Regional Construction Director, Marine Systems (MEA)

SRT Marine Systems plc; Dubai; On-site; AED 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Travel insurance

Family relocation support

Job summary

SRT Marine Systems plc in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Construction Director to lead project delivery across regional sites, coordinating ICPs, design consultants, subcontractors and internal teams to meet scope, schedule and cost.

This hands-on role requires extensive international delivery experience, strong governance and risk management, with on-site leadership and frequent travel to Middle East project locations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in project management and delivery of complex construction projects.
• Experience in design development and site delivery in multi-site programmes.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to coordinate with in-country partners, consultants and stakeholders in the Middle East.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and workstreams, ensuring delivery remains focused on scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and customer outcomes
• Maintain project governance, including delivery reviews, action tracking, decision logs, escalation routes, reporting cycles and customer-facing progress forums
• Oversee integrated planning, schedules, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, RAID, change control and delivery forecasts
• Coordinate in-country delivery across customer, government, regulatory, ICP, consultant, subcontractor and internal SRT interfaces
• Maintain a regular site presence across in-country site locations, travelling frequently to project locations to review progress, resolve blockers and confirm construction and installation readiness
• Act as design manager/coordinator during design development, overseeing ICP design consultant deliverables, review cycles, comment responses, approval submissions and alignment with SRT / customer requirements
• Coordinate design workshops and reviews between SRT technical teams, the Programme Director, ICP, consultants, customers and site delivery teams
• Manage design queries, technical clarifications, deviations, approvals, procurement dependencies and installation-readiness constraints
• Ensure construction and design activities comply with applicable in-country health, safety, environmental and statutory requirements
• Assist with tender activity, scope interpretation and delivery advice as required

Skills

Project management

Construction delivery

Design coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk management

International delivery

IT literacy

Tools

MS Project

P6

MS Office

CAD

Job description

SRT Marine Systems plc in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Construction Director to lead project delivery across regional sites, coordinating ICPs, design consultants, subcontractors and internal teams to meet scope, schedule and cost.

This hands-on role requires extensive international delivery experience, strong governance and risk management, with on-site leadership and frequent travel to Middle East project locations.