Principal / Associate Electrical Engineer J10 Consulting FZ LLE

Our Global Design & Engineering Consultancy client has a new requirement for a well experienced consultant Associate Director - Electrical to join their team in Dubai to work on a high profile projects in the Emirates. Successful candidates will have a proven background as a Principal / Lead Electrical Engineer on large scale building projects with both technical and leadership expertise coupled with a proven background working in a recognised PMC or Consultancy business.

This role is available for immediate joining and is a direct hire, permanent opportunity, employed by our client.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the leadership and support of their team
• Ensure that Health & Safety is embedded into all work practices in line with Arup policies
• Ensure the right resources are utilised effectively at the right time across their team and projects
• Engaging with the wider teams to ensure that communication and design processes are continually improved
• Lead the recruitment and selection process within the electrical discipline
• Conduct meaningful inductions and performance management appraisals that support the development of individuals and the business
• Contribute to succession planning and career development across their team
• Support the development and delivery of training and awareness sessions as required
• Attend and contribute to monthly Middle East Buildings Practice management meetings
• Lead the development of the discipline strategy and drive the implementation of the Practice and Region strategy
• Provide project and team updates for the development of the electrical discipline
• ·Attend and lead team and project meetings, cascade relevant information and encourage feedback from the team
• Contribute to the setting and delivering of discipline and project forecasts and targets
• Lead by example and ensure AMS and IPP compliance across their team and projects
• Contribute to business development activities through participation in external market profile raising activities and functions
• Actively develop external and internal client relationships, proactively co-selling other services and where applicable the wider business
• Act as the Bid Manager on selected prospects
• Provide technical leadership to respond to prequalification documents, Request for Price (RFPs) and other client inquiries
• The candidate must be flexible and willing to travel as needed to support project requirements, with travel to the UK, Saudi Arabia, and India likely for current projects.
• To act as PM on selected projects by managing the successful delivery of high quality multi and single disciplinary projects
• Accountable for the formation of the contractual relationship between the business and the client; taking the process from proposal to contract, utilising the advice of the support functions
• Engage with overseas teams at the Prospect stage through to completion to ensure the most cost-efficient delivery of their projects.
• Ensure proactive project planning, stakeholder and risk management takes place across projects
• Supervise the team to identify, assess and manage major project risk and secure the best commercial return from the projects in their portfolio
• To ensure statutory and regulatory requirements are met
• Accountable for the delivery of project financial targets, forecasts, working capital targets for own projects
• Support the overseeing and delivery of the process of working capital management from inception to completion within set deadlines; This includes the timing of invoicing, the review of Work in Progress (WIP) and the collection of outstanding invoices from clients whilst utilising the advice of the support functions as necessary
• Contribute to the completion of monthly management project reports to be issued by set deadline