Senior Manager - Projects Holding Real Estate

Dubai Holding’s real estate business has developed strategic destinations and communities that offer unique and attractive lifestyle opportunities to meet the evolving needs of Dubai’s residents and visitors alike. As a master developer, we invest in sustainable infrastructure, accessibility, community amenities and family-focused facilities including community centers, mosques, schools, supermarkets and landscaping.

• Execute assigned DHRE BTS projects in accordance with the approved business plan, project brief, contract requirements, baseline programme, budget, quality standards, and Project Delivery procedures.
• Prepare and coordinate Job Requisition s and project initiation requirements for consultants, contractors, enabling works, and specialist services in collaboration with Development, Design, Procurement and Contracts, Commercial, and other relevant functions.
• Monitor day-to-day construction progress, critical path activities, procurement schedules, design deliverables, material approvals, manpower, equipment, and site productivity against the approved programme and VOWD targets.
• Review contractor and consultant execution, mitigation, recovery, and acceleration plans; track agreed actions and elevate delays, constraints, or underperformance requiring Project Lead or senior management intervention.
• Coordinate resolution of technical queries, RFIs, design interfaces, constructability matters, mock-ups, material submissions, and site issues while protecting approved design intent, quality, cost, and delivery milestones.
• Track project commitments, actual expenditure, cash flow, payment applications, variations, claims, and forecasts against the approved budget; verify supporting information and promptly report potential cost exposure.
• Administer project risks, issues, changes, and decisions using approved DHRE registers and governance processes, ensuring impacts on scope, programme, cost, quality, and handover are recorded and escalated.
• Coordinate NOCs, permits, inspections, testing requirements, Building Completion Certificates, and utility or authority approvals with relevant stakeholders to prevent disruption to execution and handover.
• Monitor consultant and contractor compliance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, QA/QC plans, HSE requirements, statutory obligations, and DHRE policies; track timely closure of NCRs, observations, and audit actions.
• Conduct and document progress meetings, technical workshops, site inspections, and coordination reviews; maintain accurate minutes, action logs, risk registers, dashboards, and project records.
• Coordinate testing and commissioning, snagging and de-snagging, authority completion, TOC requirements, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, training, asset data, and handover readiness with DHRE Handover, Customer Care, Operations, and other end users.
• Support DLP and project close-out by tracking outstanding defects, DLC requirements, final account and SOFA actions, records, and closure deliverables within the agreed timelines.
• Prepare timely and accurate project progress, VOWD, cost, risk, HSE, quality, authority, handover, and close-out reports for review by the Project Lead and senior management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline; a relevant master’s degree is preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or an equivalent recognized project management certification is preferred.
• Strong practical knowledge of developer-side project execution, construction management, contract administration, programme and cost control, quality, HSE, authority approvals, testing and commissioning, handover, DLP, and project…