Project Manager - Retail Refurbs and Fit-out

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 279,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is seeking an experienced project manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple fit-out and refurbishment packages on a major UAE shopping mall project. The role emphasizes stakeholder management, commercial awareness, and the ability to navigate a complex brownfield environment while minimising disruption to operations.

You will manage design through handover, coordinating between client, consultants, contractors, tenants and operations, ensuring programmes, costs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline.
• Proven delivery experience on retail fit-out, refurbishment, redevelopment or commercial building projects.
• Experience working within live operational environments such as shopping malls, airports, hospitals, hotels, or mixed-use developments.
• Strong understanding of fit-out construction processes, MEP coordination, statutory approvals and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrable experience managing consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent communication, reporting and client-facing skills.
• Experience working within a consultancy or PMC environment would be advantageous.
• UAE or GCC project experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full project lifecycle from design coordination, procurement and construction through to testing, commissioning and handover.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the client, consultants, contractors, tenants and operational stakeholders.
• Supervise the delivery of multiple fit-out and refurbishment projects simultaneously, ensuring programme, cost, quality and safety objectives are achieved.
• Review and challenge contractor programmes, methodologies, resource plans and construction sequencing.
• Coordinate design development, technical reviews and value engineering initiatives.
• Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks, issues and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure all works are undertaken in accordance with approved designs, specifications, UAE regulations and best practice.
• Chair project meetings and provide regular reporting on project status, key milestones, commercial matters and project risks.
• Manage stakeholder interfaces and ensure effective communication with operational teams to minimise disruption to mall operations.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging, close-out activities and project handover.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Construction management

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline

Job description

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project:

Mace is providing project management services on multiple refurbishment and redevelopment projects within a major UAE shopping mall throughout design, delivery, and handover.

We are seeking an experienced project manager to lead the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple fit-out and refurbishment packages from design through to handover. The role requires strong stakeholder management skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage construction activities within a complex brownfield environment while minimising disruption to ongoing operations.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Manage the full project lifecycle from design coordination, procurement and construction through to testing, commissioning and handover.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the client, consultants, contractors, tenants and operational stakeholders.
• Supervise the delivery of multiple fit-out and refurbishment projects simultaneously, ensuring programme, cost, quality and safety objectives are achieved.
• Review and challenge contractor programmes, methodologies, resource plans and construction sequencing.
• Coordinate design development, technical reviews and value engineering initiatives.
• Monitor project progress and proactively manage risks, issues and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure all works are undertaken in accordance with approved designs, specifications, UAE regulations and best practice.
• Chair project meetings and provide regular reporting on project status, key milestones, commercial matters and project risks.
• Manage stakeholder interfaces and ensure effective communication with operational teams to minimise disruption to mall operations.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging, close-out activities and project handover.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline.
• Relevant experience in project management, construction management or consultancy environments.
• Proven delivery experience on retail fit-out, refurbishment, redevelopment or commercial building projects.
• Experience working within live operational environments such as shopping malls, airports, hospitals, hotels, or mixed-use developments.
• Strong understanding of fit-out construction processes, MEP coordination, statutory approvals and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrable experience managing consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Excellent communication, reporting and client-facing skills.
• Experience working within a consultancy or PMC environment would be advantageous.
• UAE or GCC project experience preferred.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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