Mall Renovation Project Manager – Retail Fit-Out Leader

Mace; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Mace is seeking an experienced project manager for multiple refurbishment and fit-out projects in a major UAE shopping mall. You will lead planning, coordination, and delivery from design through handover, coordinating with client teams, consultants, and contractors.

You will manage live environments, ensure programme and budget adherence, and drive risk mitigation while maintaining safety and quality. The role supports hybrid working options in a dynamic retail setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline.
• Experience in project management within consultancy or construction environments.
• Delivery experience on retail fit-out, refurbishment or redevelopment projects.
• Experience in live operational environments (shopping malls, airports, hotels, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of fit-out processes, MEP coordination, and stakeholder management.
• Experience managing consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage full project lifecycle from design coordination, procurement and construction through to testing, commissioning and handover.
• Act as primary point of contact between client, consultants, contractors, tenants and operational stakeholders.
• Supervise delivery of multiple fit-out and refurbishment projects, ensuring programme, cost, quality and safety objectives are achieved.
• Review and challenge contractor programmes, methodologies, resource plans and construction sequencing.
• Coordinate design development, technical reviews and value engineering initiatives.
• Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks, issues and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure works are aligned with designs, specifications and UAE regulations.
• Chair project meetings and provide regular reporting on status, milestones and risks.
• Manage stakeholder interfaces and communicate with operations to minimise disruption to mall operations.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging, close-out activities and handover.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Construction management

Retail fit-out

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, architecture or construction management

Job description

Mace is seeking an experienced project manager for multiple refurbishment and fit-out projects in a major UAE shopping mall. You will lead planning, coordination, and delivery from design through handover, coordinating with client teams, consultants, and contractors.

You will manage live environments, ensure programme and budget adherence, and drive risk mitigation while maintaining safety and quality. The role supports hybrid working options in a dynamic retail setting.