Project Manager - Project Execution

Dubai Careers - A Smart Dubai Initiative; Dubai; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks a Civil/Architectural Engineer to join the Buildings & Facilities department for a full-time role. You will administer contracts, review consultants' work, set goals, organize teams, and ensure 24/7 readiness for emergency works on major projects.

Responsibilities include coordinating with stakeholders, preparing proposals, monitoring safety, quality and environmental requirements, supervising staff, and guiding project handovers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering, PMP/Masters preferred.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills are essential.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in widely used engineering software and document control.

Responsibilities

• Administer contracts to ensure compliance with design, budget, and schedule.
• Review consultants' work and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Develop goals, organize work, and delegate responsibilities.
• Ensure 24/7 response for emergency works.
• Coordinate maintenance plans and safety matters with departments.
• Prepare proposals and participate in consultant selection.
• Coordinate schedule, payments, and change orders; ensure handover readiness.
• Guide and supervise engineering staff; ensure health, safety, quality & environmental compliance.
• Manage stakeholder coordination for handover requirements and quality control.
• Follow up on snag lists during Defect Notification Period.
• Implement new technologies and cost-saving practices in projects.
• Develop material/equipment standards and liaise with other departments.
• Conduct utility planning and design reviews; ensure compliance with codes.
• Prepare project documents including justifications, budgets, plans and schedules.
• Perform design work including feasibility studies and design criteria.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Analytical thinking

Software proficiency

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering

PMP / Masters preferred

Job description

• Administer contracts during the course of the work to ensure compliance with proposed design, material specifications, budget, contract, and schedule.
• Review consultants submitted work products and recommend adjustments as appropriate.
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish the work, delegate responsibilities to his team.
• Ensure availability 24/7 and immediate response for the emergency works.
• Implement RTA general policy and maintenance and services management regarding maintenance and operation works.
• Oversee preparing and implementation the annual plan for preventive maintenance and emergency maintenance, and coordination with the Safety Department with regard to safety matters.
• Determine scope of work, prepare requests for proposals, evaluate proposals, and participate in the selection of consultants for projects.
• Responsible for the schedule coordination, inter-RTA coordination, public relations; evaluate, recommend, and prepare contract change orders as necessary; review progress payments and recommend payment authorization.
• Provide guidance and work supervision for other engineering and technical personnel as required by projects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Ensure that all Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental requirements pertaining to the project are in place and monitored as per the project management plan.
• Ensure the coordination with the Stakeholders both internal and external to ensure all their requirements related to handover are fulfilled
• Ensure full compliance for the quality/specification of the materials/products and work done and managing inspection/testing activities regularly during the implementation stages of the project.
• Ensure the compliance of project handover in accordance with RTA project management policies and process
• Ensure the list of snags and outstanding works is complete and properly followed up during the Defect Notification Period (DNP)
• Implement use of new technologies, cost saving techniques/materials, improved safety procedures, and least disruptive RTA construction practices.
• Develop material and equipment standards for new and existing RTA products/materials # Confer with other inter-departmental personnel and field forces representatives of other utilities, agencies, engineering firms’ contractors, and others regarding RTA service, supply, or related RTA civil/ engineering problems.
• Conduct comprehensive utility engineering planning, design and operational studies of all utilities systems.
• Review and check engineering drawings, plans, computations estimates and reports for completeness accuracy, and soundness of applied engineering principles, standards and policies used by the RTA.
• Prepare projects documents including project justifications, budget analyses, calculations, plans, specifications cost estimates and schedules for the assigned projects.
• Perform design work including researching data, conducting feasibility and economic studies and determining design criteria in accordance with the required standards and codes for assigned projects.

Job Description

• Administer contracts during the course of the work to ensure compliance with proposed design, material specifications, budget, contract, and schedule.
• Review consultants submitted work products and recommend adjustments as appropriate.
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish the work, delegate responsibilities to his team.
• Ensure availability 24/7 and immediate response for the emergency works.
• Implement RTA general policy and maintenance and services management regarding maintenance and operation works.
• Oversee preparing and implementation the annual plan for preventive maintenance and emergency maintenance, and coordination with the Safety Department with regard to safety matters.
• Determine scope of work, prepare requests for proposals, evaluate proposals, and participate in the selection of consultants for projects.
• Responsible for the schedule coordination, inter-RTA coordination, public relations; evaluate, recommend, and prepare contract change orders as necessary; review progress payments and recommend payment authorization.
• Provide guidance and work supervision for other engineering and technical personnel as required by projects.
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Ensure that all Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental requirements pertaining to the project are in place and monitored as per the project management plan.
• Ensure the coordination with the Stakeholders both internal and external to ensure all their requirements related to handover are fulfilled
• Ensure full compliance for the quality/specification of the materials/products and work done and managing inspection/testing activities regularly during the implementation stages of the project.
• Ensure the compliance of project handover in accordance with RTA project management policies and process
• Ensure the list of snags and outstanding works is complete and properly followed up during the Defect Notification Period (DNP)
• Implement use of new technologies, cost saving techniques/materials, improved safety procedures, and least disruptive RTA construction practices.
• Develop material and equipment standards for new and existing RTA products/materials # Confer with other inter-departmental personnel and field forces representatives of other utilities, agencies, engineering firms’ contractors, and others regarding RTA service, supply, or related RTA civil/ engineering problems.
• Conduct comprehensive utility engineering planning, design and operational studies of all utilities systems.
• Review and check engineering drawings, plans, computations estimates and reports for completeness accuracy, and soundness of applied engineering principles, standards and policies used by the RTA.
• Prepare projects documents including project justifications, budget analyses, calculations, plans, specifications cost estimates and schedules for the assigned projects.
• Perform design work including researching data, conducting feasibility and economic studies and determining design criteria in accordance with the required standards and codes for assigned projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Civil or Architectural Engineering from recognized university with PMP /Masters preferred.
• Computer-literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering wide variety of applications
• Resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects.
• Exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing.
• Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation.
• 8 years of related working experience # Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints.
• Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards.
• Highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes & systems.

Job Category

Civil Engineering

Advertiser

Roads and Transport Authority

Department

Buildings & Facilities

Required Nationality

All Nationalities (Priority for UAE National)

Monthly Salary

Unspecified

Schedule-Time

Full time

Job Posting

26/08/2026

Unposting Date

25/09/2026