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Programme Director - Consulting"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
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Programme Director
LOCATIONDubai, UAE
The role will be primarily Dubai office based with travel to Iraq on a visiting basis required.
THE ROLE
Based in Dubai but with regular trips to Iraq, primarily Baghdad, the successful candidate will be accountable for the execution and leadership of the programme to the client's satisfaction, consistent with cost, schedule and contractual requirements while maintaining bottom line responsibility for financial success. Delivery of expected results for financial, HSE, client satisfaction, budget, and schedule performance.Project description
KBR have a five plus three option year contract with the Iraq Ministry of Planning to provide advisory consulting services and assistance in the areas of assessment of feasibility studies and project management, particularly strategic and mega projects, the intention being to create a successful environment for project execution KBR are providing these consultancy services on a Task Order basis covering economic master planning, feasibility, technical and financial review of Iraqi Government initiatives across a number of sectors.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES·Lead and manage a large multi-disciplinary team of consultants to deliver successfully the task orders and the programme in accordance with policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the Company- Develop, implement, and monitor the overall programme as well as individual task order budgets and schedules
- Provide subject matter advisory at executive levels of government (candidate to specify their areas of expertise and previous experience acting in a similar role)
- Health, Safety and Environmental performance
- Client liaison and management
- Day to day management of KBR staff
- Project management reporting to the Client.
- Degree and/or Master's qualification in an appropriate field. MBA would be considered advantageous
- Overall relevant advisory consulting experience 25+ years, with a minimum of 10 years in the Middle East region to include major projects
- Professional memberships and charterships
- Sound knowledge of all aspects of a major advisory consulting assignment. Candidate to advise their specific knowledge areas in their application.
- Excellent report writing and communication skills
- Fluency in English language both written and spoken, Arabic speaking definitely advantageous.
- Leadership
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong customer focus
- Commercial awareness
- Contract negotiation
- Planning & organising
- Accepts Responsibility
- People skills
- HSE Awareness
- Cultural awareness
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