Operations Head

Job Description : OPERATIONS HEAD UAE/SOUTH AFRICA for a leading Engineering & Construction Company involved with University / Hospital / High Rise Building Project at UAE / Africa. Requirements -Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering, with industry experience in Construction Economics, Real Estate, Business Administration or comparable. -Minimum of 25 years of development management experience on major educational institutions, real estate development projects, planned city developments, hotels and resorts and City infrastructure development,. -Should have experience to handle construction sites (building sites) a multiple locations for a single project/contract. Also the experience in monitoring construction progress and quality checks at different location at the same time. -Desirable experience in managing / delivering / completing multiple projects / locations in various geographies -Experience in the Africa region is highly desirable. -Proven expertise in real estate development management, program management, business analysis & real estate market dynamics. -Substantial experience managing the real estate development process, from project initiation, acquisition, to project structuring, design, construction, commission and operation. -Exceptional communication and negotiation abilities with strong organizational skills and capacity to work under pressure. -Demonstrated ability to achieve results and drive to succeed. Job Description The key objective of this role is to deliver large scale infrastructure projects mainly in Building from the master planning phase, through design, construction until operation stage as the clients representative. Leading the team for the implementation and execution of the project including – Design, planning, appointment of the subcontractor, coordination, execution, commissioning / commercialization of project, ensuring on time release of payment form client, ensure high level of deliverable in terms of quality, safety and progress of the project as per the requirement of the contracts. Key Accountabilities -Lead the management, coordination and delivery of projects mainly in building sector in accordance with industry best practices and compliant with statutory requirements to fully deliver the project in international locations. -Supervise the construction activities to ensure that all phases of construction projects are completed within specifications and with minimal disruption to normal business activity as per the requirement of the contract. -Engage with stakeholders and external providers and consultants to develop and agree project scope, budgets, timelines and deliverables -Provide advice to Agency Head/Secretary and Senior Executives on strategic project management issues, including innovative and sustainable building practices and operational strategies to enhance the built form and minimise ongoing capital maintenance investment requirements. -Prepare the delivery strategy of the development, coordinate with and integrate the input from other support functions; technical, legal, finance, market research, sales, and marketing and operation to deliver the project development plan. -Manage the preparation and regular review of the project specific development and design briefs to ensure its alignment with the project business objectives. -Establish, update and regularly report on the consolidated risk register and mitigation measures. -Instruct, organize and coordinate all development disciplines with the objective of harmonizing the diversified functions to deliver completed projects in accordance with the objectives established in the approved business plan. -Review and highlight the risks associated with all the necessary legal documentation relevant to the civil infrastructure development process that needs to be implemented, including contracts, appointments, agreements, warranties, performance guarantees, purchase contracts, utilities contracts, and other such documentation and correspondence to facilitate and deliver the projects. -Develop and actively lead the risk mitigation measures to ensure that the business cases are secured to meet profit and turnover targets. -Manage internal and external teams to ensure that feasibility, program, design, technical, quality and leasing specifications of projects are achieved through to completion and handover. -Keep co ordination with Director Infrastructure of the head office and execute all the above activities listed.

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