Project Director (Dubai, AE)

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Recruitment in Al Futtaim Group Project Director (Dubai, AE)

Job Requisition ID: 154136 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role

Responsible for the safe execution of all operations activities required to provide the most efficient and on time delivery of the projects profitably.

 

What you will do

Operations Strategy – 

  • Development of the operations strategy in line with AFC Business Plan and Long-Range Financial Plan

  • Ensure that departmental strategies and related strategic plans are developed and implemented, which are aligned with the vision and mission of AFC.

Leadership – 

  • Manage the effective achievement of the operations divisional objectives through the leadership of the division – setting individual objectives, recruiting qualified staff, provision of formal and informal feedback and appraisal- in order to maximise subordinate and departmental performance.  

Budget and Plans –

  • Direct and oversee the preparation of the operation division budget using input from department heads and monitor financial performance versus the budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs, areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified, and potential performance improvement opportunities are capitalised upon.

  • Monitor and control financial health of the department.

  • Policies, Systems, Processes and Procedures 

  • Direct the development and oversees the implementation of Commercial functional policies, systems, processes, procedures and control covering all areas of Finance function so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering quality, cost effective service to customers in a consistent manner.

  • Ensure employees in AFC to embrace change, understand and follow new processes and procedures put in place and support functions in order to achieve the objectives of the organization. 

  • Legal Advisory and Compliance 

  • Oversees and reviews the development of contractual work and documents and supports managers in the resolution of all contractual issues/disputes in order to secure Company’s best interests.

  • Ensures the implementation and compliance to the company’s code of conduct and business ethics guidelines to ensure sound legal position.

Business Development – 

  • Oversees various business development initiatives and ensure on-going profitability.

  • Supervises and oversees marketing communication activities in order to ensure effective outreach to targeted clients in the region.

  • Reviews the development of business deals and contractual agreements in order to ensure maximum profitability and secure AFC’s interests.

  • Manages strategic relationships with major clients in order to leverage existing agreements and to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship.

Safety, Quality & Environment – 

  • Ensure that all relevant safety, quality and environmental procedures, instructions and controls are adhered to so that the safety, quality of services and environmental compliance can be guaranteed within AFC

  • Continuous Improvement

  • Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of process and practices taking into account, the interests and benefits to Al Futtaim and its employees.

Other Tasks – 

  • Any other reasonable request of work/ task as allocated by the Line Manager.

 

Required Skills to be successful

  • Minimum of 20 years experience in construction industry or at least 12 years in managerial role, Handled project worth of Aed 1 Billion & Above.

Behavioural Competencies:

  • Customer Satisfaction    

  • Cultural Awareness    

  • Commercial Acumen

  • Managing Complexity    

  • Influencing Others    

  • Taking Initiative    

  • Driving for Results    

  • Engaging Leadership    

  • Developing Talent    

  • Situational Adaptability    

  • Demonstrating Self-Awarenes.

 

What equips you for the role

  • Master’s Degree Engineering, Construction, Business Management  or related field 

  • Experience in relevant industry : Construction, Engineering, Development, Architecture

Al Futtaim Construction

 

AFC is a locally registered and managed building and civil contractor, a wholly owned Al-Futtaim group company. We focus on providing an excellent service to our select list of key customers with whom we aim to build long-term, mutually beneficial relationships. With our roots going back over 41 years, our principal activities have grown to cover a broad range of building, civil engineering, and infrastructure works.

The  company’s successes have resulted in consistent turnover of over AED2 Billion with one of the largest local work forces in the industry, a testament to our core knowledge, competency and experience. We approach  projects by working collaboratively with our customers and their design teams to deliver build-able, cost effective solutions using innovative techniques when required.

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