Senior Risk Leader - Major Dubai Building Projects

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd in Dubai seeks an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk management across a major portfolio of building projects. This senior role, broadly equivalent to an Executive/Associate Director, requires 10–15 years’ experience in major infrastructure or building programmes.

You will establish risk registers, run workshops, quantify risks, and develop mitigations, while engaging with clients and stakeholders at senior level.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Professional risk qualification (e.g. IRM, PMI‑RMP) or equivalent demonstrated expertise preferred.
• Membership of a recognised professional body (e.g. RICS, ICE, PMI) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk management across 30+ work packages within major building projects.
• Establish, maintain, and update project and programme risk registers.
• Facilitate risk workshops with project, commercial, and technical teams.
• Identify, assess, and quantify risks (cost, time, operational impacts).
• Develop and agree mitigation strategies and contingency allowances.
• Provide risk input into pre‑contract / bid activities and proposals.
• Support the client team in structuring risk allocation in contracts and packages.
• Present risk status and mitigation progress to senior stakeholders.
• Help transition risk management to a structured, programme‑level approach.
• Develop and implement consistent risk processes, standards, and templates.
• Prepare regular risk reports, dashboards, and inputs for steering committees.

Skills

Fluent English

Analytical skills

Clear communication

Autonomy

Structured approach

Education

Engineering

Quantity Surveying

Project Management

Tools

IRM

PMI-RMP

RICS/ICE/PMI membership

Job description

Gleeds Corporate Services Ltd in Dubai seeks an experienced Risk Manager to lead risk management across a major portfolio of building projects. This senior role, broadly equivalent to an Executive/Associate Director, requires 10–15 years’ experience in major infrastructure or building programmes.

You will establish risk registers, run workshops, quantify risks, and develop mitigations, while engaging with clients and stakeholders at senior level.