MEP Project Manager - Arabic Speaker
Aquila
Consulting
Dubai,
UAE
The Role
Our client
is a MEP Contractor seeking an Arabic fluent Project Manager to oversee the
planning, implementation, and tracking of a mixed- use medium rise project in
the heart of Dubai.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Planning
- Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management
- Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project
- Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project
- Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
- Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required
- Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion
Staffing
- In consultation with the appropriate manager, recruit, interview and select staff with appropriate skills for the project activities
- Manage project staff according to the established policies and practices of the organization
- Ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project
- Contract qualified consultants to work on the project as appropriate
Implementation
- Execute the project according to the project plan
- Develop forms and records to document project activities
- Set up files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured
- Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project
- Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project
- Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards
Controlling
- Write reports on the project for management
- Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures
- Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular basis
- Manage all project budgets according to established accounting policies and procedures
- Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date
Evaluation
- Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality
- Evaluate the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Planning
- Define the scope of the project in collaboration with senior management
- Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project
- Determine the resources (time, money, equipment, etc) required to complete the project
- Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities
- Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required
- Determine the objectives and measures upon which the project will be evaluated at its completion
Staffing
- In consultation with the appropriate manager, recruit, interview and select staff with appropriate skills for the project activities
- Manage project staff according to the established policies and practices of the organization
- Ensure that all project personnel receive an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project
- Contract qualified consultants to work on the project as appropriate
Implementation
- Execute the project according to the project plan
- Develop forms and records to document project activities
- Set up files to ensure that all project information is appropriately documented and secured
- Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project
- Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project
- Review the quality of the work completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the project standards
Controlling
- Write reports on the project for management
- Monitor and approve all budgeted project expenditures
- Monitor cash flow projections and report actual cash flow and variance to senior management on a regular basis
- Manage all project budgets according to established accounting policies and procedures
- Ensure that all financial records for the project are up to date
Evaluation
- Ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget and at the required level of quality
- Evaluate the outcomes of the project as established during the planning phase
Requirements
Education:
- University Degree in a related subject
- Knowledge of project management
Proficiency in the use of computers for:
- Word processing
- Simple accounting
- Data base management
- Spreadsheets
- E-mail
- Internet
Personal characteristics:
- Communication
- Creativity/Innovation
- Foster Teamwork
- Leadership and influence
- Organization
- Solutions Orientated
- University Degree in a related subject
- Knowledge of project management
Proficiency in the use of computers for:
- Word processing
- Simple accounting
- Data base management
- Spreadsheets
- Internet
Personal characteristics:
- Communication
- Creativity/Innovation
- Foster Teamwork
- Leadership and influence
- Organization
- Solutions Orientated
About the
Company
Aquila
Consulting
Recruitment
Solutions Beyond Boundaries
At Aquila
Consulting we believe in exceptional, result-orientated, professional services
for our clients and job seekers alike. Trusted partners, providing practical,
targeted solutions, our experienced consultants work collaboratively to engage
talented individuals with business critical roles.
We provide
expertise across a diverse range of industries and functions, and are partners
for senior, highly confidential, technical and niche / hard to fill roles
including:
C-Suite and
Board Level Search, Senior / Executive Level Search, Technical / Specialty Search,
Account Management and, Nationalisation
For our
clients, the difference is the rigor and passion Aquila consultants bring to
the process. We deliver a high degree of personalised service, employing a
thorough and systematic approach, with the agility required in a rapidly
changing environment. We understand that placing candidates into business
critical roles in your organisation is a hugely important commitment that can
affect short, medium and long term performance.
For our
candidates, we pride ourselves on building relationships every step of the way.
We aim to create an experience that is collaborative, consultative, informative
and responsive, ultimately assisting you in finding and securing your next
career goal.
Paralegal
Hire
Rightt Executive Search
UAE
The Role
- Maintain
the Registry’s documents; including processing documents and making sure they
are filed properly. This will include receiving case related documents from
parties and/or individuals, stamping/sealing them and scanning if necessary.
Issuing invoices/receipts for payments related to case filings.
- Maintain the Registry’s inbox including replying to emails from parties, lawyers and sending Rules based enquiries and any other legal enquires to the relent team member in the Courts.
- Supervise and manage updating the Case Management System (CMS) on a daily basis. Ensure the website data are updated.
- Responsible of all IT initiatives which enhance case progression work and assist in the reviewing and updating the website particularly around the reporting of case related matters and the description of the legislative framework.
- Direct the registry officers on daily basis in the progression of cases and dealing with legal/ procedural enquires
- Maintain a set of flow charts mapping process for the services and procedures
- To be responsible for all non-judicial elements of enforcement claims and service requests. This includes ensuring the appropriate forms are available to court users, ensuring compliance with the rules/protocol with the respective other Court, the appropriate involvement of the Execution judges takes place, Affecting all enforcement and service requests made. Liaison with other courts in the U.A.E to develop enforcement and service protocol.
Salary 18000 AED per month plus Kids education, Tickets, Medical and Bonus.
- Maintain the Registry’s inbox including replying to emails from parties, lawyers and sending Rules based enquiries and any other legal enquires to the relent team member in the Courts.
- Supervise and manage updating the Case Management System (CMS) on a daily basis. Ensure the website data are updated.
- Responsible of all IT initiatives which enhance case progression work and assist in the reviewing and updating the website particularly around the reporting of case related matters and the description of the legislative framework.
- Direct the registry officers on daily basis in the progression of cases and dealing with legal/ procedural enquires
- Maintain a set of flow charts mapping process for the services and procedures
- To be responsible for all non-judicial elements of enforcement claims and service requests. This includes ensuring the appropriate forms are available to court users, ensuring compliance with the rules/protocol with the respective other Court, the appropriate involvement of the Execution judges takes place, Affecting all enforcement and service requests made. Liaison with other courts in the U.A.E to develop enforcement and service protocol.
Salary 18000 AED per month plus Kids education, Tickets, Medical and Bonus.
Requirements
- Ideal
candidate must be law Graduate with minimum 2-3 years experience in the law
field.
- Law graduate from a Western university.
- Speaks fluent English.
- Good time management.
- Keen, energetic and willing to learn and take up challenges.
- Law graduate from a Western university.
- Speaks fluent English.
- Good time management.
- Keen, energetic and willing to learn and take up challenges.
About the
Company
Hire Rightt
Executive search:
Established
in Dubai in 2002, Hire Rightt has become a trusted name for both, clients and
potential candidates. Our offices are strategically located in U.A.E., Canada,
United States and India; however, our operations are not restricted to these
regions. The employees at Hire Rightt maintain the best professional networks
to ensure a perfect candidate fit is found for the clients requirements.
Hire Rightt
is an executive search company aiming to provide a complete solution for your
organizations HR needs. Depending on the enterprise level, our framework is
tailored to serve every individual client with the best talent pool. Our
proactive efforts as job match makers are dedicated to support both the client
as well as the job seekers. Our team is passionate about what they do and
well-trained to obtain a complete understanding of job openings, hence ensuring
valuable results.
Senior Engineer - Pubic Health
Mott
MacDonald
Bahrain
The Role
The Senior
Public Health Engineer will have to design and specify all elements of public
health engineering building services. Lead a team of building services public
health engineering designers. Manage and guide the team from concept to detail
design stages and advice site team during construction phase.
Key Responsibilities/Duties:
* Able to carry out conceptual studies of the public health engineering systems, estimate plant and space requirements along with the preparation of sketches that can be distributed to the various team members.
* Able to design water, drainage and fire-fighting systems for all types of buildings from concept design through to detail design and tender documentation.
* Able to write design reports and specifications for the public health services to a good standard of technical English.
* Provide design solutions for technical issues in relation to the areas of public health engineering design.
* Able to attend site meetings as required, to resolve on-site technical issues
* Able to review contractors shop drawings and technical submittals.
* Prepare and supervise the preparation of relevant design drawings and managing the production of documentation such as feasibility reports, calculations, specifications, tenders, engineer's estimates and site acceptance documents;
* Represent the company in technical meetings with our clients, supervise the work of more junior staff and provide technical and professional guidance to assist their development.
Key Responsibilities/Duties:
* Able to carry out conceptual studies of the public health engineering systems, estimate plant and space requirements along with the preparation of sketches that can be distributed to the various team members.
* Able to design water, drainage and fire-fighting systems for all types of buildings from concept design through to detail design and tender documentation.
* Able to write design reports and specifications for the public health services to a good standard of technical English.
* Provide design solutions for technical issues in relation to the areas of public health engineering design.
* Able to attend site meetings as required, to resolve on-site technical issues
* Able to review contractors shop drawings and technical submittals.
* Prepare and supervise the preparation of relevant design drawings and managing the production of documentation such as feasibility reports, calculations, specifications, tenders, engineer's estimates and site acceptance documents;
* Represent the company in technical meetings with our clients, supervise the work of more junior staff and provide technical and professional guidance to assist their development.
Requirements
* Degree
qualified in Mechanical or Civil Engineering with minimum of 10 years'
experience in public health engineering building services consultancy OR
Diploma in mechanical or civil engineering with 15 years or more experience in
public health engineering building services consultancy
* Minimum 3 years of Middle East experience
* Experience in the design of building services comprising external and internal sanitary drainage, rainwater drainage water services and fire fighting
* Familiarity with applicable regional and international standards
* Experience within a consultancy environment Building Services
* Strong verbal and written communication skills in the English language, with good report writing, analytical and computer skills
* Minimum 3 years of Middle East experience
* Experience in the design of building services comprising external and internal sanitary drainage, rainwater drainage water services and fire fighting
* Familiarity with applicable regional and international standards
* Experience within a consultancy environment Building Services
* Strong verbal and written communication skills in the English language, with good report writing, analytical and computer skills
About the
Company
The Mott
MacDonald Group is a diverse management, engineering and development
consultancy delivering solutions for public and private clients world-wide.
Mott
MacDonald\'s uniquely diverse 1 billion global consultancy works across 12 core
business areas.
As one of
the world\'s largest employee-owned companies with over 14,000 staff, we have
principal offices in nearly 50 countries and projects in 140.
Senior Manager - Indirect Tax (VAT)
Ernst
& Young
Manama,
Bahrain
The Role
Senior
Manager - Indirect Tax (VAT) - Bahrain
Job purpose: To lead the efficient and successful delivery of indirect tax services to the clients
Client responsibilities
- Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
- Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
- Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken
- Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio
- Work effectively as a member of a worldwide network of professional advisors, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
- Collaborate with a team of customs and international trade professionals to combine diverse cross-border transaction experience with local tax knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries
Technical responsibilities
- To prepare for the potential introduction of VAT in the GCC and to discuss with clients how this may impact them
- To be part of a team responsible for advisory work on VAT impact assessments, VAT readiness programmes and VAT implementation projects
- To develop and lead VAT training programmes for both internal EY teams and externally to tax administrations and the business community
- To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) VAT Framework Agreement Law and its practical application across the GCC member states with particular emphasis on an EU intra state model that will apply in the GCC
- To identify and discuss VAT considerations for clients to be aware of in their outbound investments
- To engage with colleagues in overseas offices to deliver VAT advice in respect of global jurisdictions
- To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) Customs Law and its practical application across the GCC member states
- To understand and apply the regional Free Trade Agreements
- To understand and apply key customs concepts such as valuation, classification and origin
- To work with internal teams to provide indirect tax expertise for audit and transaction projects
People responsibilities
- Help people to develop through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff
- Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
- Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training indirect tax professionals
- Maintain an educational program to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis
- Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
Job purpose: To lead the efficient and successful delivery of indirect tax services to the clients
Client responsibilities
- Build and maintain tax relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service
- Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations
- Manage the successful delivery of tax projects, ensuring technical excellence and practical/business driven approach taken
- Key member of one of the client service groups providing full tax services to a client portfolio
- Work effectively as a member of a worldwide network of professional advisors, sharing responsibility, providing support, maintaining communication and updating senior team members on progress
- Collaborate with a team of customs and international trade professionals to combine diverse cross-border transaction experience with local tax knowledge across a broad spectrum of industries
Technical responsibilities
- To prepare for the potential introduction of VAT in the GCC and to discuss with clients how this may impact them
- To be part of a team responsible for advisory work on VAT impact assessments, VAT readiness programmes and VAT implementation projects
- To develop and lead VAT training programmes for both internal EY teams and externally to tax administrations and the business community
- To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) VAT Framework Agreement Law and its practical application across the GCC member states with particular emphasis on an EU intra state model that will apply in the GCC
- To identify and discuss VAT considerations for clients to be aware of in their outbound investments
- To engage with colleagues in overseas offices to deliver VAT advice in respect of global jurisdictions
- To build a deep understanding of the Gulf Corporation Council (“GCC”) Customs Law and its practical application across the GCC member states
- To understand and apply the regional Free Trade Agreements
- To understand and apply key customs concepts such as valuation, classification and origin
- To work with internal teams to provide indirect tax expertise for audit and transaction projects
People responsibilities
- Help people to develop through effective supervision, coaching and mentoring of staff
- Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for staff
- Contribute to people initiatives, including recruiting, retaining and training indirect tax professionals
- Maintain an educational program to develop personal skills on an ongoing basis
- Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
Requirements
- A Senior
Indirect Tax Professional with at least six to eight years’ experience
- Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred. However, we will consider candidates with from law firms or with relevant industry experience.
- VAT advisory experience is essential.
- VAT implementation experience is desirable.
Additional qualifications (certifications and/or licences if applicable)
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field (MBA, Masters of Tax, JD and LLM a plus) with strong academic credentials
- ACA/CA/ Law qualification / CTA (or equivalent tax qualification)
Skills
- Client focused and commercially aware with ability to build strong client relationships
- Excellent communicator in range of situations in both written and oral English
- Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
- Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels
- Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, manage own budget
- Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
- Arabic language skills considered an advantage but not necessary
- Experience working for a Big 4 accounting firm is preferred. However, we will consider candidates with from law firms or with relevant industry experience.
- VAT advisory experience is essential.
- VAT implementation experience is desirable.
Additional qualifications (certifications and/or licences if applicable)
- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field (MBA, Masters of Tax, JD and LLM a plus) with strong academic credentials
- ACA/CA/ Law qualification / CTA (or equivalent tax qualification)
Skills
- Client focused and commercially aware with ability to build strong client relationships
- Excellent communicator in range of situations in both written and oral English
- Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
- Team player with ability to build effective relationships at all levels
- Project management skills, plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines, manage own budget
- Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically
- Arabic language skills considered an advantage but not necessary
About the
Company
EY is a
global leader in assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services. Our
167,000 people are united by our shared values, which inspire our people
worldwide and guide them to do the right thing, and our commitment to quality,
which is embedded in who we are and everything we do.
EY is
committed to doing its part in building a better working world for our people,
for our clients and for our communities.