Senior Site Project Manager Projects
Senior Site Project Manager (Abu Dhabi Projects)
Job Description Job Alerts Link
Job Title:
Senior Site Project Manager (Abu Dhabi Projects)
Start Date:
1-October-2026
Job Location:
Abu Dhabi
The Senior Project Manager is a senior member of the supervision services team-. S/He manages supervision projects of high complexity and has the highest level of responsibility on site, including team management, schedule and cost control, quality and HSSE management, risk management and client management throughout the project lifecycle. He is the primary point of contact with all parties involved in the project and ensures supervision projects are delivered on schedule and on budget.
He reviews, comments and approves contractor submittals and manages the supervision team to ensure the fulfillment of client requirements, while maintaining a positive and reputable company image in all interactions. The jobholder review, assess and respond to all claims raised by the contractor regarding scope, schedule and cost changes of supervision projects of high complexity and manage variation orders with client and contractor.
He shall stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in the construction supervision space and adopt best practices, where applicable.
- Lead the coordination with client counterparts to finalize project commencement orders for major / supervision projects of high complexity
- Guide the coordination with local authorities to obtain required approvals, licenses, permits etc. for supervision projects
- Manage client relations, including managing project expectations, sharing project progress and issues / risks and responding to client clarifications on technical and contractual issues on major / supervision projects of high complexity
- Ensure client satisfaction with construction supervision services
- Ensure the delivery of quality and HSSE training and awareness sessions to supervision staff, as needed
- Support the Senior Manager - Supervision and the Proposals Section with the development of supervision proposals, including providing input on delivery costs and margins, reviewing technical and commercial proposal submissions and providing input on project and contract risks, as needed
- Ensure contract documents are signed by the contractors and client counterparts and that design NOCs and approvals by authorities are sent to contractors during the pre-construction phase, as needed
- Lead internal and external project kick-off meetings and ensure stakeholders are aligned for major projects or projects of high complexity
- Review and approve the contractor’s work program, ensuring compliance with client and contract requirements
- Guide the verification and communication of project scope baselines, including goals, deliverables and success criteria to relevant stakeholders for major projects and projects of high complexity
- Review and approve contractors’ QA/QC plans
- Review and approve contractors’ HSSE plans and ensure compliance of plans with local codes and regulations
- Review and approve project risk management plans, identifying potential risks and corresponding contingency plans
- Monitor supervision project schedules and investigate reasons for delays with contractors for major projects and projects of high complexity
- Review contractors’ Requests for Information (RFIs) and liaise with local design support teams to obtain required information on queries related to design documents
- Monitor project progress and manage changes in project scope of work with clients and contractors, as needed
- Guide quality inspections on contractors, ensuring all quality issues are raised and non-conformities action plans are developed and implemented
- Ensure the implementation of HSSE procedures and a safety inspection regime on sites including monitoring HSSE activities, recording all site HSSE defects and carrying out accident and incident investigations on sites
- Ensure materials testing for supervision projects, including checking materials samples against specifications, approval of materials testing laboratories, inspection of batch plants,…
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).