Labour Camp Operations & Welfare Lead

CITIC Middle East Contracting L.L.C; Dubai; On-site; AED 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CITIC Middle East Contracting L.L.C is recruiting for a Camp Operations Manager to oversee safe, compliant labour accommodation across UAE projects. You will manage facilities, welfare, and incident response, coordinating with HR, project teams and authorities.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years UAE experience in large-scale labour camps or similar environments, with strong knowledge of MoHRE and Civil Defence requirements and proven cost-management abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in facilities management, business administration, hospitality, HSE or related field.
• Experience of UAE labour accommodation management is preferred.
• Explicit knowledge of MoHRE, municipality, Civil Defence and welfare standards is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage safe, orderly and cost-effective daily operation of labour accommodation across UAE.
• Ensure compliance with MoHRE, municipality and health standards; maintain logs and records.
• Oversee facilities, housekeeping, waste, water, drainage, and life-safety systems; kitchens and dining areas.
• Act as main camp contact for welfare concerns and worker engagement; resolve issues.
• Coordinate emergency response and incident records with relevant teams and authorities.
• Coordinate mobilization, occupancy, arrivals and demobilisation; maintain resident lists and bed-space records.
• Coordinate transport, catering, security and other camp services; monitor quality and feedback.
• Manage service providers, budgets, KPIs and cost-saving actions without compromising welfare.
• Conduct inspections and audits; report non-conformities and closure actions.
• Support planning of new or refurbished camps; develop SOPs and emergency plans.

Skills

Fluent English

Hindi

Urdu

Bengali

Arabic

Mandarin

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Grievance-handling

De-escalation

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Facilities Management, Business Administration, Hospitality, HSE or related

Fire-safety / first-aid or facilities-management certification advantageous

Job description

CITIC Middle East Contracting L.L.C is recruiting for a Camp Operations Manager to oversee safe, compliant labour accommodation across UAE projects. You will manage facilities, welfare, and incident response, coordinating with HR, project teams and authorities.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years UAE experience in large-scale labour camps or similar environments, with strong knowledge of MoHRE and Civil Defence requirements and proven cost-management abilities.