Manager - Projects

Al Ghurair; Dubai; On-site; AED 335,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Ghurair in Dubai seeks a senior civil construction leader to form and head a new team responsible for delivering large-scale projects from initiation through closure. You will drive delivery to meet scope, budget, quality, safety, and client satisfaction across the company’s new division.

Key duties include overseeing design coordination, managing schedules with Primavera, ensuring UAE and Dubai Municipality compliance, handling variation orders, and leading weekly meetings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of UAE/Dubai civil construction experience.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or architecture.
• DM Certification mandatory in civil construction or related disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project delivery from design coordination through to handover.
• Maintain program schedules using Primavera.
• Ensure compliance with UAE regulations and Dubai Municipality requirements and client RFPs/contractual obligations.
• Handle variation orders, EOT claims, and contractor correspondence.
• Coordinate the design team (architects, engineers, specialists).
• Lead weekly meetings and document actionable items.
• Monitor budget, forecast costs, issue payment certificates, and finalize accounts.
• Submit permits and approve inspections with Dubai Municipality.
• Monitor HSE performance per UAE Labour Law and site HSE plan.
• Provide monthly reports to client covering program, cost, and risk.

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

DM Certified

Tools

Primavera

Job description

Job Description:

Job Description

The role involves forming and leading a new team to manage civil construction projects for the company’s new division. Responsibilities include overseeing projects from start to finish—Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closure—and ensuring delivery meets scope, budget, quality, safety, timeline, client satisfaction, and financial goals.

These steps ensure a project is completed on time, within budget, and to the stakeholders' satisfaction

Responsibilities

Oversee project delivery from design coordination through to handover

• Maintain program schedules using Primavera


• Administer ensuring compliance with UAE regulations and Dubai Municipality requirements and clients RFP and contractual obligations.


• Handle variation orders, Variation EOT claims, and manage contractor correspondence


• Coordinate the design team, including architects, engineers, and specialists


• Lead weekly meetings and document actionable items


• Control project budget, forecast costs, issue payment certificates, and finalize accounts


• Submit permits and approve inspections with Dubai Municipality


• Monitor HSE performance in accordance with UAE Labour Law and site HSE plan


• Provide monthly reports to the client covering program, cost, and risk

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in UAE / Dubai Civil Construction, Building Construction as core experience, and advantages if he have additional experiences in Infrastructure, Fit‑Out, Renovation, or Civil Maintenance Projects.


• Bachelor of Civil Engineering from reputed university/ college


• bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management, or architecture- DM Certified mandatory

Requirements