# Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Abu Dhabi
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a highly experienced Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure to support the delivery of major infrastructure and masterplan development projects in Abu Dhabi.

The successful candidate will have a strong technical engineering background, preferably in Civil Engineering, together with proven experience working for leading international engineering consultancies on large-scale infrastructure and masterplan development projects within Abu Dhabi.

### Responsibilities

#### Project Management & Delivery

- Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of large-scale infrastructure and masterplan development projects.

- Manage multidisciplinary design and project delivery teams across all project phases.

- Develop project execution plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and delivery strategies.

- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards.

- Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions where required.

- Coordinate with technical teams to ensure efficient and integrated project delivery.

#### Client Relationship & Stakeholder Management

- Act as a primary point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.

- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.

- Manage communications with government authorities, developers, contractors, and project partners.

- Lead project meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder engagement activities.

- Support Project Directors in managing executive-level client interactions and project governance requirements.

#### Commercial & Financial Management

- Monitor project budgets, forecasts, resource utilisation, and commercial performance.

- Support contract administration, change management, and commercial reporting activities.

- Manage project risks and ensure mitigation measures are implemented.

- Contribute to profitability targets through effective project planning and resource management.

- Assist in managing project variations, claims, and contractual obligations.

#### Technical Leadership & Coordination

- Provide technical leadership and oversight on infrastructure and masterplan development projects.

- Ensure engineering solutions are aligned with client requirements, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.

- Coordinate multidisciplinary design inputs and project deliverables.

- Support technical reviews and quality assurance processes.

- Promote innovation, value engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives.

#### Governance, Risk & Compliance

- Ensure compliance with project management processes, company procedures, and governance frameworks.

- Support project risk identification, management, and reporting activities.

- Maintain high standards of quality, safety, and technical excellence.

- Participate in project audits, reviews, and lessons learned activities.

- Ensure contractual and regulatory requirements are met throughout project delivery.

### Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

- Minimum 15+ years of experience within engineering consultancy, infrastructure project delivery, or major development programmes.

- Recent project experience in Abu Dhabi, preferably past 5 years.

- Proven experience working with leading international engineering consultancies.

- Demonstrated experience managing large-scale infrastructure masterplan and land development projects in Abu Dhabi.

- Strong technical engineering background, preferably in civil infrastructure projects.

- Proven client-facing experience and ability to manage relationships with government entities, developers, and key stakeholders.

- Experience leading multidisciplinary project teams and coordinating complex project deliverables.

- Strong understanding of project management principles, project controls, commercial management, and risk management.

- Experience administering consultancy contracts and managing project budgets, schedules, and resources.

- Strong communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

- PMP certification, Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional accreditation is desirable.

### Benefits

- Competitive pay

- First-class medical cover

- Paid professional subscriptions

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Project Management
- Infrastructure Development
- Masterplan Development
- Client Relationship Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Commercial Management
- Risk Management
- Quality Assurance
- Technical Leadership

### Nice to have
- PMP certification
- Chartered Engineer status

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