Job Summary

The incumbent will execute the projects within the financial and non-financial budgetary limits, conforming at the same time, to regulations, rules, procedures and quality standards, by designing, supervising and ensuring the execution of all project work as per specifications and drawings, scheduling tasks, reviewing and approving cost & quality reports and ensure a proper coordination with end users for smooth occupying.

Main Responsibilities

A. Shareholder & Financial:

- Responsible for development of operating budgets for the Project.

- Ensure the appropriate engagement of all relevant stakeholders and their engagement at the appropriate level

throughout the project.

- Ensure that all activities are coordinated to ensure cost efficiency and better ROI.

- Ensure the efficient and cost effective implementation of the project in accordance with specified requirements.

- Implements KPI’s and best practices for Engineering Projects Management.

- Promote cost consciousness and efficiency and enhance productivity, to minimise cost, avoid waste, and optimise

benefits for the bank.

B. Customer (Internal & External):

- Responsible for the coordination with concerned user departments to secure the requirements to ensure the proper

plan of project objectives.

- Provide design documents to project staff, for efficient implementation.

- Coordinate with outside contractors, consultants and regulatory authorities where required during the project

execution.

- Coordinate with concerned user departments to secure the requirements and schedule for the respective projects

and works execution.

- Coordinate & follow up with subordinates to ensure implementation of requirements in a timely manner.

- Assist customers in all their queries on Bank’s product and seek solution to their requests.

- Maintain activities in accordance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with internal departments/units to achieve

improvements in turn-around time.

- Build and maintain strong/effective relationships with related departments/units to achieve the Group’s objectives.

- Provide timely/accurate data to external/internal Auditors, Compliance, Financial Control and Risk when required.

C. Internal (Processes, Products, Regulatory):

- Conduct feasibility studies, investigate maintenance requests, and prepare estimates and scope of work.

- Document project requirements from user departments to develop the design specifications.

- Review and finalize design drawings, specifications and tender documents.

- Support the Vice President - Projects Engineering in preparing tender documents and evaluation reports of

tenders with recommendations.

- Monitor the implementation of projects and ensure that they are performed in accordance with the set design

documents

- Monitor the project staff to ensure the optimum coordination with consultants and contractors to ensure the execution

of projects as per the specifications, drawings and programs of work.

- Review and approve the material submittals, shop drawings, etc., and follow-up the procurement of materials.

- Cross check the contractor's valuations, variations, etc., and provide comments/ suggestions to the Vice President

- Projects Engineering for final approval.

- Monitor projects performance through regular site visits and site meetings to ensure the progress of works.

- Review progress reports of the projects in accordance with agreed time and format requirements.

- Inform the Vice President - Projects Engineering of project variations, changes in timelines and provide

recommendations.

- Periodically review material costs and other costs incurred by QNB and compare against budgets, providing

explanations for any adverse variances.

- Thoroughly review and verify the billing and progress of work submitted by contractors and submit comments/

suggestions.

- Monitor the projects budget and attempt to maintain targeted costs.

Use Critical Path Management (CPM), Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) and Gantt charts to

ensure the timely completion of projects by identifying critical paths, slack time and coordinate project efforts to meet

timeline.

- Manage the projects budget, risks & issues and provide resolution of issues

- Monitor the progress of each change project and initiate actions to permit all planned activities to remain on track.

- Review materials being used at sites for quality, quantity, price and follow-up on any requirements.

- Visit frequently the sites for ensuring progress of work, usage of materials, etc.

D. Learning & Knowledge:

- Maintain a good understanding of project design techniques, methodology and best practices for a wide variety of

small to large-scale projects.

- Proactively identify areas for professional development of self and undertake development activities.

- Seek out opportunities to remain current with all developments in professional field.

E. Legal, Regulatory, and Risk Framework Responsibilities:

- Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory and internal compliance requirements including, but not limited to,

Group Compliance Policies and Procedures (AML & CTF, Sanctions Policy, Data Protection Policy, Fraud Control

Policy, Whistle Blowing Policy, Conflict of Interest and Insider Dealing Policy).

- Understand and effectively perform your role under the Three Lines of Defence principle to identify measure,

monitor, manage and report risks.

- Ensure systematic good outcomes for clients in accordance with Conduct Risk policy.

- Support the framework of RCSA, KRI, Incident reporting and remediation, as appropriate, in accordance with the

Operational Risk Management requirements.

- Maintain appropriate knowledge to ensure full qualification to undertake the role.

- Complete all mandatory training provided by the Bank, attain, and maintain the required levels of competence.

- Attend mandatory (internal and external) seminars as instructed by the Bank.

F. Other:

- Ensure high standards of data protection and confidentiality to safeguard commercially sensitive information.

- Maintaining utmost confidentiality concerning customer and internal bank information obtained during the course

of business and provide such information on a need to know basis only to Senior Management of QNB, Audit and

Compliance functions, and relevant Regulators.

- Maintain high professional standards to uphold QNB's reputation and to strengthen its market leadership position.

- All other ad hoc duties/activities related to QNB that management might request from time to time.

Education and Experience Requirements

- A University Degree in Civil Engineering/ Architecture

- At least 8 years of experience in a job of similar nature