Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure

Role overview

Project delivery

• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of large-scale infrastructure and masterplan projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across project phases and develop execution plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and delivery strategies.
• Monitor project performance and correct deviations from schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Coordinate technical teams and integrated project deliverables.

Clients and commercial management

• Act as primary contact for clients and stakeholders, including government authorities, developers, contractors, and project partners.
• Lead project meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder engagement; support Project Directors with executive-level client interactions.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, resource utilization, and commercial performance; support contract administration and commercial reporting.
• Manage risks, variations, claims, and contractual obligations, and contribute to profitability through effective planning and resource management.

Technical leadership and governance

• Provide technical leadership and coordinate design inputs, technical reviews, and quality assurance.
• Promote innovation, value engineering, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with project processes, governance, quality, safety, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Support risk reporting and participate in audits, reviews, and lessons learned.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• At least 15 years’ experience in engineering consultancy, infrastructure project delivery, or major development programmes.
• Recent Dubai project experience, preferably during the past five years, and experience with leading international engineering consultancies.
• Demonstrated management of large-scale infrastructure masterplan and land development projects in Dubai.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, managing client relationships, and coordinating complex project deliverables.
• Strong understanding of project management, project controls, commercial management, contracts, budgets, schedules, resources, and risk management.
• PMP certification, Chartered Engineer status, or equivalent professional accreditation is desirable.

Candidate capabilities

• Strong technical engineering background, preferably in civil infrastructure.
• Strong communication, leadership, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.