Project Manager​/2B

L&T Construction is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a major RTA Roads and Infrastructure Project in Dubai, UAE
. The candidate will be responsible for overall project planning, execution, commercial performance, stakeholder coordination, and successful delivery within the approved schedule, budget, quality, safety, and contractual requirements.

• Lead the overall execution of highways, roads, bridges, interchanges, drainage, utilities, street lighting, ITS, and associated infrastructure works.
• Develop and implement project execution plans, construction strategies, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Coordinate with RTA, consultants, authorities, clients, subcontractors, and internal departments
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• Monitor project progress, cost, cash flow, productivity, quality, safety, risks, and contractual performance.
• Ensure timely availability of designs, approvals, NOCs, permits, materials, equipment, manpower, and construction work fronts.
• Review baseline programmes, recovery plans, progress reports, cost forecasts, and resource requirements.
• Manage project interfaces between roads, structures, utilities, drainage, traffic diversions, electrical systems, and landscaping works.
• Lead progress, technical, commercial, subcontractor, and stakeholder coordination meetings.
• Identify project risks, delays, and technical constraints and implement mitigation and recovery measures.
• Manage subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and project teams to achieve project milestones.
• Oversee contract administration, variations, claims, extension-of-time submissions, and commercial matters.
• Ensure compliance with RTA requirements, UAE regulations, project specifications, QA/QC procedures, and EHS standards
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• Maintain effective client and stakeholder relationships and ensure timely closure of project issues.
• Drive testing, commissioning, authority approvals, final handover, and project close-out.
• Provide regular project performance reports to senior management.

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised university.
• 20–25 years of experience in roads, highways, bridges, infrastructure, or major civil/EPC projects.
• At least 5 years of experience in a Project Manager or equivalent leadership role on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Previous experience in RTA road or highway projects in Dubai is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of highway construction, structures, utilities, drainage, traffic management, project controls, and authority procedures.
• Good understanding of contracts, claims, variations, cost control, risk management, and project reporting.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, consultants, authorities, and clients.
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness, decision-making, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• PMP or an equivalent project-management certification will be an advantage.

• Roads and Infrastructure Project Management
• RTA Highway Project Experience
• Project Planning and Execution
• Contract and Commercial Management
• Cost, Schedule, and Cash-Flow Control
• Claims, Variations, and Extension of Time
• Client and Authority Coordination
• Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
• Subcontractor and Supplier Management
• Risk and Change Management
• QA/QC and EHS Compliance
• Testing, Commissioning, and Handover

Candidates with proven experience in delivering major RTA highways, interchanges, bridges, tunnels, utility diversions, drainage networks, traffic diversions, and infrastructure projects in Dubai/UAE will be preferred.

Candidates with strong exposure to design-and-build or EPC projects, RTA coordination, contractual management, authority approvals, and end-to-end project delivery will have a distinct advantage.