Assistant Manager - Project Delivery Dubai Holding Real Estate

Dubai Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Dubai Holding is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to support the Senior Manager / Associate Director in delivering multi-disciplinary real estate projects in the UAE. The role focuses on coordinating scope, budget, quality and HSE, while tracking progress, procurement schedules and design milestones.

You'll liaise with consultants, contractors, and authorities to resolve interfaces, maintain logs, and support timely project delivery, reporting into the UAE market with strong coordination,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in construction or project delivery.
• PMP or similar certification preferred.
• Experience in UAE or UAE developer-side preferred.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6 and scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assigned projects in line with scope, budget and schedule.
• Monitor progress, milestones, procurement, design deliverables, and site resources.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, suppliers and authorities to ensure timely delivery.
• Track submissions, RFIs, method statements, material approvals and reports.
• Maintain registers, dashboards, risk/issue logs, and close-out records.
• Support meetings, site inspections and minutes.
• Ensure QA/QC, HSE, and approvals compliance.
• Track payments, variations, and potential cost exposure with Commercial/Finance.
• Coordinate NOCs, permits, inspections, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Support DLP and close-out activities and warranties.

Skills

Project coordination

Progress monitoring

Stakeholder management

Risk tracking

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft 365

Job description

Job Description:

About Dubai 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.

About the Job:

• Support the Senior Manager / Associate Director in coordinating assigned projects in accordance with approved scope, programme, budget, quality, HSE, contractual, and Project Delivery requirements.
• Monitor project progress, key milestones, procurement schedules, design deliverables, material approvals, site resources, and VOWD targets, and highlight delays or constraints.
• Coordinate with internal functions, consultants, contractors, suppliers, and authorities to follow up actions, resolve routine interfaces, and support timely project delivery.
• Track project submissions, RFIs, technical queries, method statements, material approvals, progress reports, and supporting records, and elevate matters requiring senior direction.
• Maintain and update project registers, dashboards, action logs, risk and issue logs, NCR trackers, authority schedules, and other required project records.
• Support progress meetings, technical workshops, site inspections, and coordination reviews; prepare accurate minutes and follow through on agreed actions.
• Monitor consultant and contractor compliance with approved drawings, specifications, QA/QC plans, HSE requirements, statutory obligations, and DHRE procedures.
• Track payment applications, variations, claims, commitments, forecasts, and potential cost exposure in coordination with Commercial and Finance teams.
• Coordinate NOCs, permits, inspections, testing and commissioning, snagging, handover documentation, authority approvals, and completion requirements.
• Support DLP and close-out activities by tracking defects, warranties, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, DLC requirements, final account actions, and outstanding deliverables.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Relevant project management certification, such as PMP, is preferred.
• Working knowledge of project delivery, construction management, programme and cost monitoring, quality, HSE, authority approvals, handover, DLP, and project close-out in the UAE.
• Minimum 7–10 years of relevant experience in construction or project delivery, including experience coordinating multidisciplinary real estate projects.
• Practical experience in site coordination, progress monitoring, contractor and consultant follow-up, project reporting, authority interfaces, testing and commissioning, handover, and close-out; UAE developer-side experience is preferred.
• Project coordination and monitoring across construction, testing and commissioning, handover, DLP, and close-out stages.
• Programme, milestone, VOWD, procurement, resource, risk, cost, variation, claim, and change tracking.
• Technical and stakeholder coordination across civil, architectural, structural, MEP, infrastructure, fit-out, landscape, and specialist works.
• Working knowledge of QA/QC, HSE, NCR and audit closure, authority approvals, snagging, handover, DLP, and close-out.
• Strong reporting, record management, issue follow-up, problem-solving, communication, and escalation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, project dashboards, electronic document control platforms, and scheduling tools such as Primavera P6.

About Dubai 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.