Vice President – Engineering & Projects

Foreground Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground Consultancy is seeking a Vice President to lead engineering and project delivery across complex capital projects in the UAE. This role involves managing multidisciplinary teams and ensuring timely, high-quality project completion.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in large-scale projects, demonstrating leadership maturity and technical credibility. Chartered engineering credentials are advantageous. This position is crucial for contributing to the long-term infrastructure strategy of the organization.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in engineering or infrastructure project environments.
• Strong exposure to large-scale capital projects.
• Experience operating in the UAE is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee engineering, project delivery, and technical governance across major capital programs.
• Manage large multidisciplinary project teams and external contractors.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to required quality standards.

Skills

Project Teams

Capital

Project Delivery

Due Diligence

Utilities

Sustainability

Operations

Contractors

Infrastructure

Strategy

Finance

Planning

Engineering

Business

Leadership

Education

Chartered engineering credentials

Job description

Job Description

Our client is an infrastructure and utilities organisation delivering complex engineering and capital projects across the UAE. The business is focused on delivery excellence and long‑term asset sustainability.

The Role

The Vice President will oversee engineering, project delivery, and technical governance across major capital programs. This role will manage large multidisciplinary project teams and external contractors. A key focus will be ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to required quality standards. The VP will also support technical due diligence and lifecycle planning. Strong coordination with operations, finance, and regulatory stakeholders is required. This role will contribute to long‑term infrastructure strategy.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have senior leadership experience in engineering or infrastructure project environments. Strong exposure to large‑scale capital projects is essential. Experience operating in the UAE is highly preferred. The candidate must demonstrate technical credibility, leadership maturity, and strong delivery discipline. Chartered engineering credentials are advantageous.

Required Skills

• Project Teams
• Capital
• Project Delivery
• Support
• Due Diligence
• Utilities
• Sustainability
• Operations
• Contractors
• Infrastructure
• Strategy
• Finance
• Planning
• Engineering
• Business
• Leadership