PROJECT MANAGER – CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION

Role overview

Experience and education

• At least 15 years of relevant construction experience, including 5 years as a Project Manager or Senior Resident Engineer in a construction supervision consultancy.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• Strong Qatar construction/project delivery experience; 7 or more years in Qatar/GCC is preferred.
• Immediate or short-notice availability is requested; Qatar-based candidates are preferred.

Technical and professional qualifications

• Knowledge of building construction, QCS, QA/QC, multidisciplinary site coordination, and FIDIC-based contract administration.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or MS Project, MS Office, and document-control systems.
• Excellent spoken and written English; Arabic proficiency is stated as required.
• PMP certification and MMUP/UPDA registration are preferred, subject to project and statutory requirements.
• Management skills include leadership, planning, delegation, decision-making, negotiation, conflict resolution, and client communication.

Project and team management

• Monitor progress, baseline programmes, milestones, resources, risks, and recovery plans; coordinate with clients, contractors, designers, subcontractors, and authorities.
• Lead multidisciplinary supervision personnel; assign responsibilities, manage staffing and attendance, coach engineers, and assess team performance.
• Chair site and progress meetings, resolve coordination issues, and escalate significant risks.

Site supervision and quality

• Personally conduct daily inspections and verify civil, structural, and architectural work against approved drawings, specifications, and quality requirements.
• Independently manage day-to-day supervision, technical coordination, contractor follow-up, reporting, and inspection requests.
• Identify defects, issue inspection comments, follow up rectification, and verify closure; coordinate specialist inspections with qualified personnel where required.
• Ensure compliance with approved IFC drawings, specifications, QCS, applicable codes, and permits.

Technical administration and reporting

• Oversee reviews of shop drawings, material approvals, RFIs, method statements, ITPs, and site inspections.
• Track NCR closeout, test results, as-built records, authority inspections, and completion documentation.
• Review payment applications, variations, claims, and extension-of-time requests within delegated authority; maintain FIDIC-based correspondence and records.
• Prepare concise weekly/monthly progress reports, early warnings, and management recommendations.

Work arrangement

• Full-time role with in-person work in Doha.