Project Director

ATKINSREALIS OVERSEAS - ABU DHABI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Housing allowance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a senior leader to deliver large-scale high-rise, mixed-use and villa developments in the UAE. You will oversee design, construction, and commercial teams, acting as the primary interface with clients and authorities to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires 25+ years of major project experience, governance expertise, and a proven track record in the Middle East market. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related discipline.
• 25+ years delivering major building projects in the UAE/Middle East.
• Proven track record leading large, multidisciplinary teams and high-value portfolios.
• Strong governance, commercial management, contracts, and stakeholder engagement.
• Deep understanding of design, construction, and delivery best practices in the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery for complex high-rise, mixed-use, and villa developments.
• Act as primary interface with clients, investors, authorities and stakeholders.
• Establish governance, delivery strategies, risk frameworks, and metrics.
• Oversee design, project management, commercial, and construction functions.
• Drive commercial success through contract administration and cost control.
• Mentor senior project leaders and support business growth through client engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Risk management

Communication

Client management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Job Description Overview

Provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for the successful delivery of large-scale high-rise, mixed-use, residential, hospitality, and villa development projects. Drive project performance across design, commercial, construction, stakeholder management, and governance while ensuring alignment with client objectives, business goals, budget, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements. Your role Lead end-to-end project delivery from concept through handover for complex building developments and master-planned communities. Act as the primary executive interface with clients, investors, authorities, and key stakeholders. Establish project governance, delivery strategies, risk frameworks, and performance metrics. Oversee multidisciplinary teams across design, project management, commercial, and construction functions. Drive commercial success through effective contract administration, cost management, claims mitigation, and financial oversight. Ensure project delivery meets quality, health & safety, sustainability, and regulatory requirements. Provide strategic direction on design management, value engineering, procurement, and construction methodologies. Monitor project progress, identify delivery risks, and implement corrective actions to achieve project objectives. Lead executive-level reporting, steering committee reviews, and critical decision-making forums. Mentor and develop senior project leaders while fostering a high-performance project culture. Support business growth through client relationship management, project pursuits, and market engagement.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.


• 25+ years of experience delivering major building projects, including high-rise towers, mixed-use developments, luxury residential, hospitality, and villa communities.


• Proven track record in leading large, multidisciplinary teams and managing high-value development portfolios.


• Strong expertise in project governance, commercial management, contracts, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.


• Deep understanding of design, construction, project controls, and delivery best practices within the Middle East/UAE market.


• Exceptional leadership, negotiation, communication, and client management skills.

Key Success Measures

• On-time and within-budget project delivery


• Client satisfaction and stakeholder confidence


• Commercial performance and profitability


• Effective risk and issue management


• Quality, safety, and compliance outcomes


• Team leadership and organizational impact

Ideal Profile

Senior leader with extensive UAE/Middle East experience overseeing landmark high-rise and villa developments valued at AED 1B+ and managing projects through the full development lifecycle.

Rewards & benefits

• Tax-free salary.


• Life insurance coverage.


• Medical insurance.


• Annual leave balance.


• Company gratuity scheme.


• Discretionary bonus program.


• Annual flight contribution.


• Transportation & housing allowances.


• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more. Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and technology.