Vice President – Engineering & Projects

Foreground.; Dubai; On-site; AED 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground. is seeking a Vice President to lead engineering and project delivery across major capital programs in Dubai, UAE. This role involves managing large project teams and ensuring timely, budget-compliant, and quality-driven project completion.

The ideal candidate should possess senior leadership experience in infrastructure and demonstrate strong technical credibility and delivery discipline. Experience in the UAE and chartered engineering credentials are advantageous.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Senior leadership experience

Large-scale capital projects exposure

Technical credibility

Leadership maturity

Delivery discipline

Education

Chartered engineering credentials

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.