Technical Manager

Role Purpose

Key Accountabilities

• + Own the project technical strategy and establish clear technical workflows, responsibilities, trackers, and approval cycles.
• + Lead and mentor technical teams, setting priorities, reviewing outputs, and ensuring timely delivery of all technical deliverables.
• + Ensure compliance with Innovo technical procedures, client/consultant requirements, and relevant authority standards.
• + Manage design coordination across disciplines (roads, utilities, drainage, structures, MEP interfaces) to ensure integrated delivery.
• + Review IFC design packages and identify gaps, clashes, constructability issues, and risks; drive resolution with stakeholders.
• + Lead internal design review workshops and interface meetings to align construction sequencing with technical readiness.
• + Oversee all shop drawings, material submittals, method statements, ITP inputs (as applicable) ensuring quality and timely consultant/client approvals.
• + Maintain project technical trackers (submissions/RFIs/authority approvals) and take corrective actions to avoid programme impact.
• + Ensure site teams are working to latest approved revisions and that superseded documents are removed from use.
• + Lead the RFI process: review, prioritise, escalate, and close RFIs; ensure responses are coordinated and implemented on site.
• + Provide technical direction on design changes, clarifications, and non-standard solutions within delegated authority.
• + Drive constructability reviews and ensure proposed solutions are practical, safe, and aligned with programme and resources.
• + Coordinate temporary works design interfaces (if applicable) and ensure method statements reflect safe and buildable sequences.
• + Support planning and construction with constraint identification and mitigation actions linked to technical readiness.
• + Maintain a technical risk register, identify early warnings, and implement mitigation to protect cost and time.
• + Support commercial/QS teams by providing technical substantiation for variations, claims support (technical aspect), and scope clarifications.
• + Evaluate technical proposals such as alternatives/value engineering (where approved) with clear risk/benefit assessment.
• + Lead technical communication with consultants, client representatives, and authorities to secure approvals and resolve technical issues efficiently.
• + Attend progress/coordination meetings and provide clear status updates on technical deliverables and risks.
• + Oversee preparation of as-built drawings, redlines, test certificates, O&M manuals (where applicable), and final handover dossiers.
• + Ensure close-out packages are accurate, complete, compliant, and submitted on time; coordinate final comments and closure.

, Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Master’s Degree in Project/Construction Management (preferred)
• Professional registration/certification (preferred, where applicable)
• 12–18+ years experience delivering infrastructure projects (roads, utilities, drainage, earthworks, structures; MEP interface exposure beneficial).
• 5+ years in a Technical Manager / Engineering Manager / Senior Technical Lead role on major projects.
• Strong track record managing approvals, design interfaces, and handover deliverables in the UAE/GCC environment.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure construction methods, design standards, and authority requirements.
• Expert in technical coordination: drawings, specifications, approvals, RFIs, constructability.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management—able to influence consultants/clients and internal teams.
• Strong reporting and planning mindset; able to manage priorities under tight timelines.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD/Civil tools and document management systems; strong MS Office capability.