Lead Project Manager

Turner & Townsend; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Ras Al Khaimah is seeking a Lead Project Manager to serve as the primary client interface. This role requires robust experience in new builds within the real estate sector, along with strong project management skills. The successful candidate should have a degree in engineering or construction management and at least 10–15 years of project management experience, preferably in UAE. This is an opportunity to shape the Project Management division while ensuring quality, safety standards, and client satisfaction.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Supportive work-life balance

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years of Project Management experience.
• UAE experience strongly preferred for this role.
• Real-estate project experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key client interface ensuring objectives are met.
• Develop and manage governance and communication systems.
• Monitor overall team performance and implement improvements.
• Manage client stage gateway reviews and design stage deliverables.

Skills

Project Management

Communication Skills

Risk Management

Team Performance Monitoring

Education

Degree in engineering or construction management

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority‑owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, and we work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

This opportunity will be based in Ras‑Al Khaimah. The Lead Project Manager will act as the key, day‑to‑day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality, sustainability and safety standards.

Ideally you will have strong new build or refurbishment / extension / upgrade or enhancement project experience within the real‑estate sector. We are looking for an enthusiastic, self‑motivated individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference to the Project Management division.

Key Attributes and Duties

• Develop and manage a suite of governance, communication and management control systems for the proper conduct and assured delivery of the client’s essential services and works.
• Review the organisation structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures.
• Monitor overall team performance and initiate any required safety or performance improvement measures and methodologies.
• Monitor and audit compliance with the requirements of the management systems and report as required.
• Continually identify any project risks, actively assign and manage mitigations as appropriate.
• Initiate and conduct weekly technical and progress meetings relating to the services and works.
• Manage any client stage gateway reviews and attainment of conditions precedent to such approvals.
• Manage the attainment of design stage deliverables to schedule and quality that may be concurrent with any fast‑track works package procurements and associated permitting and approvals requirements.
• Attend the site(s) as often as required to review HSSE, logistics and progress against the programme.
• Produce formal reports on project progress measured against the baseline and milestone dates and agreed project‑wide KPI’s.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad‑hoc reports on project progress for the Employer’s representative, and conduct presentations as required.
• Manage and administer the relevant contracts, affording appropriate protection of the client’s interests.
• Manage the timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, construction management or an equivalent technical qualification.
• Real‑estate project experience preferred.
• Minimum 10–15 years Project Management experience.
• UAE experience is strongly preferred for this role.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life, and to support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work‑life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com.