Construction Project Managr / Site Construction Director

rising branch; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 220,000 - 331,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible part-time work

Fully remote arrangement

Competitive compensation

International project exposure

Professional growth

Safety and quality focus

Job summary

rising branch is hiring a Construction Project Manager / Site Construction Director for a fully remote, part-time role based in the United Arab Emirates. The candidate will lead projects from planning through commissioning and handover, coordinating contractors, engineers, and suppliers while managing budgets and schedules.

The role demands 3+ years in construction PM or site management, a Civil Engineering or related degree, strong leadership and safety focus, and the ability to work with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years in construction PM, site management, or related.
• Strong scheduling, budgeting, cost control, and risk management knowledge.
• Ability to read drawings and technical specs.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• High commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead construction projects from planning through handover.
• Develop schedules, budgets, milestones, and execution plans.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, engineers, and suppliers.
• Monitor progress against schedules, budgets, and quality standards.
• Review drawings, method statements, and project plans.
• Manage risks, issues, variations, and corrective actions.
• Oversee site coordination and sequencing of activities.
• Track costs, variations, and overall commercial performance.
• Ensure health, safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Coordinate inspections, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Maintain project records and provide management updates.
• Communicate status, risks, and decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Identify productivity and cost-efficiency improvements.
• Support lessons-learned and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related

Tools

Construction management software

Project planning tools

Spreadsheets

Digital collaboration platforms

Job description

We're Hiring: Construction Project Manager / Site Construction Director

Location: United Arab Emirates (Remote)

Employment Type: Part-Time

Experience Level: Mid-Level to Senior

Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

About Us

We are a globally focused organization supporting construction, engineering, infrastructure, and property-development initiatives. Our teams combine technical expertise, project management, commercial planning, and quality-focused execution to deliver projects safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. We value safety, accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager / Site Construction Director to lead construction projects from planning and pre-construction through execution, commissioning, handover, and closeout. The ideal candidate combines strong construction knowledge with effective leadership, project controls, stakeholder management, and commercial awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead construction projects across planning, mobilization, execution, commissioning, and handover.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, resource plans, milestones, and execution strategies.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
• Monitor construction progress against approved schedules, budgets, specifications, and quality standards.
• Review drawings, technical documentation, method statements, project plans, and construction requirements.
• Manage project risks, issues, variations, dependencies, and corrective actions.
• Oversee site coordination and ensure construction activities are properly planned and sequenced.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor performance against contractual requirements.
• Coordinate procurement, material planning, equipment requirements, and site resources.
• Track project costs, commitments, variations, forecasts, and overall commercial performance.
• Ensure appropriate health, safety, environmental, and quality standards are maintained.
• Coordinate inspections, testing, approvals, commissioning, and final handover activities.
• Maintain accurate project records, progress reports, meeting documentation, and management updates.
• Communicate project status, risks, milestones, and key decisions to senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, construction methods, cost efficiency, and delivery performance.
• Support lessons-learned initiatives and continuous improvement across construction operations.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in construction project management, site management, engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related discipline preferred.
• Strong understanding of construction processes, project controls, site coordination, and contractor management.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, budgeting, cost control, quality management, and risk management.
• Ability to interpret construction drawings, technical specifications, schedules, and contractual documentation.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.High attention to detail with a strong commitment to safety, quality, and compliance.
• Familiarity with construction-management software, project-planning tools, spreadsheets, and digital collaboration platforms.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to manage competing project priorities.
• Ability to work independently and effectively with distributed project teams.
• Professional certifications are not required unless specifically relevant to the role.

What We Offer

• Flexible part-time work with a fully remote arrangement.
• Opportunity to contribute to international construction and infrastructure projects.
• Exposure to diverse engineering, development, and project-delivery environments.
• Access to modern project-management, reporting, and collaboration technologies.
• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and responsibilities.
• Professional growth through construction leadership and strategic project-management responsibilities.
• Collaborative international environment focused on safety, quality, efficiency, accountability, and successful project delivery.