Engineering Project Manager

RINA is currently recruiting for a Engineering Project Manager to join its office in Abu Dhabi within the Energy Engineering Project Management Division.

Mission

The Project Manager is accountable for executing and leading projects, ensuring deliverables are completed within the defined deadlines, scope, and budget. The role involves balancing project demands with available resources and collaborating closely with clients and internal teams to achieve project success.

Key Accountabilities

Project Management:
- Develop a comprehensive project plan that outlines scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Adjust project plans as needed to address changes in scope, timeline, or resources, and communicate updates to stakeholders.
Contract Management:
- Ensure all project activities comply with the terms and conditions of the client contract, tracking any amendments.
- Identify contract risks and communicate with legal or procurement teams as needed for support.
- Document any contract changes and obtain client approvals for modifications.
Client Interaction:
- Act as the main point of contact for the client, providing regular status updates and addressing inquiries or concerns.
- Facilitate client meetings to discuss project progress, gather feedback, and ensure client satisfaction.
- Build a strong relationship with the client, anticipating needs and providing proactive support.
Team Management:
- Coordinate task assignments with project engineers (PEs) and/or Discipline Leaders (DL), ensuring optimal team utilization and balanced workloads.
- Monitor team performance, providing feedback, guidance, and support to ensure timely task completion.
- Foster collaboration within the project team, encouraging open communication and teamwork.
Budget Management:
- Develop the project budget and track actual spending against the forecasted budget.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and implement adjustments to stay within financial constraints.
- Prepare budget variance reports and update stakeholders on budget status and adjustments.
Risk Management:
- Develop a risk management plan that identifies potential project risks and outlines mitigation strategies.
- Monitor risk factors throughout the project lifecycle, updating the risk log as needed.
- Engage with stakeholders to implement mitigation plans when risks become significant.
Quality Assurance:
- Oversee quality control procedures to ensure all deliverables meet client and company standards.
- Review project outputs for compliance with specifications and address deviations.
- Conduct post-project reviews to identify lessons learned and areas for future improvement.
Documentation and Communication:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for the entire project lifecycle, including meeting minutes, reports, and project records.
- Ensure regular communication with both internal and external stakeholders, providing transparency on project progress.
- Develop final project reports, summarizing outcomes, successes, and challenges.

Education

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Civil Engineering

Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience in an engineering or technical role within a project setting, ideally with exposure to cross-functional teamwork. In alternative 1-3 years of experience in associate project management role.
- Professional project management certifications are desirable (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or similar). A certification in Agile (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) can also be beneficial.
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and to work under tight deadlines.
- Advanced certifications or coursework in project management, engineering processes, or technical fields (optional but beneficial).
- Proficiency in project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, etc.)
- Understanding of industry standards, safety regulations, and quality control processes relevant to the sector.
- Knowledge of project management principles, including scheduling, budgeting, and resource planning.
- Familiarity with Lean or Six Sigma methodologies, as well as basic risk assessment techniques.
- Familiarity with contracts, client management, and vendor relations.

Competencies

• WORKPLACE DYNAMICS - Resourcefulness in shaping progress and working efficiently.
• FORESIGHT & INSIGHT - Context awareness adopting a systemic perspective and informed decision making.
• PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT - Ownership for life, work and results, striving to grow professionally and personally.
• INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE - Skills and strategies we use to interact effectively with others.
• DOMAIN & BUSINESS ACUMEN - Applying a scientific approach and critical thinking in operations and solution development within area of expertise.

Engineering Project Manager

About the job

RINA is currently recruiting for a Engineering Project Manager to join its office in Abu Dhabi, UAE, within the Energy Engineering Project Management team.

RINA Consulting is a global engineering and consultancy company providing technical advisory, engineering, and project management services across the energy sector. The Energy Engineering Project Management team supports the delivery of complex projects from early concept and feasibility stages through to engineering development, owner's engineering, technical advisory, and project execution support, with a strong focus on oil & gas, energy infrastructure, and projects across the Middle East region.

The selected candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and consulting projects, ensuring that scope, schedule, budget, quality, and client expectations are effectively controlled throughout the project lifecycle. Acting as the main interface between the client, internal technical disciplines, project teams, contractors, and other stakeholders, the Project Manager will ensure alignment, timely decision-making, and smooth project delivery.

The ideal candidate has solid experience in managing complex or medium-complexity projects, preferably within an engineering consultancy environment, and is confident in coordinating multidisciplinary teams across technical, commercial, and contractual aspects. Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and stakeholder management skills are essential, together with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning and Execution

• Develop comprehensive project plans, defining scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and milestones.
• Identify project activities, resource requirements, and dependencies.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor project schedules to ensure timely delivery.

Client Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the organization and the client.
• Understand client needs, requirements, and expectations.
• Provide regular project updates, progress reports, and status communications.

Team Leadership

• Build, lead, and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams.
• Assign responsibilities according to team members' skills and expertise.
• Foster engagement, collaboration, and accountability to achieve project goals.

Budget and Cost Control

• Develop and manage project budgets.
• Monitor costs, expenditures, and financial performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure project delivery within approved budget constraints.

Risk Management

• Identify potential project risks and issues proactively.
• Develop and implement mitigation and contingency plans.
• Address challenges promptly to minimize impact on project objectives.

Quality Management

• Ensure project deliverables meet established quality standards and client expectations.
• Implement and oversee quality assurance and quality control processes.

Contract Administration

• Interpret and manage contractual terms, conditions, and obligations.
• Ensure project execution remains fully compliant with contractual requirements.

Stakeholder Communication

• Facilitate effective communication among project teams, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Organize and lead project meetings to review progress, resolve issues, and define corrective actions when necessary.

Documentation Management

• Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date project documentation and records.

Education

• Master Degree in Engineering

Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing medium-complexity projects, or multiple projects simultaneously in the engineering and consultancy field.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time, within budget, and within scope.

• Knowledge of project management methodologies, principles, and best practices.

• Solid understanding of engineering principles, concepts, and calculations.
• Experience coordinating resources across multiple disciplines and functions and ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and technical specialists.
• Familiarity with engineering software is considered an advantage.
• Previous experience in consultancy companies with involvement in projects in the energy sector will be considered a plus.
• Professional project management certifications are desirable (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or similar). A certification in Agile (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster) can also be beneficial.
• English proficiency is mandatory, Arabic speakers are considered positively.

RINA is a multinational company providing a wide range of services in the energy, marine, certification, infrastructure & mobility, industry, research & development sectors. Our business model covers the full process of project development, from concept to completion.

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. We are also compliant to the Italian Law n. 68/99.

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