Project Engineer – Construction & Project Management

About ABYAT

Role overview

Construction and site management

• Manage daily construction and fit-out work across assigned sites and ensure delivery follows approved drawings, specifications, schedules, quality standards, and contracts.
• Coordinate contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and internal stakeholders; inspect sites and hold progress meetings to identify issues, delays, quality concerns, and risks.
• Review method statements, material submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, and technical documents; monitor contractor performance and corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with HSE requirements and applicable UAE construction regulations.

Project management

• Support or lead delivery from planning and design coordination through construction, testing, commissioning, handover, and closeout.
• Develop and monitor schedules, milestones, budgets, resources, and deliverables; track progress and identify potential delays or cost overruns.
• Maintain risk registers and mitigation plans; coordinate project meetings and document decisions, responsibilities, and actions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, manage stakeholders, and escalate critical issues.
• Support value engineering and cost control without compromising quality or operational requirements.

Authorities and contracts

• Coordinate submissions, approvals, inspections, NOCs, permits, and completion documentation with relevant authorities and project teams.
• Ensure compliance with Dubai building codes and authority requirements, including Dubai Municipality and Dubai Civil Defence processes.
• Support contractual compliance, review claims, variations, extension-of-time requests, and other contract matters, and maintain project records.
• Apply FIDIC contract knowledge and monitor scope, variations, and contractual or commercial risks.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Architecture, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5–8 years of relevant construction and project management experience, including significant Dubai or UAE experience and hands-on site construction.
• Strong experience with Dubai authorities, building codes, permitting, and regulatory requirements.
• Good practical knowledge of FIDIC contracts and experience managing contractors, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, risk management, quality management, and project reporting.
• Experience with commercial, retail, showroom, mall, or similar building projects is highly preferred; PMP certification is strongly preferred.