Project Engineer

-; Al Bihouth; On-site; AED 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and hospitality group in the UAE seeks a Project Manager to oversee fit-out projects. The ideal candidate will manage project execution, coordinate approvals, and ensure compliance with design standards. Required qualifications include a degree in architecture or civil engineering and 5-7 years of site experience. This role offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic team with a focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences in the home furnishings sector.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of extensive fit-out site experience, preferably on consultant/client side.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Experience in coordinating with cross-functional internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage project execution from site survey to handover.
• Coordinate approvals for fitout process.
• Review architectural plans and identify discrepancies.
• Conduct regular site visits to assess quality and compliance.

Skills

Project management

Coordination with consultants and contractors

Site management

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Diploma/Bachelor's degree in architecture/civil engineering

Project Management Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Reporting to Project Manager, manage project execution from site survey, brand concept design through construction and handover.
• Coordinate/ liaise with mall team/LL to get approvals for fitout process and execution, keeping the design standards of Home centre intact.
• Review architectural plans, drawings, and blueprints to identify potential issues or discrepancies.
• liaise with contractor to prepare material submittals to mall team/ LL.
• Support the design team/ QS team with technical inputs, unit specifications and design information required for design intent drawings, capex inputs and tender preparation.
• Review and manage technical documentation including shop drawings, method statements, RFIs, and variation requests.
• Coordinate with designers and contractors to ensure construction activities are in line with approved drawings, specifications, and project schedule.
• Monitor project progress against weekly targets and highlight deviations from the approved program, advising the Project Manager of potential delays and corrective actions.
• Conduct regular site visits to assess progress and quality of works, ensuring compliance with design and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor project aspects including time, quality, safety, and sustainability, while eliminating delays.
• Maintain up-to-date records of project correspondence, approvals, project status update and progress reports.
• Prepare project control documentation including:
  • Daily and weekly field reports
  • Material Inspection Requests (MIR) and Work Inspection Requests (WIR)
  • Production and material tracking logs
• Coordinate, attend and document progress and regular coordination meetings with concept team and all stakeholders to understand their specific requirements and facilitate implementation on-site.
• Support quantity and invoice verification and certification of completed works.
• Verify and confirm contractor work completion for invoicing and payment processing.
• Coordinate with QS/ Finance for the release of payments to contractors, consultants, and vendors, ensuring technical verification of claims and work completion.
• Interact daily with consultants and contractors to ensure project requirements are met and timelines are adhered to.
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate corrective actions as needed.
• Assist in developing strategies for successful project delivery, focusing on design, construction, and maintenance.
• Identification and evaluation of new products / solutions, vendors, material to be used and finalization and cost effectiveness.

Qualifications

Diploma/ bachelor's degree in architecture/ civil engineering; Project Management Certification preferred.

Graduate with 5-7 years of extensive fit-out site experience, preferably on the consultant/client side. Experience in coordinating with consultants, contractors, and cross-functional internal teams including finance and merchandisers. Ability to manage multiple tasks.

About Us

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group, the proud of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure. Over the years, our UAE‑based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

About the Team

Home Centre is the largest omnichannel retailer for home furnishings in the Middle East, North Africa & the Indian sub-continent. Home Centre offers outstanding value, quality products, and exceptional customer experience which is revealed in their new brand identity that is underpinned by their customer‑first approach of enabling every home to tell its own unique story.

Established in 1995 with its first store in the UAE, today Home Centre has a wide network of over 80 stores, across the UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and India. Easy to navigate and serving as a one‑stop solution for all home furnishing, the Home Centre e‑commerce platform provides customers an extensive range of over 14,000 products at the tip of the fingers.