Senior Project Manager

Turner & Townsend; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Dubai seeks a Senior Project Manager to act as the primary client interface, ensuring objectives are met and projects are delivered on time, to budget and to quality, sustainability and safety standards.

The role demands strong pre/post‑contract delivery experience, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to manage complex, large‑scale building projects with diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years project management experience.
• Recognised PM qualification and professional body membership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement governance, communication and control systems for project delivery.
• Review organizational structures and propose alignment measures.
• Monitor team performance and initiate safety or performance improvements.
• Audit compliance with management system requirements and report findings.
• Identify risks and actively manage mitigations.
• Lead weekly technical and progress meetings for services and works.
• Manage client stage gateway reviews and conditions precedent.
• Ensure design stage deliverables meet schedule and quality targets.
• Attend sites to review HSSE, logistics and progress against programme.
• Produce progress reports and present findings to the Employer’s representative.
• Prepare weekly/monthly/ad-hoc reports and conduct presentations.
• Manage and protect the client’s contractual interests.
• Oversee timely issuance of invoices and receipts per contract.

Skills

Clear communication

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Contractual awareness

Risk management

Education

Architecture/Engineering/Construction Mgmt degree

PM qualification

RICS membership

Job description

Job Description

The Senior Project Manager will act as the key, day to day client interface, ensuring that client objectives are met and that projects are delivered to time and cost targets and the appropriate quality, sustainability and safety standards.

We are looking for an enthusiastic self‑motivated individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills and who wants to make a difference to the Project Management division.

Key Attributes and Duties:

You will have both a strong precontract and post contract delivery background. You will show excellent management and interpersonal skills and possess a very strong core technical skillset, an understanding of construction and commercial and contractual awareness.

As a smart and enthusiastic Senior Project Manager you will understand the complexities of large‑scale building projects.

Your strong interpersonal skills and exceptional relationship management experience will enable you to effectively liaise with a diverse range of clients, sub‑contractors and key stakeholders. You are immaculately presented and possess a perceptive knowledge of the end to end project delivery lifecycle inclusive of design, procurement, permitting, construction and handover processes.

Your proven success in delivering building projects will allow you to execute the following key responsibilities as Senior Project Manager:

• Develop and manage a suite of governance, communication and management control systems for the proper conduct and assured delivery of the client’s essential services and works.
• Review the organisational structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures.
• Monitor overall team performance and initiate any required safety or performance improvement measures and methodologies.
• Monitor and audit compliance with the requirements of the management systems and report as required.
• Continually identify any project risks, actively assign and manage mitigations as appropriate.
• Initiate and conduct weekly technical and progress meetings relating to the services and works.
• Manage any client stage gateway reviews and attainment of conditions precedent to such approvals.
• Manage the attainment of design stage deliverables to schedule and quality that may be concurrent with any fast‑track works package procurements and associated permitting and approvals requirements.
• Attend the site(s) as often as required to review HSSE, logistics and progress against the programme.
• Produce formal reports on project progress measured against the baseline and milestone dates and agreed project‑wide KPIs.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad‑hoc reports on project progress for the Employer’s representative, prepare and conduct presentations as required.
• Manage and administer the relevant contracts affording appropriate protection of the client’s interests.
• Manage the timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract.

Qualifications

• Degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or an equivalent technical qualification
• Buildings sector experience
• Minimum 8 years Project Management experience
• Recognised Project Management Qualification
• Membership or chartership of a recognised professional industry body, such as RICS