Senior Project Manager

Overview

Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all facets of project management — budget, schedule, procurement, quality, and risk — across individual real estate projects from inception through closeout.
• Interface directly with clients to define project requirements; prepare scope of work, resource plans, cost estimates, budgets, cash flow projections, work plan schedules, milestones, quality controls, and risk registers.
• Read, interpret, and apply standards to complex project documents including contracts, agreements, leases, work letters, project charters, surveys, and architectural drawings.
• Identify and qualify project delivery resources; conduct requests for proposals, lead bid analysis, facilitate evaluation interviews, and recommend appointments to clients.
• Lead and provide direction to multi-disciplined project delivery teams, guiding them toward defined project goals.
• Implement and maintain a structured communication plan, including regular meetings, written reports, and meeting minutes, to keep clients and project teams consistently informed.
• Ensure project documentation governance aligns with company and client requirements; maintain data integrity, accuracy, and timely coordination of all project records.
• Track project progress against approved goals, budgets, and timelines; report on status and variances; develop and execute action plans to address deviations.
• Manage change control processes — assess change requests, evaluate impacts on scope, budget, schedule, quality, and risk, secure client approvals, and issue change orders accordingly.
• Identify complex project risks, lead constructability reviews, and develop and implement risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Apply understanding of business context — including business cases, economic implications, and risk — to project management decisions.
• Analyse inputs from the wider team and make recommendations with direct impact on project and business outcomes.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree (BA, BS, BEng, or BArch) in a technical discipline from an accredited university.
• Minimum of five years of directly relevant experience in the UAE.
• Demonstrated prior experience managing multi-disciplined project teams in a similar senior role.
• PMP certification is required.
• MRICS designation is preferred.
• Full professional fluency in English, both written and verbal; Arabic or additional languages are advantageous.
• Valid UAE driver's licence.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to read and interpret architectural drawings.
• Working knowledge of MS Project, lease structures, construction contracts, and construction practices.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to solve complex problems and evaluate multiple options in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to comprehend, analyse, and interpret complex business and contractual documents.
• In-depth knowledge of financial terms and principles; ability to forecast, prepare, and manage budgets and conduct financial analysis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce reports and deliver persuasive presentations to senior stakeholders and client groups.
• Proven ability to motivate, influence, and negotiate effectively with key team members, senior management, and clients.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Direct client-facing accountability on complex, high-value real estate projects across the UAE market.
• Opportunity to lead experienced, multi-disciplined teams on projects spanning the full real estate lifecycle.
• A full-time, permanent position within a structured and established real estate company operating in one of the world's most active real estate markets.

Application Process

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