Graduate Project Manager-Site based

GHD; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services company is seeking a Project Management Graduate in Abu Dhabi to support technical teams and project managers. The role involves project coordination, documentation, financial reporting, and communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a relevant Bachelor's degree and strong skills in Excel and English. This position offers exposure to large-scale projects and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Mentorship and professional development

Exposure to landmark projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, construction management, quantity surveying or related field.
• Clear written and spoken English; confident contributor in meetings.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, solid Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills.
• Organised, detail-driven, and able to work across multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning scheduling and meeting documentation.
• Prepare and maintain design briefs and progress reports.
• Build and update spreadsheets for programme cost and risk.
• Support communications with clients and internal teams.

Skills

Project coordination

Documentation & reporting

Excel (formulas, lookups, pivot tables)

Written and spoken English

Organised and detail-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in architecture, construction management, quantity surveying or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Job description

Description

With more than 14000 people around the globe GHD is one of the worlds leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water energy and resources environment property and buildings and transportation. Serving clients across five continents and the Pacific region GHD people share a passion for exceeding the expectations of our clients and contributing to their success.

Project Management Graduate

Purpose of the Role

Support project managers and technical teams in planning coordinating and delivering multidisciplinary projects. Focus on accurate coordination documentation data handling and proposal support while learning our project management methods. No line-management or supervisory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Project coordination: Assist with planning scheduling look-ahead updates action logs decision registers and meeting minutes.
• Documentation & reporting: Prepare and maintain design briefs registers transmittals submittal trackers and progress reports; ensure tidy version control and audit trails.
• Data & spreadsheets: Build and update spreadsheets for programme cost risk change and reporting; maintain formulas validations pivot tables and clear formatting.
• Document formatting: Apply house styles and templates across reports registers and presentations; proofread for consistency and clarity.
• Proposals & submissions: Draft and format proposal sections and capability statements; compile curriculum vitae project sheets compliance matrices forms and submission checklists.
• Stakeholder engagement: Support communications with clients consultants contractors and internal teams; schedule workshops and record outcomes.
• Risk quality health safety and environment: Log risks and mitigation actions; help apply project quality procedures and elevate issues appropriately.
• Financial support: Assist with monthly reporting inputs purchase requests simple cost and cash-flow updates and change logs under guidance.
• Site support: Help with site observations photo records snag lists and close-out packs (as required).

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelors degree in architecture construction management quantity surveying or related field.
• Clear written and spoken English; confident contributor in meetings.
• Strong Microsoft Excel (formulas lookups pivot tables data validation) and solid Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills (styles tables section formatting).
• Familiarity with project scheduling tools (for example Microsoft Project or Primavera) is an advantage.
• Organised detail-driven and able to work across multiple deadlines.

Performance Indicators

• Timely accurate trackers minutes and reports.
• Clean document control with reliable metadata and versioning.
• Well-structured spreadsheets and polished compliant proposal inputs.
• Positive feedback from the project team and clients.

Career Path

Project Management Graduate Assistant Project Manager Project Manager Senior Project Manager / Project Director (performance-based progression).

Why Join

Exposure to landmark projects in the Gulf region structured mentorship and professional development and the opportunity to contribute to complex building and infrastructure projects.

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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