Director of Infrastructure Delivery

Dubai Holding; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Dubai Holding Real Estate is seeking a seasoned Infrastructure Project Lead to oversee major developments in the UAE. You will coordinate design, procurement, construction, and commissioning while ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and timelines.

You will manage diverse teams, liaise with authorities like RTA, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, and Trakhees, and drive risk management and governance to deliver high-quality, sustainable infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of infrastructure delivery experience.
• At least 5 years in a senior project management or leadership role.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure including roads, utilities, drainage, district cooling, telecoms.
• Strong experience managing projects across UAE authorities and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with approved scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and sustainability requirements.
• Manage multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, utility providers, and internal stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Drive authority approvals, NOCs, permits, inspections, regulatory compliance with RTA, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, Civil Defence, Trakhees, and other authorities.
• Oversee project controls, including programme management, cost forecasting, risk management, reporting, and governance.
• Manage procurement, contract administration, variations, claims, and consultant/contractor performance.
• Lead technical reviews, value engineering, constructability assessments, and interface management activities.
• Monitor construction progress, testing, commissioning, and handover to ensure successful project delivery.
• Resolve critical project, utility, stakeholder, and site-related issues while mitigating programme and commercial risks.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on project performance, risks, and key decisions.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across project teams.

Skills

Infrastructure delivery

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Regulatory compliance

Cost control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Dubai Holding Real Estate is seeking a seasoned Infrastructure Project Lead to oversee major developments in the UAE. You will coordinate design, procurement, construction, and commissioning while ensuring alignment with scope, budget, and timelines.

You will manage diverse teams, liaise with authorities like RTA, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, and Trakhees, and drive risk management and governance to deliver high-quality, sustainable infrastructure.