Project Director - Infra

NSR Associates - Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NSR Associates - Middle East seeks a Project Director to lead delivery of major infrastructure projects in Dubai, with a strong tunnelling background. The role requires a proven UAE/region experience and a track record in main contracting environments, delivering complex civil works.

The successful candidate will provide strategic direction, manage major client and stakeholder relationships, and steer programmes, budgets and safety standards across large projects in Dubai and the UAE.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering major infrastructure projects.
• Strong main contractor background is essential.
• UAE experience and understanding of local market preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for major infrastructure projects from mobilisation to completion.
• Take responsibility for programme, commercial performance, quality, safety and client relationships.
• Lead large multidisciplinary project teams and senior management functions.
• Oversee complex tunnelling and underground works delivery.
• Drive governance, reporting and performance management across projects.

Skills

Tunnelling experience

Project leadership

Contract & procurement

Stakeholder management

Senior leadership

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

Employment Type: Full-time

The Opportunity

An established international engineering and construction organisation is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of major infrastructure projects in Dubai.

This is a senior leadership position suited to an individual with a strong main contracting background, extensive experience delivering complex infrastructure projects, and a proven track record within the UAE.

A key requirement is significant tunnelling experience, alongside broader exposure to major infrastructure and civil engineering projects.

The successful candidate will take overall responsibility for the leadership, delivery and commercial performance of major projects, working closely with clients, consultants, contractors and senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for major infrastructure projects from mobilisation through to completion.
• Take full responsibility for project delivery, programme, commercial performance, quality, health & safety and client relationships.
• Lead and manage large multidisciplinary project teams and senior management functions.
• Oversee the delivery of complex tunnelling and underground infrastructure works.
• Provide strategic direction across wider infrastructure packages, including major civil engineering and transportation projects.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, government entities, consultants, subcontractors and key project stakeholders.
• Drive project performance against agreed budgets, programmes and contractual requirements.
• Identify and manage commercial, contractual, technical and operational risks.
• Ensure effective project governance, reporting and performance management.
• Lead project teams through complex construction challenges and provide senior-level decision making.
• Support business development and the identification of future infrastructure opportunities across the UAE and wider region.
• Champion best practice across safety, quality, sustainability and project delivery.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be an established Project Director / Senior Project Director / Project Executive with extensive experience delivering major infrastructure projects.

You will ideally have:

• Extensive experience working for a main contractor / major construction contractor.
• Strong and demonstrable tunnelling experience — this is a key requirement.
• Experience across other major infrastructure disciplines, such as highways, transportation, rail, bridges, utilities, underground infrastructure or other complex civil engineering projects.
• Previous UAE experience, with a strong understanding of the local construction and infrastructure market.
• Experience managing major projects with significant contract values and large multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong commercial, contractual and stakeholder-management capability.
• A proven ability to operate at senior leadership level with clients and key government/infrastructure stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and leadership skills.
• A relevant degree in Civil Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure or a related discipline.

What’s on Offer

• Senior leadership position within a major international organisation.
• Opportunity to lead some of the region’s most significant infrastructure and tunnelling projects.
• Dubai-based role with exposure to major UAE infrastructure programmes.
• Significant responsibility and influence at project and organisational level.