Assistant Project Manager- Specialty Leasing | Real Estate | Asset Management

Job Requisition ID: 176925Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.Overview Of The Role:Driving the project management and construction activities of the Specialty Leasing Department as they relate to Improvements, new developments, and landlord works. Managing and monitoring project progress, driving contractors to value engineer costs and achieve project delivery dates. Delivering the Project, achieving program, financial returns, deliver within budgets and to the desired quality.The role requires the management of the interface between the Malls team, external contractors and Tenants to successfully deliver the operational “project” to the requirements of the end user within budget and to the Master Program.Reporting directly to the Specialty Leasing Manager -, the role holder must have the necessary gravitas, experience, knowledge and personal skills to contribute as a senior member at high level board meetings (when required).The Project Manager will also be expected to attend and contribute to construction site/ progress meeting and chair project co-ordination meetings.The key success factor in this role will lie in the role holder’s ability to implement a high level of analytical, commercial acumen, planning and programming skills to successfully deliver a commercially viable major development project as well as elevating design quality in Specialty Leasing spaces as per standards and guidelines approved by DHFC Mall Management.What You Will Do:Specialty Leasing:Manage and supervise the implementation of approved design and fit out at tenants’ workshop and on site / in mall installations. This includes complying to approved design, approved materials, exact location, complying to HSE standards and industry practice, orientation and alignment with mall corridors, timely execution of works to ensure works are competed prior to mall trading hours each day.Propose locations in the mall for potential clients and concepts that best suits the proposed concepts and in view of adjacent tenancies and vicinity.Create new locations in the mall to generate additional revenue to the mall. This also includes liaising with FM team to arrange MEP provisions.Create LOD and proposed layout for F&B tenant’s external seating to generate additional revenue from common area occupied by main leasing tenants.Manager SL portfolio day to day operations including daily inspections of operating retails kiosk , review and approve work permits, tenant’s operations, complaints, review tenants’ requests and obtain approvals from senior management.Uplifting SL tenants’ quality standard and performance through regular inspection. Enforcing tenants to renovate and change the design when due for renovation or outdated.Liaising with clients, tenants, and internal stakeholders for daily operational issues. Assistance and supporting internal departments during activations and events.Authorities Management:Ensure all projects and activations are done complying to authority’s requirement. This includes obtaining initial approval and final approval from relevant authorities.Design Development:Manage design review and design negotiations for entire SL portfolio which includes kiosks, promotion stands, vending machines, ATM, services, and pocket shops.Update specialty leasing floor plans and storage floor plans in AutoCAD and pdf formats. Due to the nature of specialty leasing, tenants are frequently changed, and hence frequent updates are required from time to time.Prepare LOD (lease outline drawings) and layout drawings in AutoCAD and pdf formats that shall be part of license agreement, proposals sent to potential clients to close a deal, proposal layout and drawings for senior management approval.Project Management:Monitoring the Project Manager/contractors/consultant’s performance with the objective of ensuring the project meets the established objectives relating to time, cost, quality and commercial returns.Act a focal point of contact with clients and tenants, Post finalizing any leasing/commercial deal by SL sales team. This includes technical design discussion, implementation as per mall guidelines