Assistant Project Manager (Design)

GHD; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 210,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our Design Team in Abu Dhabi, supporting multidisciplinary design projects to ensure quality, schedule and budget compliance while coordinating with Project Managers and Design Managers.

You will manage deliverables, maintain client relationships, liaise with authorities and stakeholders, and contribute to QA/QC, risk management, and BIM workflow coordination using Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks and MS Project or Primavera.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Project Management.
• 47 years experience in design coordination within a consultancy environment.
• Strong understanding of design processes QA/QC and safety-in-design principles.
• Familiarity with BIM workflows and tools (Revit Civil 3D Navisworks) and project scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and managing design projects including schedules budgets and resource allocation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and ensure timely delivery of drawings models and reports.
• Support quality assurance processes risk management and compliance with relevant standards.
• Prepare progress reports dashboards and meeting documentation for internal and client reviews.
• Liaise with clients authorities and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Scheduling

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Project Management

Tools

Revit

Civil 3D

Navisworks

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Description

GHD is a global professional services company delivering advisory engineering and project management services across infrastructure buildings and industry. With a strong presence in the Middle East GHD works closely with public and private sector clients to shape policy standards and frameworks that support safe resilient and future-ready built environments.

We are seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our Design Team in Abu Dhabi. This role will support the delivery of multidisciplinary design projects ensuring quality schedule and budget compliance. You will work closely with Project Managers and Design Managers to coordinate design activities manage deliverables and maintain strong client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and managing design projects including schedules budgets and resource allocation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design teams and ensure timely delivery of drawings models and reports.
• Support quality assurance processes risk management and compliance with relevant standards.
• Prepare progress reports dashboards and meeting documentation for internal and client reviews.
• Liaise with clients authorities and stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Project Management.
• 47 years experience in design coordination within a consultancy environment.
• Strong understanding of design processes QA/QC and safety-in-design principles.
• Familiarity with BIM workflows and tools (Revit Civil 3D Navisworks) and project scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Join us

• Work on iconic projects across the Middle East.
• Collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.

Take on some of the worlds toughest challenges- with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.

At GHD we celebrate the power of a multicultural workforce and champion individual achievement. As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to providing fair and inclusive employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employeesregardless of background identity or experience. We believe that diversity drives innovation and we welcome the unique perspectives that each team member brings to our organization.

Required Experience:

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