Project Director

Fundación UC CHRISTUS; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Fundación UC CHRISTUS in Dubai is seeking a Project Director to provide senior leadership for major projects, overseeing planning, execution, budgets, resources, and teams to ensure successful delivery within scope, schedule, and quality requirements.

You will lead project managers, engineers, consultants, contractors, and project teams, coordinating with clients and key stakeholders, while monitoring risks, changes, and financial performance to keep projects on track and compliant with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project management and senior leadership.
• Experience managing large-scale or complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and cost control.
• Experience with contracts, procurement, risk management, and quality control.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, and completion.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, and delivery plans.
• Manage project scope, resources, costs, and timelines.
• Monitor project KPIs, milestones, progress, and deliverables.
• Lead project managers, engineers, consultants, contractors, and project teams.
• Coordinate with clients, management, consultants, and key stakeholders.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, delays, and dependencies.
• Oversee project budgets, forecasts, cost control, and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate procurement, subcontractors, materials, and project resources.
• Manage project changes, approvals, claims, and contractual matters.
• Resolve technical, commercial, and operational project issues.
• Prepare project reports, forecasts, and management updates.
• Improve project efficiency, processes, and team performance.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required standards.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Team leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Microsoft Project / Excel

Regulatory/compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

Role Description

A Project Director provides senior leadership for major projects, overseeing planning, execution, budgets, resources, and teams to ensure successful delivery within scope, schedule, and quality requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, and completion.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, and delivery plans.
• Manage project scope, resources, costs, and timelines.
• Monitor project KPIs, milestones, progress, and deliverables.
• Lead project managers, engineers, consultants, contractors, and project teams.
• Coordinate with clients, management, consultants, and key stakeholders.
• Identify and manage project risks, issues, delays, and dependencies.
• Oversee project budgets, forecasts, cost control, and financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate procurement, subcontractors, materials, and project resources.
• Manage project changes, approvals, claims, and contractual matters.
• Resolve technical, commercial, and operational project issues.
• Prepare project reports, forecasts, and management updates.
• Improve project efficiency, processes, and team performance.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to required standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in project management and senior leadership.
• Experience managing large-scale or complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, and cost control.
• Experience with contracts, procurement, risk management, and quality control.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Good commercial and financial understanding.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, Power Point, or related project tools.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or relevant project management certification is advantageous.
• UAE/GCC project experience is advantageous.
• Professional, organized, accountable, proactive, and results-oriented approach.