Assistant Project Manager (UAE Nationals only)

Role and setting

Project delivery and technical coordination

• Support day-to-day project management through design, procurement, construction, and handover.
• Track programmes and milestones; raise potential delays or risks.
• Attend design, progress, and coordination meetings and circulate minutes and action trackers.
• Join site visits and help prepare progress, quality, and health and safety inspection reports.
• Coordinate information among clients, consultants, contractors, and authorities.
• Review design submissions, drawings, and specifications against the project brief; track authority approvals, including Dubai Municipality, DDA, Trakhees, RERA, Civil Defence, and DEWA.

Cost, reporting, and handover

• Assist with budgets, cash-flow forecasts, cost reports, variation orders, payment applications, and change requests.
• Support tender document preparation and tender analysis.
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and client presentations; maintain correspondence, RFIs, submittals, risk registers, and document-control logs.
• Support handover activities, including snagging, testing and commissioning, O&M manuals, and defects tracking.

Learning and quality

• Learn Savills’ project management processes, systems, and quality procedures through on-the-job training and mentoring.
• Work toward a recognized professional qualification, such as RICS APC or equivalent, with company support.
• Gain exposure to client, consultant, and contractor relationships across varied project types.
• Follow company quality procedures and applicable UAE health, safety, and environmental requirements.

Education and knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree, final-year student, or recent graduate in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Basic understanding of construction processes and the project lifecycle.
• Working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel; exposure to MS Project, Primavera P6, AutoCAD, or Bluebeam is an advantage.

Skills and eligibility

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Good organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Eager to learn, professional, reliable, and a good team player.
• UAE passport and family book.