Senior Data Centre & Infra Projects Lead — UAE

ATKINSREALIS OVERSEAS - ABU DHABI; Dubai; On-site; AED 480,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of hyperscale data centres, industrial facilities, and mission-critical projects across the UAE. You will direct design, construction, commissioning, and handover while ensuring safety, schedule, cost, and quality targets are met and client expectations are exceeded.

The role requires extensive UAE/GCC project delivery experience, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of delivering mega-scale developments in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline
• 15+ years of project management experience in construction, infrastructure, industrial, or mission-critical sectors
• 5+ years in a Senior Project Manager or Project Manager leadership role
• 5–10 years UAE/GCC project delivery experience

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale industrial and data centre projects in the UAE
• Develop and implement project execution strategies aligned with client objectives
• Manage multidisciplinary teams across design, construction, commissioning, and handover
• Ensure safety, quality, schedule, and cost targets; report governance and milestones

Skills

Client-facing skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

MBA

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)

BIM 360

Aconex

Procore

Microsoft 365 Suite

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of hyperscale data centres, industrial facilities, and mission-critical projects across the UAE. You will direct design, construction, commissioning, and handover while ensuring safety, schedule, cost, and quality targets are met and client expectations are exceeded.

The role requires extensive UAE/GCC project delivery experience, strong stakeholder management, and a track record of delivering mega-scale developments in