Project Manager

Job summary

Project delivery

• Plan, organize, manage, and monitor all project phases.
• Develop execution plans, schedules, resource allocations, and milestones.
• Ensure delivery within approved budgets, quality standards, and contractual deadlines.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, commercial, finance, and site teams; manage subcontractors and suppliers.
• Monitor progress, prepare reports, hold project meetings, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee project documentation, approvals, technical submissions, and close-out.

Business development and tenders

• Identify opportunities in infrastructure and marine sectors and build relationships with clients, consultants, government authorities, and strategic partners.
• Participate in client meetings, presentations, and negotiations; monitor market trends, tenders, and competitors.
• Provide technical and commercial input to proposals, budgets, feasibility studies, and commercial evaluations.
• Lead tender reviews of documents, drawings, specifications, and BOQs; coordinate with estimation and engineering teams.
• Identify tender risks, prepare clarifications and qualifications, participate in pricing strategy, and ensure timely compliant submissions.
• Support post-tender negotiations and contract finalization.

Contracts and risk management

• Review contracts for obligations, liabilities, commercial risks, and requirements; align project execution with contract conditions.
• Manage variations, claims, extensions of time, correspondence, compliance, and records supporting claims.
• Coordinate with legal advisers and consultants when contractual clarification is needed.
• Identify tender and delivery risks, develop mitigation and contingency plans, and assess financial, operational, contractual, and technical risks.
• Recommend measures to reduce delays, disputes, and cost overruns; escalate significant risks with proposed solutions.

Clients, teams, and safety

• Act as the primary contact for clients, consultants, and stakeholders; resolve project issues and maintain client satisfaction.
• Attend progress meetings, technical discussions, and commercial negotiations; build relationships that support repeat business.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, supervisors, and project staff, and delegate and monitor work.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, and staff development through coaching and performance feedback.
• Ensure compliance with UAE laws, environmental regulations, client requirements, and HSE standards; promote a strong safety culture across project sites.

Employment

Requirements

• Lead infrastructure and marine construction projects from tender stage through completion, ensuring delivery within budget and schedule and in accordance with contractual, technical, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide strategic project leadership and report directly to the Managing Director.
• Ensure compliance with UAE regulations, client specifications, company policies, HSE requirements, and applicable environmental regulations.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and mentor engineers, supervisors, and project staff.
• Support business development, tendering, client relationship management, and project award growth.