Project Director - emirati talent

Project Director (Emirati Talent)

Location: Dubai

Salary: AED 78,000 per month

Industry: Real Estate Development

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale real estate development projects, including high-rise residential buildings, mixed-use developments, master-planned communities, villas, townhouses, and other residential projects.
• Oversee the complete project lifecycle, from feasibility, planning, design, and pre-construction through execution, infrastructure coordination, completion, and handover.
• Drive the delivery of large, complex, built-to-sell developments, ensuring alignment with project scope, budgets, timelines, quality standards, and commercial objectives.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, including consultants, contractors, project managers, and internal stakeholders, to ensure effective project execution and coordination.
• Oversee construction progress, project controls, cost management, risk mitigation, and quality assurance across multiple projects or development phases.
• Ensure compliance with Dubai regulations, building codes, health and safety requirements, and relevant authority approvals.
• Monitor project performance, identify delivery risks, and implement corrective measures to maintain project timelines and budgets.
• Provide regular updates to senior management on project progress, financial performance, key risks, and mitigation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery processes, construction management practices, and operational efficiency.

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Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience in project management and project delivery within the construction or real estate development industry.
• At least 2–3 years of experience in a Director-level or equivalent senior leadership position.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale real estate development projects in Dubai, preferably with a leading property developer.
• Strong exposure to mixed-use developments, master-planned communities, high-rise residential buildings, villas, townhouses, and large residential developments.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects throughout the entire development lifecycle, from planning and design through construction, completion, and handover.
• Strong understanding of construction management, project controls, cost and schedule management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and multiple project packages within complex development programmes.