Construction Manager

RAQ Contracting; Dubai; On-site; AED 133,920 - 200,880; Full time

Job summary

RAQ Contracting is seeking a site supervisor to oversee all on-site construction activities for the project, ensuring work aligns with plan, budget, and schedule. You will coordinate field teams, monitor productivity, safety, and quality, and report progress daily to the Projects Control team.

You will liaise with QA/QC, consultants, and subcontractors, issue site instructions, manage material logistics, and support continuous improvement through new methods and efficiency initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes manpower, equipment, and materials on site to meet budget.
• Supervises construction work to ensure completion within time, cost, and quality standards.
• Monitors attendance, productivity, and safety of site staff and non-staff.
• Prepares project and manpower schedules, material logs, and draws logs; coordinates with Planning and Cost Control.
• Coordinates material requisitions and supplier deliveries; oversees site store inflow/outflow.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Optimizes overall construction manpower, equipment, and materials allocation on site to meet budget.
• Supervises the complete construction work of assigned project and ensures its completion within budgeted time, cost and productivity and quality standards.
• Supervises overall attendance, productivity, and safety of construction staff and non- staff on site.
• Assists Project Manager with preparation of Project Schedule, Manpower Schedule, Material Log, and drawing log, and any changes thereof in coordination with Planning and Cost Control Units for initial project planning.
• Issues all site-related material requisition forms using Product Catalogue, coordinates purchase and delivery of required materials in coordination with supplier, and oversees inflow/outflow of site store materials.
• Ensures that the quality of material and installation of work is in accordance with the acceptance criteria identified for the project by QA/QC.
• Conducts daily meetings with site staff to organize work scope for the day/next day to ensure proper planning of site supervisory staff.
• Responsible for issuing instructions to the site staff to complete the works in accordance with the project plan, schedules, specifications, contract and allocated resources.
• Responsible for monitoring all sub-contractor works to ensure that the works are as per the job specifications, timeline and contract requirements.
• Monitors and compiles productivity rates as required by the Planning and Cost Control units.
• Reviews and comments on methods statements issued by QA/QC to ensure timely compliance and execution of the works.
• Responsible for the timely relaying of daily site progress reports to Projects Control.
• Responsible for the safety at site by coordinating with the site engineer and the safety officer.
• Ensures his site image is in compliance with Company standards and policies.
• Leads the site meetings to validate accurate forecasting and allocation of resources.
• Corresponds with consultants and sub-contractors on site-related matters and ensures good relations with them.
• Manages the overall site logistics to ensure efficient coordination and execution of works.
• Manages the process of attaining necessary consultant/authority approval needed to maintain execution schedule
• Assists in the introduction of new methods of construction, equipment, and machinery to improve the construction process.
• Promotes a culture of logistic planning and productivity measurement.