Senior Project Manager - Real Estate Development

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Al-Futtaim is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to lead hospitality, commercial and residential development projects from design inception through construction and handover. The role requires coordinating multidisciplinary teams, ensuring time, quality and budget adherence, and delivering successful handover.

You will drive value engineering, manage stakeholders and maintain alignment with consultants, contractors and facilities management to achieve project

Qualifications

• Leadership of cross-functional project teams in large-scale developments.
• Coordination with consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders.
• Strong focus on time, quality and budget control.
• Value engineering mindset to improve project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead internal and external consultants, contractors and commercial staff involved in project delivery.
• Establish practical strategies and delegate responsibilities according to capabilities.
• Provide guidance and training to support successful completion of tasks.
• Maintain team performance through communication, encouragement and coaching.
• Coordinate with business units, planning teams and facilities management.
• Manage hospitality, commercial and residential projects within set time, quality and budget.
• Guide projects from design through construction, completion and handover.
• Review activities to ensure delivery meets defined quality standards.
• Monitor compliance to quality requirements and Completion Certificate targets.
• Coordinate consultants and contractors to align with project requirements.
• Identify opportunities to integrate Al-Futtaim brand products where appropriate.
• Monitor progress and costs; apply value engineering where suitable.
• Resolve issues affecting quality, programme or budget.

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Real Estate Development Job Snapshot

Role: Senior Project Manager

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Real Estate

Function: Project Management

Experience: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Position Overview Al-Futtaim is seeking a Senior Project Manager in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to lead the delivery of hospitality, commercial and residential development projects from design inception through construction and final handover. The role carries responsibility for project quality, programme and budget performance while coordinating internal teams, consultants, contractors, commercial stakeholders, planning functions and facilities management. Strong leadership, progress monitoring, cost management and value engineering are central to successful project delivery.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Real Estate

Function: Project Management

Salary: Not disclosed

Gender: No Preference

Candidate Nationality: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Work Arrangement: On-site

Overview of the Role

The Senior Project Manager will take projects through the full development and delivery cycle while maintaining the required standards for time, quality and budget. The position requires a systematic approach to project leadership and stakeholder management. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, monitor delivery performance and address project requirements throughout design and construction, with the objective of achieving successful completion and handover.

What You Will Do

Team Leadership

• Lead internal and external consultants, contractors and commercial staff involved in project delivery.
• Establish practical strategies that enable team members to work toward agreed project objectives.
• Delegate responsibilities according to individual capabilities, technical strengths and project requirements.
• Provide necessary guidance and training to support successful completion of assigned tasks.
• Maintain team performance through regular communication, encouragement and individual coaching.
• Coordinate effectively with business units, commercial stakeholders, planning teams and facilities management departments.

Project Delivery and Quality

• Manage hospitality, commercial and residential development projects within established time, quality and budget parameters.
• Guide projects from initial design stages through construction, completion and handover.
• Continuously review project activities to ensure delivery meets defined quality standards.
• Monitor quality requirements throughout execution with the objective of achieving the required Completion Certificate.
• Coordinate consultants and contractors to maintain alignment with approved project requirements.
• Identify opportunities to integrate Al-Futtaim brand products into developments where appropriate.

Project Controls and Performance

• Monitor project progress against agreed delivery objectives and take appropriate action when issues arise.
• Maintain oversight of project costs throughout the delivery cycle.
• Apply value engineering principles where appropriate while protecting required project outcomes.
• Coordinate project activities to maintain alignment between design, construction, commercial and operational requirements.
• Support timely resolution of issues that could affect quality, programme or budget performance.

Stakeholder Coordination

The Senior Project Manager will maintain effective communication across the different parties involved in each development. This includes consultants, contractors, commercial teams, business stakeholders, planning functions and facilities management. The role requires clear coordination throughout design and construction so that project decisions, dependencies and delivery requirements remain aligned through to completion and handover.

About Al-Futtaim

Al-Futtaim is a privately held regional business headquartered in Dubai. Operating across more than 20 countries, the Group has businesses spanning automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health and employs more than 40,000 people. Al-Futtaim represents more than 200 international brands and focuses on digital innovation, AI, sustainable growth and strategic partnerships while creating long-term value for customers, communities and business partners.