Sr. Projects Manager

Role overview

Project and site management

• Manage department staff, daily project operations, and allocation of manpower and labour across sites.
• Visit sites to verify progress, manpower use, quality, and conditions; review inspection reports, identify discrepancies, and recommend corrective actions.
• Develop and monitor project execution plans, construction schedules, milestones, completion forecasts, and handover deadlines.
• Review Daily Progress Reports, compare progress with schedules, identify delays, and assess overtime requests against actual requirements and targets.
• Prepare consolidated project progress reports and management updates, and highlight forecast completion dates, risks, and delays.
• Coordinate resources, materials, and manpower across all sites.

Clients, cost, and reporting

• Manage client relationships, attend client meetings, and resolve project concerns and operational issues.
• Lead the Quantity Surveying team; review and verify BOQs, quantities, cost estimates, and subcontractor quotations.
• Check BOQ quantities against contract documents and approved drawings.
• Update management on project status, financial receivables, milestones, and pending issues.

Candidate requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory.
• Minimum 10+ years of UAE construction experience.
• Experience managing multiple projects, including villas, residential, commercial, and building projects.
• Strong understanding of BOQs, quantity surveying, contract administration, variations, and payment applications.
• Knowledge of UAE construction regulations, authority requirements, and industry standards.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, negotiation, and problem-solving skills; proficiency in MS Office.
• MS Project or Primavera proficiency is preferred; a valid UAE driving licence is mandatory.
• DM-approved G+ and unlimited approvals, Trakhees green/orange card, and DM steel structure G+4 approval are preferred.

Compensation and benefits

• Pay is AED 14,000 to AED 16,000 per month.
• Benefits include a company-provided car, fuel, car maintenance, paid annual leave, and a company mobile phone and SIM.

Work location

• Work location is in person.

Notice period

• Candidates with a notice period of one to two weeks are preferred.