Senior Project Lead: Ultra-Luxury Hotel & Residences

Careerwebsite; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the construction delivery of a landmark ultra-luxury 5-star hotel resort and branded residences in the United Arab Emirates. You will oversee mobilization through testing, commissioning, and handover for high-rise towers and podium structures.

You will manage schedules, budgets, resources, and milestones, while coordinating with consultants, contractors, and operators to ensure quality, safety, and timely project completion.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in construction, engineering, or project management.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-rise towers and complex structural works.
• Strong experience in luxury hospitality, mixed-use, branded residences, or destination resort developments.
• Experience delivering at least one ultra-luxury 5-star hotel, resort, or branded residences projects during the construction phase.
• Proven experience managing large multidisciplinary contractor and consultant teams.
• Knowledge of project planning, project controls, contract administration, and risk management.
• Experience within a Developer, PMC, Consultant, or Main Contractor environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the construction phase of Hotel and Residential high-rise projects from mobilization through to completion and handover.
• Develop, monitor, and manage project schedules, budgets, resources, and delivery milestones.
• Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved designs, specifications, contractual requirements, and project objectives.
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies to minimize impact on cost, schedule, and quality.
• Drive project performance and ensure timely resolution of construction and technical issues.
• Support strategic decision-making through regular reporting, forecasting, and performance reviews.
• Oversee all construction activities including substructure, superstructure, structural works, architectural finishes, MEP coordination, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor contractor performance to ensure works are progressing in accordance with approved plans and schedules.
• Coordinate site activities among consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders.
• Ensure effective planning and sequencing of works to achieve project milestones.
• Coordinate construction activities among contractors, consultants, specialist vendors, hotel operators, and other project stakeholders.
• Ensure effective planning, sequencing, and integration of all construction packages to achieve project milestones.
• Drive early identification and resolution of construction interface issues across disciplines.
• Provide technical oversight of structural construction activities.
• Review and coordinate structural designs, shop drawings, method statements, and technical submissions.
• Ensure structural works are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, and applicable standards.
• Manage the delivery of complex structural systems including high-rise reinforced concrete structures, PT slabs, transfer structures, long-span elements, deep basements, podium interfaces, and sky bridges where applicable.
• Support the resolution of site-related structural and construction challenges.
• Collaborate closely with design consultants, supervision teams, contractors, and specialist subcontractors to maintain quality and technical compliance throughout project execution.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Project controls

Contract admin

Stakeholder mgmt

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Master's degree in Project Management

PMP certification

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead the construction delivery of a landmark ultra-luxury 5-star hotel resort and branded residences in the United Arab Emirates. You will oversee mobilization through testing, commissioning, and handover for high-rise towers and podium structures.

You will manage schedules, budgets, resources, and milestones, while coordinating with consultants, contractors, and operators to ensure quality, safety, and timely project completion.