Senior Infrastructure Project Manager - Abu Dhabi

Turner & Townsend; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Infrastructure to lead major infrastructure initiatives in Abu Dhabi. The role requires overseeing scope, budget, schedule, and quality, while coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate has a civil engineering or related degree, 7+ years of project management experience in infrastructure sectors, and a proven track record in delivering projects end-to-end.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• 7+ years of project management experience.
• Experience delivering projects through full lifecycle (planning to handover).
• Experience managing consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling, cost management, risk management and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and deliver infrastructure projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with client objectives and standards.
• Develop comprehensive project execution plans, including scope, schedules, resource allocation, risk management strategies and budgets.
• Manage project budgets and monitor costs to achieve financial targets and efficient use of resources.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and specialists to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify, assess and mitigate risks, implementing contingency plans as needed.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and maintain relationships with clients, authorities, and project partners.
• Monitor progress against milestones, KPIs, budgets, and schedules; implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate design reviews, procurement activities, construction interfaces and handover processes.
• Manage project documentation, contracts, compliance, and reporting obligations.
• Oversee contractor and consultant performance including contract administration and variations.

Skills

Project management

Infrastructure projects

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Project Management

Infrastructure Engineering

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Project Manager - Infrastructure to lead major infrastructure initiatives in Abu Dhabi. The role requires overseeing scope, budget, schedule, and quality, while coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing stakeholder expectations.

The ideal candidate has a civil engineering or related degree, 7+ years of project management experience in infrastructure sectors, and a proven track record in delivering projects end-to-end.