Company Description

Providing water, energy and waste management solutions for 160 years, Veolia offers public authorities and industries with a range of water, energy and waste management services vital to human development and sustainable growth in 48 countries around the world. We continue to adapt and innovate inline with economic growth and human development by designing and implementing solutions that will have a positive impact on the environment and resources. As Veolia Resourcers, our goal is to build a better 21st century.

In the Near & Middle East, Veolia works with industries, governments and communities, retail and commercial businesses to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions that are needed today and in the future. Through public-private partnerships and innovative contractual schemes, Veolia is committed to achieving quantifiable results with sustainable, pragmatic environmental solutions.

Key figures:

• More than 3,000 employees in the Near & Middle East (in addition to the 5,000 for Enova which reports directly to Veolia AMO, for Facility Management and energy Efficiency contracts in the ME)
• A strong local network across the region (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, KSA,Lebanon,Jordan, Turkey)
• 30 years of sustainable partnerships with more than 6,000 reference

Behaviour promoting security and safety is the prime responsibility of all Veolia employees, and it cannot be overruled by any specific mission related to the position. And the right mindset of continuous improvement is part of the commitment of all employees.

Health & Safety

Complying with the Health & Safety procedures, including wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) as and when required is compulsory for all employees, and meeting local regulations related to Health. Participating in toolbox talks, reporting incidents and near misses are also part of the missions to ensure the safety of other employees and participating into a safe behaviour that Veolia ME is promoting in every site

Values

Complying with Veolia Group Values; Responsibility, Community Spirit, Respect, Innovation and Customer Focus. Taking initiative by always acting in a professional and ethical manner to represent Veolia in a courteous, helpful and business-like behaviour. Maintain an uncompromised level of confidentiality and integrity related to all Veolia\'s information and operations in general including all corporate policies and procedures.

Ethics and Compliance:

Complying to the Ethics Guide of the group, by presenting the values that Veolia wishes to promote internally, as a point of reference for ethical behaviour. An instrument to guide behaviour and a tool for internal cohesion, which also aims to foster trust in relationships with stakeholders. Our values as well as the rules of conduct and actions that stem from them are part of the general requirement for compliance, which aims to prevent legal and reputational risks.

Security

The Middle-East comprises multiple countries with complex political situations, which can generate some risk to the security of the employees and their relatives. An appropriate behaviour, in line with the local habits and culture is required, along with the strict compliance on security procedures when travelling to a country that has a certain level of risk.

Cyber security

An employee can expose himself or the company to very large risk if he does not comply with cyber security policy. This Cyber Security is at the heart of the IT strategy with the SATAWAD (Safe AnyTime AnyWhere Any Device) strategy, for which the commitment of each employee is key

Continuous improvement

Being the world leader in environment services brings high expectations from clients, partners and customers. Such expectations can only be fulfilled with the right mindset of continuous improvement. It is through the attentive sight of each employee and their willingness to make things more efficient, better for the environment or with positive societal impact that we can strengthen our position of leader.

Digitally minded

Digital is one of the main pillars of the strategy of Veolia, to enhance the capabilities of our employees. Also, the level of digitalisation of the companies can significantly impact the satisfaction of the employees and clients, as such, having digitally minded employees is key to remain attractive in the market.

This appetite to resource the world is what makes us #Resourcer.

Job requirements & scope:

The Project Control Manager will be responsible for the administration of cost and schedule control on the project including budget set up, project schedule, updates and monitoring, change management, variation estimating, cost reporting, risk contingency and management and all forecasting activities and reports and to provide regular reporting on project progress, cost and performance. They must perform their duties safely and in compliance with procedures and protocols. The Project Control reports to the Capex Delivery Manager.

The project is an integrated industrial hazardous waste treatment complex (capacity 66,000 tons per year, 200 FTE) in Ruwais, in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. The complex is already operational and consists of two main facilities: the Hazardous Waste Treatment Facility at BeAAT (capacity 60,000 tons per year and includes thermal desorption unit, deoiling tricanter, stabilisation unit, Class I and II landfills, PCT, mercury treatment unit, and incineration lines) and the Natural Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) Treatment Facility (new decontamination facility, capacity 6,500 tons per year and includes systems for high pressure water descaling, incineration and encapsulation of ashes).

Job responsibilities:

• Working with the project management team and business unit to develop project objectives, execution strategy, work breakdown structure and contracting strategy
• Analyse schedule and financial risk on projects and programs
• Maintain project Risk Register and have it updated regularly
• Prepare and control the baseline schedule.
• Monitoring actual performance against the schedule to identify delays and suitable mitigation measures.
• Interfacing with the project technical staff to define changes to schedules and identification of variances from the original plan.
• Identifying and evaluating associated schedule, and resource conflicts.
• Working closely with the contractors and vendors: evaluating their schedules, and actively managing the schedules with them to ensure a successful outcome.
• Shutdown planning: plan works according to annual plant shutdowns
• Review and formally document lessons learned and develop processes and communicate solutions to prevent and overcome problems leading to inefficient shutdowns.
• To review the Subcontractors Planning and actual work progress.
• To prepare the Project Resource Requirement / Projections based on the Live update of the schedule.
• To plan, lead, coordinate and prepare cost control reports for the project.
• Overlook the work of the quantity surveyor(s) as support when needed
• Attend management reviews, project and portfolio risk reviews and prepares related reports to be presented as required
• Studies the contract scope, requirements, challenges, and direct & indirect cost and schedule analysis risk assessments.
• Assists internal stakeholders in forecasting the strategic resource requirements of the business unit.
• Assists in analysing the resources productivity and updating the master productivity sheet for the business unit.
• Ensures the cost control procedure is implemented for all project aspects and coordinates with the project manager and department managers to ensure that the completion of project activities complies with the budget requirements.
• Coordinate the preparation of claims with the contracts department and reviews and analyses the cost impact of claims.
• Overview and assist the preparations of variation orders.
• Lead and supervise the cost control function during the preparation of the job budget.
• Highlights potential over-run incidents and recommends corrective action based on the status and summary reports.
• Prepare and provide project\'s cost analysis highlighting cost variances, cost to complete and any unusual findings in the cost of the project to the business unit.
• Analyses project KPIs and provides early alarm to project management and business unit management
• Coordinate with multiple internal or external project and business teams: Finance, procurement, design, construction, and other external parties.
• Prepare and present clear and concise technical reports to management.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all Company\'s staff, contractors and the client representative.
• Analyse operational and technical problems and solve, implement solutions accurately

Qualifications

Educational requirements:

• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering or a related discipline (Msc Degree is a plus)

Required experience and skills

• 8+ years of experience inIndustrial plants with Project Planning & Control functions tasks
• Experience in a similar role and familiarization with waste treatment and incineration plant operational management is preferred. Previous experience in Power Generation or similar processes is an asset.
• Demonstrated in depth experience in construction planning/scheduling, cost control and estimating
• Experience in Brownfield Construction Projects is a plus
• Great analytical and math skills
• Excellent computer literacy and knowledge of Planning and Cost control Standard tools and software.
• Able to work in a team setting.
• Able to perform physical activities related to their duties
• Fluent in English is a must
• Fluent in Other languages is a plus

Additional Information

Working conditions:

Veolia group aims to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 220,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides game-changing solutions that are both useful and practical for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and replenish them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million people with wastewater service, produced nearly 48 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (listed on Paris Euronext: VIE) recorded a consolidatedconsolidated revenue of \xe2\x82\xac28.508 billion in 2021. www.veolia.com
The successful candidate will have access to a wide range of opportunities across the Veolia Group. The working environment is friendly and professional, in a market where the company has a solid reputation.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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