Senior Project Manager - Developer

Turner & Townsend; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Project Manager Developer seconded to the client in the UAE to act as a development manager on diverse real estate projects. The role requires delivering governance systems, stakeholder engagement, and rigorous reporting to senior management while overseeing design, procurement, and approvals processes.

You will attend site reviews, manage stages and gateways, and ensure HSSE compliance, while coordinating with contractors and the client to achieve on-time,

Qualifications

• Experience in development projects with end users
• Experience in stakeholder management/real estate development
• Exposure to authority approvals
• Recognised Project Management Qualification
• Strong reporting to senior management

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage governance communication and management control systems for delivery of services and works.
• Review organisation structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures.
• Monitor team performance and implement safety or performance improvements.
• Audit compliance with management system requirements and report.
• Identify and manage project risks with mitigations.
• Lead weekly technical and progress meetings.
• Manage client stage gate reviews and conditions precedent for approvals.
• Ensure design stage deliverables meet schedule and quality for concurrent fast-track works.
• Attend sites to review HSSE logistics and progress against programme.
• Produce reports on progress against baseline and KPIs.
• Prepare weekly/monthly/adhoc progress reports for Employers representative; conduct presentations as required.
• Manage and administer relevant contracts to protect client interests.
• Ensure timely issuance of invoices and receipts against contract.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Real estate development

UAE experience

Arabic (optional)

Education

Architecture/Engineering degree

Project Management Qualification

Job description

The Senior Project Manager Developer will be seconded to the client and will act as a development manager on various different real estate development projects within the UAE.

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 clients essential services and works.
• Review the organisation 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 projectwide KPIs.
• Prepare weekly monthly and adhoc reports on project progress for the Employers representative prepare and conduct presentations as required.
• Manage and administer the relevant contracts affording appropriate protection of the clients interests.
• Manage the timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract.

Qualifications :

Essential

• Degree in architecture engineering construction management or an equivalent technical qualification
• Experience of working on behalf of end user in development projects
• Experience of Stakeholder Management / Real Estate Development
• Exposure of authority approvals
• Recognised Project Management Qualification
• Strong personality assess value and ensure precise reporting to senior management
• Arabic speaker optional
• UAE experience is a must

Additional Information :

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employeesand actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime