Operations Leader: Design & Project Delivery

Client of AW Connect; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant

Job summary

Client of AW Connect in UAE seeks an experienced Project Director to lead interior contracting projects from award to handover, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and to standards. The role reports to the General Manager and oversees design, project management and specialist delivery teams.

Responsibilities include managing schedules, budgets, milestones, invoicing logic, client relationships, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver multiple projects with a disciplined focus on

Qualifications

• 12+ years of UAE experience in fit-out or interior contracting.
• 5+ years leading project management and design teams.
• Strong commercial judgement and disciplined approach to quality.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and coordinate teams.
• Strong leadership, planning and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Own project schedules, budgets and margins across all active projects.
• Lead and develop designers, architects, project managers, site supervisors and specialist teams.
• Verify progress against contract milestones to support accurate client invoicing.
• Work with Accounting to keep client payments on schedule.
• Address quality inspection findings and manage snagging through to final handover.
• Resolve delivery issues and maintain strong client relationships.
• Report weekly on project progress, cost variances, payment status and client concerns.

Skills

Project leadership

Team coordination

Budget management

Quality control

Client relationship management

Job description

Client of AW Connect in UAE seeks an experienced Project Director to lead interior contracting projects from award to handover, ensuring on-time delivery within budget and to standards. The role reports to the General Manager and oversees design, project management and specialist delivery teams.

Responsibilities include managing schedules, budgets, milestones, invoicing logic, client relationships, and coordinating multidisciplinary teams to deliver multiple projects with a disciplined focus on