Project Engineer

Role overview

Planning, permits, and site work

• Build realistic timelines based on scope, site conditions, and authority lead times; maintain trackers, follow up deliverables, flag delays, and prepare weekly progress reports.
• Submit and follow up permits, NOCs, and approvals through UAE authority portals, including DM, RTA, Trakhees, ADM, ITC, Mada Media, DEWA, ADDC, and TAQA, plus developers, landlords, and mall management.
• Maintain approval logs covering submissions, comments, resubmissions, expiry dates, and renewals.
• Conduct site visits and surveys to record measurements and photos and assess access, power availability, and structural constraints.
• Coordinate with contractors and clients during surveys, installation, and handover.

Procurement and documentation

• Carry out quantity take-offs, prepare BOQs, raise material requests, and coordinate delivery schedules with procurement.
• Prepare and manage RFPs and RFQs; create technical and commercial comparison sheets for contractor and supplier selection.
• Collect vendor documents and onboard contractors and suppliers, checking trade licences, insurance, HSE, and company requirements.
• Maintain project drawings, shop drawings, submittals, method statements, permits, and correspondence in a structured digital filing system.
• Organize site visits and meetings, prepare minutes, and track action items through closure.

Commercial and internal coordination

• Support budgeting and invoicing by compiling quotations, delivery evidence, completion certificates, and supporting documents.
• Link Projects with Sales, Operations, TechOps, and Finance to align handovers and go-live dates.
• Provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Projects & Engineering team across multiple active projects.

Technical qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field; Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, or Architectural engineering is preferred.
• At least 3–5 years in project execution or coordination in construction, MEP, signage, outdoor media, or advertising, ideally in the UAE.
• Hands-on UAE authority portal approvals experience, including portals such as DM, RTA, Mada Media, ADM/ITC, TAQA, or Trakhees.
• Working-level AutoCAD and ability to read and mark up architectural, structural, and electrical drawings.
• Valid UAE driving licence.
• Advanced Excel and good PowerPoint and Word skills.
• Notion and practical AI-tool experience, such as Claude or ChatGPT, are a plus.
• DOOH/LED, steel structures, or architecture background is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple high-value projects efficiently under pressure.

Working skills

• Time management, clear written and in-person communication, attention to detail, problem-solving, collaboration, ownership, adaptability, stakeholder management, analytical skills, and quick learning are expected.
• Fluent English is required; Arabic is a strong plus.

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