Projects Manager

Position Summary

The Projects Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of real estate projects, overseeing planning, design coordination, procurement, construction, and handover phases. The role ensures adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality benchmarks while maintaining alignment with stakeholder requirements and regulatory standards.

Number of Staff Supervised:
Direct Reports:
Site Contracting Team. Total Reports:
Project-specific teams.

• Manage the entire project lifecycle from inception through completion, ensuring scope, budget, and schedule adherence.
• Lead design coordination between architectural, structural, MEP, and specialist consultants to ensure deliverable alignment.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, resource allocations, and milestone tracking systems.
• Oversee procurement planning and monitor contractor performance against technical and contractual requirements.
• Identify and mitigate project risks through proactive monitoring, reporting, and contingency planning.
• Ensure timely reporting to leadership on progress, risks, KPIs, and project health indicators.
• Manage stakeholder communications and maintain transparency with internal and external parties.
• Enforce scope control and implement structured change management to assess and approve variations.
• Drive compliance with UAE regulatory frameworks, building codes, and global standards in quality and safety.
• Contribute to project close-out, lessons learned, and transition to asset management or operations.

• Project Planning & Scheduling – Define project scope, timeline, and resources across initiatives. Proficiency:
  Intermediate
• Budgeting & Cost Management – Estimate, monitor, and control project costs. Proficiency:
  Intermediate
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues – Proficiency:
  Intermediate
• Stakeholder & Communication Management – Engage and inform stakeholders with timely, transparent communication. Proficiency:
  Intermediate
• Scope & Change Control – Manage and adapt scope while maintaining control and compliance. Proficiency:
  Intermediate

• Internal:
  Director of Projects, Planning, Design, Development, Procurement, Legal.
• External:
  Consultants, Contractors, Government Authorities.

Field and office-based role responsible for daily decision‑making in project execution. Exercises authority over contractors, vendors, and internal coordination within defined scopes and delegated limits.

Manages project budgets, controls expenditures, and contributes to value engineering to ensure cost-effective delivery.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field.

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in managing real estate or construction projects.
• Exposure to UAE regulations, FIDIC contracts, and project management certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).

Note:

This job description provides a broad indication of the role and responsibilities of the position. The position holder may be required to perform additional tasks and responsibilities not listed here, in line with organizational needs and changes in business priorities.