Deputy Project Manager

Transguard Group was established in 2001 and has diversified significantly, we lead in the fields of Cash Services, Security Services, Manpower Services, Facilities Management & Aviation. Transguard Group is the UAE’s most trusted business support and outsourcing provider and has a large, dynamic and culturally diverse workforce with 50,000 employees! We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Project Manager for our trusted client to be based out of their office in Dubai.

Purpose:

As the Deputy Project Manager, you will be supporting the overall project manager, who is responsible for project execution with full profit & loss responsibility. You will be the Deputy PM, representing the Overall PM, supporting him for pre-defined tasks & roles while leading a team having different competencies & backgrounds. You will be part of execution team, with direct impact on project results, through consequent and efficient management, negotiating with business partners, and representing the project towards external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Leading complex power transmission projects, consisting of diverse EPC scope of works including Engineering, Procurement & Construction.
• Coach the team & enable performance by skilled execution of high voltage transmission substations.
• Ensuring that all internal and external contractual obligations, supplied materials and services are provided in time and quality.
• Focusing on Process, Quality and EHS requirements are implemented and maintained.
• Opportunity and Risk management (identification, evaluation, management and controlling of measures) with periodic updates.
• Assign the allocated personnel in such a way, that the targets are achieved in the best way possible.
• Evaluate and assess the results, skills and potential of project co-workers, thus providing input for performance management process.