Project Manager - Real Estate Development

MILELE MOTORS FZE; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading real estate development firm is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join their Dubai office. The ideal candidate will have 10 to 15 years of experience in real estate development, specially focused on high-rise residential or mixed-use projects. You will lead project lifecycles from feasibility to handover and manage stakeholder relationships, ensuring project success. This role offers an attractive compensation package and a unique opportunity to build and lead a new development department from the ground up.

Benefits

Attractive compensation package

Build and lead a new development department

Direct access to executive leadership

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of progressive experience in real estate development, ideally in high-rise residential or mixed-use projects.
• Proven track record of leading multiple successful projects with prominent developers or consultancy firms.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of real estate investment and development metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle from feasibility to procurement and handover.
• Manage stakeholder relationships including contractors and regulatory authorities.
• Drive commercial viability by aligning project scope with financial models.

Skills

Real estate development

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management tools

Commercial acumen

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and driven Project Manager to join our Dubai office and lead endtoend delivery of highrise residential and mixeduse developments. This is a businesscritical and urgent hire requiring a seniorlevel professional who can hit the ground running bring structure and leadership and act as a strategic advisor to the leadership team.

You will be instrumental in setting up the development function managing multiple stakeholders and ensuring successful execution from land acquisition through to handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle: from feasibility master planning and design development to procurement construction and handover.
• Manage stakeholder relationships including contractors consultants authorities and internal teams.
• Oversee selection and performance of project management consultants; review deliverables to ensure adherence to time cost and quality objectives.
• Interface with government entities and regulatory authorities including Dubai Municipality RERA DEWA DLD and Civil Defence to obtain necessary approvals and permits.
• Build and lead an internal project development team defining roles processes and execution frameworks.
• Drive commercial viability by aligning project scope with financial models feasibility studies and business targets.
• Lead design and value engineering reviews to optimize costs and enhance efficiency.
• Maintain project controls including risk mitigation reporting budgeting and scheduling.
• Provide highlevel insights to the leadership team and contribute to strategic planning and decisionmaking.

Candidate Profile

• 10 to15 years of progressive experience in real estate development within the UAE ideally with a focus on highrise residential or mixeduse projects.
• Proven track record of leading multiple successful projects with prominent developers or consultancy firms.
• Deep familiarity with UAE development regulations and procedures especially in Dubai.
• Demonstrated ability to build teams manage complex stakeholders and take ownership of project delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen and understanding of real estate investment and development metrics.
• Fluent in project management tools cost control systems and reporting structures.
• Entrepreneurial mindset passionate about real estate and motivated by the opportunity to build something from the ground up.
• Excellent leadership communication and strategic advisory skills.

Why Join Us

• Attractive compensation package benchmarked above many toptier developers.
• A rare chance to build and lead a new development department from inception.
• Highimpact role with direct access to executive leadership and decisionmakers.
• Opportunity to define systems models and culture within a forwardthinking organization.