Senior Project Delivery Lead for Major Projects

MediaSource FZC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

MediaSource FZC is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of major projects in Abu Dhabi. You will manage scope, budget, programme, quality, and teams across design, technical, commercial, procurement, construction, and HSE functions.

The role requires 12–15 years of PM experience in real estate, construction, or infrastructure, with strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering/management discipline.
• Professional project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum 12–15 years of relevant project management experience.
• Experience in real estate development, construction, infrastructure, or major projects.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple workstreams.
• Strong knowledge of project controls, cost management, contracts, procurement, risk, and governance.
• Experience delivering projects from planning through handover and engaging with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of assigned projects from initiation through completion and handover.
• Develop and manage project execution plans, programmes, budgets, milestones, resources, and delivery strategies.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope, budget, schedule, quality, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary project teams across Design, Technical, Commercial, Procurement, Construction, HSE, and other functions.
• Manage consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and partners to ensure performance against requirements.
• Monitor progress against milestones and KPIs and implement recovery or mitigation plans as needed.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints impacting delivery.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, expenditure, variations, and financial performance with Commercial team.
• Lead change control processes and assess impacts on scope, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Chair progress, coordination and stakeholder meetings; ensure actions are followed through.
• Maintain relations with clients, authorities, consultants, and contractors.
• Review reports, schedules, submissions, and compliance with contractual and regulatory standards.
• Provide regular performance reports to senior management highlighting progress and risks.
• Lead resolution of significant issues and escalate as needed.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, handover, and lessons learned.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to Project Managers and team members.

Skills

Project Leadership

Project Planning

Contract Management

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Negotiation

Governance & Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, or related

Job description

MediaSource FZC is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of major projects in Abu Dhabi. You will manage scope, budget, programme, quality, and teams across design, technical, commercial, procurement, construction, and HSE functions.

The role requires 12–15 years of PM experience in real estate, construction, or infrastructure, with strong governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement capabilities.