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Role : Infrastructure Project Manager Location : Abu Dhabi, UAE We are seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the design and implementation of a major infrastructure project in the UAE. The successful candidate will take overall responsibility for the delivery of a high-value, complex project from concept and design through execution, commissioning, and handover, ensuring the highest standards of technical excellence, safety, quality, and stakeholder management. Key Responsibilities • Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major infrastructure project. • Oversee design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities. • Manage multidisciplinary teams across civil, structural, mechanical, and other engineering disciplines. • Ensure effective project controls, cost management, schedule performance, risk mitigation, and reporting. • Drive compliance with HSE, QA/QC, FIDIC, and contractual requirements. • Manage client relationships, consultant coordination, contractors, and key stakeholders. • Administer contracts and resolve commercial, technical, and delivery issues proactively. • Ensure successful delivery of large-scale EPC / design-build projects to the required standards. Required Qualifications and Experience • Degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering preferred. • Minimum 18+ years of project management experience. • Proven track record in delivering high-security energy facilities, military facilities, airports, or other complex infrastructure projects. • Strong background in EPC / design-build project environments. • Experience managing large, high-value projects from design through commissioning. Show more Show less
Degree in Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering preferred. Minimum 18+ years of project management experience. Proven track record in delivering high-security energy facilities, military facilities, airports, or other complex infrastructure projects. Strong background in EPC / design-build project environments. Experience managing large, high-value projects from design through commissioning.
Lead the end-to-end delivery of a major infrastructure project. Oversee design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities. Manage multidisciplinary teams across civil, structural, mechanical, and other engineering disciplines. Ensure effective project controls, cost management, schedule performance, risk mitigation, and reporting. Drive compliance with HSE, QA/QC, FIDIC, and contractual requirements. Manage client relationships, consultant coordination, contractors, and key stakeholders. Administer contracts and resolve commercial, technical, and delivery issues proactively. Ensure successful delivery of large-scale EPC / design-build projects to the required standards.
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