Senior Construction Manager

Basatin Landscaping SPLLC; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Basatin Landscaping SPLLC in Abu Dhabi seeks a senior construction leader to take full accountability for construction execution across projects, ensuring alignment with approved scope and contracts.

You will drive strategies, schedules, and sequencing, lead multidisciplinary teams, and resolve complex technical and planning challenges with consultants to keep projects on track. A track record of 10+ years in construction and strong leadership, safety, and regulatory compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field.
• PM/Construction Management certification preferred.
• HSE training/certification an advantage.
• 10+ years in construction projects.
• 5+ years in senior construction management or leadership.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, and constructability.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership and accountability for construction execution across projects.
• Establish and drive construction strategies, execution plans, and sequencing.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation to protect schedule, cost, quality, and safety.
• Lead development and monitoring of detailed construction schedules with PM/Planning teams.
• Oversee site operations and take corrective actions to address delays or resource gaps.
• Coordinate between engineering, procurement, and site teams for uninterrupted progress.
• Review and approve drawings for constructability and compliance.
• Resolve complex technical and sequencing challenges with consultants and teams.
• Prepare, track, and approve all construction deliverables and method statements.
• Oversee procurement support and subcontractor mobilization.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and authorities.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, HSE, ISM, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop construction teams and subcontractor staff.
• Promote safety culture and continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Project planning

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

PM/Construction Management certification

HSE training/certification

Job description

• Provide senior leadership and full accountability for construction execution across assigned projects, ensuring alignment with approved scope, contractual obligations, and organizational objectives.
• Establish and drive construction strategies, execution plans, methodologies, and sequencing to achieve optimal project outcomes.
• Proactively identify construction risks and implement mitigation measures to safeguard schedule, cost, quality, and safety performance.
• Project Planning, Control & Delivery
• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of detailed construction schedules in coordination with Project Management and Planning teams.
• Oversee daily site operations, assess progress against milestones, and initiate corrective actions to address delays, productivity issues, or resource constraints.
• Ensure effective coordination between engineering, procurement, and site teams to maintain uninterrupted construction progress.
• Technical & Engineering Governance
• Review and approve IFC, shop, and construction drawings to ensure constructability, compliance, and practical execution.
• Lead resolution of complex technical, constructability, and sequencing challenges in collaboration with consultants and engineering teams.
• Ensure timely preparation, submission, tracking, and approval of all construction deliverables, procedures, and method statements.
• Commercial, Procurement & Resource Management
• Oversee preparation of purchase requisitions and support technical and commercial evaluation of subcontractors, suppliers, and service providers.
• Ensure timely mobilization of manpower, materials, equipment, and subcontractors in line with project requirements.
• Optimize resource utilization to achieve cost efficiency and productivity targets.
• Stakeholder, Client & Interface Management
• Act as the primary senior construction representative with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and relevant authorities.
• Manage construction-related correspondence, site instructions, technical clarifications, and variation inputs in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Maintain strong professional relationships to facilitate approvals, resolve issues, and support project continuity.
• Quality, HSE & Regulatory Compliance
• Ensure all construction activities comply with approved Quality Management Systems, HSE policies, ISM requirements, and applicable statutory regulations.
• Drive a strong safety culture through leadership, enforcement of safe work practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure readiness for audits, inspections, and regulatory reviews, and close all non-conformances effectively.
• People Leadership & Performance Management
• Lead, mentor, and develop construction teams, site engineers, supervisors, and subcontractor personnel.
• Set clear performance expectations, monitor delivery, and promote accountability and continuous improvement.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance construction environment aligned with company values and best practices.
• Occupational and workplace Health and Safety responsibilities:
• In addition to all job-specific responsibilities, all employees are required to adhere to all Basatin health, safety and environmental (HSE) policies, procedures, practices, and relevant legal and statutory health, safety and environmental requirements and obligations. All employees are personally responsible for familiarizing themselves with these policies, procedures, practices, updates, etc. Khidmah HSE department regularly updates existing and introduces new policies, procedures, and practices and each employee is personally responsible to ensure they stay updated and compliant with all such updates and new additions.
• Information Security responsibilities:
• Comply with Basatin Information Security Policies
• Be aware of and fulfil their information security responsibilities
• Ensure whoever handles sensitive company information has taken the Security Awareness Training
• Know how to report a security incident (to IT ServiceDesk or InfoSec).
• Not Disable his/her OS firewall and/or Antivirus
• Restrict use to authorized purposes, Protect access accounts, privileges and associated passwords.
• Accept accountability of his/her individual user accounts and maintain confidentiality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related construction discipline.
• Professional certification in Project or Construction Management is preferred.
• HSE-related training or certification is an added advantage.
• 10+ years of experience in construction projects.
• 5+ years of experience in a senior construction management or leadership role.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction planning, execution, and site operations management.
• Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to direct multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors.
• In-depth knowledge of construction methodologies, sequencing, and constructability best practices.
• Solid understanding of contracts administration, quality standards, HSE regulations, and statutory compliance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk mitigation capabilities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of time management, adaptability, and ability to deliver results under pressure.