Project Manager - Infrastructure

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 112 offices worldwide.

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 112 offices worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Project Manager - Infrastructure to join our team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The successful candidate will oversee and manage infrastructure projects, ensuring successful delivery within scope, budget, quality, and schedule requirements. This role requires strong project management expertise, stakeholder engagement capabilities, and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills, leadership abilities, and a proactive approach to managing project risks, resources, and stakeholder expectations. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to high-profile infrastructure developments within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Plan, organize, and deliver infrastructure projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with client objectives and organizational standards.
• Develop comprehensive project execution plans, including scope definition, schedules, resource allocation, risk management strategies, and budget estimates.
• Manage project budgets and monitor costs to ensure financial targets are achieved and resources are utilized efficiently.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, consultants, contractors, and specialist advisors to ensure timely and successful project delivery.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, implementing contingency plans where necessary.
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities and maintain strong relationships with clients, government authorities, utility providers, consultants, contractors, and project partners.
• Monitor project progress against established milestones, KPIs, budgets, and schedules, implementing corrective actions as required.
• Coordinate design reviews, procurement activities, construction interfaces, and project handover processes.
• Manage project documentation, contracts, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations.
• Oversee contractor and consultant performance, including contract administration, variations, claims, and commercial matters.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports, dashboards, and presentations to clients and senior management.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Infrastructure Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7+ years of project management experience
  , preferably within infrastructure, transportation, utilities, aviation, rail, energy, water, or urban development projects.
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects through the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction and handover.
• Proven experience managing consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling, cost management, risk management, and reporting.
• Experience in contract administration and commercial management.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder and client relationship management.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

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