Project Manager
The Project Manager plans and delivers projects in the UAE, coordinating teams, suppliers and stakeholders from initiation through completion. Success means meeting agreed scope, timelines, budgets and quality standards while keeping communication clear and risks under control.
Key responsibilities
- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and acceptance criteria with stakeholders
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets and resource requirements
- Coordinate internal teams, consultants, contractors and suppliers throughout delivery
- Track progress, milestones, costs, quality and dependencies against the approved plan
- Identify, assess and manage project risks, issues, changes and opportunities
- Prepare status reports, steering updates, meeting records and action plans
- Facilitate project meetings and maintain clear communication with stakeholders
- Manage testing, handover, documentation and project close-out activities
Requirements
- 5 to 8 years of experience managing projects from initiation through completion
- Bachelor's degree in project management, business, engineering or a related field
- Project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent qualification
- Experience with project planning, budgeting, risk management, procurement and stakeholder coordination
- Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Jira, or comparable project management systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Fluent English; Arabic is an advantage
Nice to have
- Experience managing projects in the relevant industry
- Experience working with consultants, contractors and suppliers in the UAE
- Knowledge of project controls, earned value management or formal change control
- Experience with dashboard reporting and data visualisation tools
Skills
- Project planning
- Budget management
- Risk management
- Stakeholder management
- Team coordination
- Change control
- Contractor management
- Reporting
Benefits
- Housing and transport allowances, or a total monthly package that includes them
- Medical insurance
- Employment visa and work permit, at the company's cost
- Paid annual leave: at least 30 days for each full year of service, as the UAE Labour Law sets out
- Annual air ticket allowance
- End-of-service benefits as UAE law sets out
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