Construction & Technical Manager
Role Overview
The Construction & Technical Manager joins the Projects team to oversee technical delivery of school development projects.
The role covers construction management, technical coordination, authority approvals, project handover, design development, value engineering, and improvements to future school projects.
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About Taaleem
Taaleem is committed to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare; successful applicants will undergo background checks, including references, qualification and identity verification, and police checks.
About the role
The Construction & Technical Manager joins the Projects team to oversee technical delivery of school development projects.
The role covers construction management, technical coordination, authority approvals, project handover, design development, value engineering, and improvements to future school projects.
Construction management and coordination
- Oversee school construction project progress, quality, programme, technical compliance, and overall delivery.
- Coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Manage construction-stage technical issues, design clarifications, risks, and variations.
- Monitor delivery and ensure timely resolution of site challenges.
- Review construction methodologies, technical submissions, and programme impacts.
Approvals and project handover
- Coordinate and monitor authority submissions, NOCs, and approvals; support resolution of authority comments and compliance requirements.
- Monitor approval timelines, construction permits, inspections, and final clearances.
- Oversee completion, testing, commissioning, snagging, and technical handover.
- Coordinate operational readiness with Facilities Management, IT, and School Operations.
- Ensure handover documentation and statutory approvals are completed.
- Manage technical close-out and Defects Liability Period requirements.
Design and value engineering
- Support design management from project brief through concept and detailed design.
- Provide construction-stage lessons learned and technical feedback to improve future school designs.
- Support value engineering, cost optimization, and buildability reviews.
- Identify overengineering, unnecessary design complexity, and recurring construction issues.
- Support implementation of standard design specifications and operational requirements.
Education and experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- 12–15 years of relevant construction management and technical project delivery experience.
- Proven school design and construction experience, including managing educational projects through construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Experience resolving complex technical issues, managing consultants and contractors, and controlling construction variations.
Knowledge and competencies
- Strong understanding of school design requirements, architectural, structural, and MEP systems, and construction coordination.
- Good knowledge of UAE authority approvals, construction regulations, and project delivery processes.
- Strong communication, problem-solving, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Application checks
- Applications are reviewed as received, and the employer may appoint before the closing date.
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