Senior Project Manager, Real Estate Development Leader

Arada; Sharjah; On-site; AED 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Job summary

Arada is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end development delivery across design, procurement, construction, and handover in the UAE. You will coordinate with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and authorities to align projects with Arada's strategic goals, quality expectations, and commercial targets.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years in real estate development, with at least 5 years managing large mixed-use schemes in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years in real estate development or project management.
• At least 5 years managing large-scale mixed-use UAE developments (residential, hospitality, retail, or commercial).
• Experience with a master developer or leading real estate developer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of development projects.
• Manage projects through design, approvals, procurement, construction, testing, handover, and defects liability period.
• Develop and maintain detailed execution plans, schedules, budgets, and risk registers.
• Monitor milestones and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Oversee designers, consultants, and PMCs across project execution.
• Ensure completion and handover per company standards.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Procurement to monitor budgets and costs.
• Review variation orders, claims and commercial risks.
• Support contract administration and ensure obligations are fulfilled.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related

Master's Degree or professional certifications (PMP, RICS, CIOB, PRINCE2)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Arada is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end development delivery across design, procurement, construction, and handover in the UAE. You will coordinate with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and authorities to align projects with Arada's strategic goals, quality expectations, and commercial targets.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years in real estate development, with at least 5 years managing large mixed-use schemes in the UAE.