the economic and financial status of his projects.

Travel: Expect frequent travel, approximately . 3 days per month

Requirements:

Bachelor or Master degree in Civil/Structural/Mechanical/Construction Management or equivalent.
Any other educational proved experience is an asset.
At least 3-5 years of project management experience in the construction, steel, or railway industries.
Involved in projects +100M USD in value
Has technical understanding for materials used in civil/mechanical field

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