Temporary Works Manager

DBB; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

DBB in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Temporary Works Manager to oversee planning, design coordination, implementation, and control of temporary works across roads, marine, and infrastructure projects in the UAE.

You will ensure temporary works are safe, compliant, and integrated with project teams, designers, and contractors, with emphasis on risk management, approvals, and timely execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience managing temporary works on major construction projects across roads, marine, and infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of temporary works design coordination, checking, approval, and site implementation.
• Familiarity with relevant temporary works codes, standards, regulations, and industry guidance.
• Experience coordinating with design consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Knowledge of construction methods and temporary works such as excavation support, formwork, falsework, access systems, lifting arrangements, cofferdams, and marine construction support.
• Strong understanding of construction health and safety and risk management.
• Excellent communication, coordination, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and manage multiple design and site priorities.
• Relevant professional registration or membership is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the project temporary works management process, including procedures, registers, and approval workflows.
• Identify temporary works requirements during project planning and construction, covering roadworks, marine operations, and infrastructure activities.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, approval, and implementation of temporary works designs, calculations, and method statements.
• Ensure temporary works are categorized, checked, approved, installed, inspected, maintained, and removed in accordance with project requirements.
• Maintain a current temporary works register and track design submissions, permits, inspections, and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, design, health and safety, quality, and subcontractor teams.
• Verify that designers and checkers have appropriate qualifications and that design checks are completed at the required level.
• Monitor site activities to confirm temporary works are installed and used in line with approved designs and procedures.
• Ensure relevant permits, inspections, handover records, and design changes are documented and controlled.
• Assess proposed changes to temporary works and coordinate reapproval where needed.
• Identify risks and contribute to risk assessments, constructability reviews, and safe systems of work.
• Support incident investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions related to temporary works.
• Provide guidance and training to project personnel on temporary works requirements and responsibilities.
• Report on temporary works performance, compliance, and key risks to project management.

Skills

Temporary works management

Design coordination

Risk assessment

Regulatory knowledge

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Temporary Works Manager to oversee the planning, design coordination, implementation, and control of temporary works across roads, marine, and infrastructure projects. The role will help ensure temporary works are suitable for the work, safely managed, compliant with applicable standards, and delivered in coordination with project teams, designers, and contractors.

Job Responsibility:

• Develop and manage the project temporary works management process, including procedures, registers, and approval workflows.
• Identify temporary works requirements during project planning and construction, covering roadworks, marine operations, and infrastructure activities.
• Coordinate the preparation, review, approval, and implementation of temporary works designs, calculations, and method statements.
• Ensure temporary works are categorized, checked, approved, installed, inspected, maintained, and removed in accordance with project requirements.
• Maintain a current temporary works register and track design submissions, permits, inspections, and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, design, health and safety, quality, and subcontractor teams.
• Verify that designers and checkers have appropriate qualifications and that design checks are completed at the required level.
• Monitor site activities to confirm temporary works are installed and used in line with approved designs and procedures.
• Ensure relevant permits, inspections, handover records, and design changes are documented and controlled.
• Assess proposed changes to temporary works and coordinate reapproval where needed.
• Identify risks and contribute to risk assessments, constructability reviews, and safe systems of work.
• Support incident investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions related to temporary works.
• Provide guidance and training to project personnel on temporary works requirements and responsibilities.
• Report on temporary works performance, compliance, and key risks to project management.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience managing temporary works on major construction projects, ideally across roads, marine, and infrastructure works.
• Strong understanding of temporary works design coordination, checking, approval, and site implementation.
• Familiarity with relevant temporary works codes, standards, regulations, and industry guidance.
• Experience coordinating with design consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Knowledge of construction methods and temporary works such as excavation support, formwork, falsework, access systems, lifting arrangements, cofferdams, and marine construction support.
• Strong understanding of construction health and safety and risk management.
• Excellent communication, coordination, planning, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and manage multiple design and site priorities.
• Relevant professional registration or membership is an advantage.