Construction Director (Infrastructure Lead)

AtkinsRéalis; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance

Premium medical insurance

Generous annual leave

Flexible work solutions

Relocation assistance

Transportation & housing allowances

Discretionary bonus

Annual flight contribution

Relocation assistance

Transportation & housing allowances

Wellbeing program

Job summary

A leading engineering services organization is looking for an experienced Construction Director in Abu Dhabi. This role requires over 20 years in leading infrastructure projects, managing multi-discipline teams, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates must hold relevant degrees and possess Chartered status, along with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. The position offers attractive tax-free salary and comprehensive benefits, promoting both professional development and personal wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Over 20 years' experience in infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrable track record in delivering large projects.
• Excellent knowledge of construction techniques and quality control.

Responsibilities

• Manage a multi-functional site supervision team.
• Ensure compliance with project timelines and quality standards.
• Enhance company reputation and develop client relationships.
• Monitor contractor performance for contract compliance.
• Track progress against schedule to ensure on-time delivery.
• Ensure delivery to time, cost and quality with high health & safety standards.
• Mobilise resources to meet current and future commitments and opportunities.

Skills

Leadership in multi-disciplinary projects

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Health & Safety compliance

Project delivery

Education

BSc, BEng, BA or equivalent

Chartered status

Job description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis are currently looking for a degree qualified Construction Director with over 20 years experience in leading infrastructure projects. This individual will manage the construction department in the region. This person must be forward thinking and experienced in running large multi-disciplined site teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing a multi functional site supervision team responsible for delivering a large number of varied infrastructure projects in accordance with the clients requirements.
• Managing key stakeholder interfaces which will include all departments within the client organisation as well as other government departments.
• Overall construction management and control.
• Monitoring contractors for compliance with their contractual responsibilities.
• Monitoring progress of the construction for compliance with schedule.
• Ensure delivery of projects to time cost and quality and ensuring highest standards of Health & Safety are achieved.
• Ensure resources are appropriate to meet current and future commitments and to maximize opportunities.

About you

• The Construction Director will be a qualified professional who is currently working at senior level and is capable of providing planning leadership direction and technical expertise to manage complex tasks and multidisciplinary projects. He must have a minimum qualification BSc, BEng, BA or equivalent have Chartered status and more than 20 years experience ideally is infrastructure projects.
• The Construction Director will also be responsible for maintaining and enhancing AtkinsRéalis reputation with our clients and developing effective long term client relationships thus identifying and developing new opportunities for the Group.
• A demonstrable track record in the delivery of large multi functional projects.
• Excellent knowledge of construction techniques as well project controls procedures quality and health & safety.
• A rounded profile comfortable with planning analysis and managing process and commercial considerations.
• The successful candidate will also be able to mobilise people and teams and drive for a successful delivery.
• Effective in building good working relationships within complex structures both within projects with clients and internally.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career. This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance legal matters family care personal health fitness and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills expand your expertise and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. We are committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

EEO Statement

At AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.

Required Experience

Director