Project Manager/1029/2B

Larsen & Toubro Limited; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro Limited, via its L&T Construction unit in the UAE, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the RTA Roads and Infrastructure Project in Dubai. The role covers overall project planning, execution, commercial performance, stakeholder coordination, and on-time delivery within scope, budget, quality, safety, and contractual requirements.

The candidate will manage multi-disciplinary teams, coordinate with RTA, authorities and clients, monitor costs and schedules, and ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised university.
• 20–25 years of experience in roads, highways, or major infrastructure projects.
• At least 5 years in a Project Manager or leadership role on large-scale infra projects.
• Previous RTA road or highway project experience in Dubai preferred.
• Strong knowledge of highway construction, structures, utilities, and project controls.
• Understanding of contracts, claims, variations, and risk management.
• PMP or equivalent certification is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall execution of highways, roads, and related infrastructure works.
• Develop execution plans, schedules, and budgets; manage resources.
• Coordinate with RTA, consultants, authorities, clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Monitor progress, cost, cash flow, quality, safety, risks, and performance.
• Ensure timely availability of designs, permits, materials, and manpower.
• Review baseline programmes, progress reports, and cost forecasts.
• Manage interfaces between roads, structures, utilities, and drainage.
• Lead coordination meetings with subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Oversee contract administration, variations, and claims.
• Ensure compliance with RTA requirements, UAE regulations, QA/QC, and EHS.
• Maintain client relationships and closure of project issues.
• Drive testing, commissioning, approvals, handover, and close-out.
• Provide regular performance reports to senior management.

Skills

Project Management

Roads and Infrastructure

Multidisciplinary Team Leadership

Contract and Commercial Management

Cost, Schedule, Cash-Flow Control

Risk and Change Management

Client and Authority Coordination

Quality, Safety, and EHS

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

20–25 years of experience

PMP or equivalent certification

Job description

Job description

L&T Construction is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a major RTA Roads and Infrastructure Project in Dubai, UAE. The candidate will be responsible for overall project planning, execution, commercial performance, stakeholder coordination, and successful delivery within the approved schedule, budget, quality, safety, and contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall execution of highways, roads, bridges, interchanges, drainage, utilities, street lighting, ITS, and associated infrastructure works.
• Develop and implement project execution plans, construction strategies, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Coordinate with RTA, consultants, authorities, clients, subcontractors, and internal departments.
• Monitor project progress, cost, cash flow, productivity, quality, safety, risks, and contractual performance.
• Ensure timely availability of designs, approvals, NOCs, permits, materials, equipment, manpower, and construction work fronts.
• Review baseline programmes, recovery plans, progress reports, cost forecasts, and resource requirements.
• Manage project interfaces between roads, structures, utilities, drainage, traffic diversions, electrical systems, and landscaping works.
• Lead progress, technical, commercial, subcontractor, and stakeholder coordination meetings.
• Identify project risks, delays, and technical constraints and implement mitigation and recovery measures.
• Manage subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and project teams to achieve project milestones.
• Oversee contract administration, variations, claims, extension-of-time submissions, and commercial matters.
• Ensure compliance with RTA requirements, UAE regulations, project specifications, QA/QC procedures, and EHS standards.
• Maintain effective client and stakeholder relationships and ensure timely closure of project issues.
• Drive testing, commissioning, authority approvals, final handover, and project close-out.
• Provide regular project performance reports to senior management.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from a recognised university.
• 20–25 years of experience in roads, highways, bridges, infrastructure, or major civil/EPC projects.
• At least 5 years of experience in a Project Manager or equivalent leadership role on large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Previous experience in RTA road or highway projects in Dubai is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of highway construction, structures, utilities, drainage, traffic management, project controls, and authority procedures.
• Good understanding of contracts, claims, variations, cost control, risk management, and project reporting.
• Proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, consultants, authorities, and clients.
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness, decision-making, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• PMP or an equivalent project-management certification will be an advantage.

Key Skills

• Roads and Infrastructure Project Management
• RTA Highway Project Experience
• Project Planning and Execution
• Contract and Commercial Management
• Cost, Schedule, and Cash-Flow Control
• Claims, Variations, and Extension of Time
• Client and Authority Coordination
• Multidisciplinary Team Leadership
• Subcontractor and Supplier Management
• Risk and Change Management
• QA/QC and EHS Compliance
• Testing, Commissioning, and Handover

Candidates with proven experience in delivering major RTA highways, interchanges, bridges, tunnels, utility diversions, drainage networks, traffic diversions, and infrastructure projects in Dubai/UAE will be preferred.

Candidates with strong exposure to design-and-build or EPC projects, RTA coordination, contractual management, authority approvals, and end-to-end project delivery will have a distinct advantage.