Wasael Property Management

Project Manager

Wasael Property Management Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Facilities Services · 201-500 employees

9 h ago
project-manager Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time United Arab Emirates
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About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of projects from design through to construction and handover. They must ensure all project deliverables meet scope, budget, quality, and safety standards while managing stakeholders and project teams.

What they look for

Project Management Planning & Scheduling Project Coordination Cost Awareness Risk Management Contract Administration Stakeholder Management Problem Solving Communication Decision Making Team Coordination Quality & HSE Awareness

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field and possess 8–10 years of relevant experience. Professional certifications such as PMP or PRINCE2 are considered an advantage for this role.

Full description

Job Purpose

To manage the planning, coordination, execution, and delivery of assigned projects, ensuring completion in accordance with approved scope, budget, programme, quality standards, and organizational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage assigned projects from planning and design through construction, completion, and handover.
  • Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, and delivery requirements.
  • Coordinate activities across Design, Technical, Commercial, Procurement, Construction, HSE, and other project functions.
  • Manage consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and other project service providers to ensure timely and effective delivery.
  • Monitor project progress against approved schedules, budgets, and key performance indicators.
  • Identify project risks, issues, delays, and dependencies and implement appropriate mitigation and recovery actions.
  • Monitor project costs, commitments, forecasts, variations, and expenditure in coordination with the Commercial team.
  • Manage project scope and change control processes and assess potential impacts on cost, programme, and delivery.
  • Conduct regular project progress and coordination meetings and ensure agreed actions are followed through.
  • Review project documentation, schedules, reports, technical submissions, and contractor deliverables.
  • Coordinate with relevant authorities and stakeholders to support required approvals, permits, and project requirements.
  • Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, HSE standards, quality requirements, and organizational policies.
  • Maintain effective communication with internal teams, consultants, contractors, clients, and other stakeholders.
  • Prepare regular project status reports covering progress, programme, budget, risks, issues, and key actions.
  • Escalate significant project risks, delays, commercial matters, and other issues to senior management where required.
  • Coordinate testing, commissioning, snagging, handover, and project close-out activities.
  • Support continuous improvement and lessons learned across project delivery activities.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, or a related discipline.
  • Professional project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent would be an advantage.
  • Minimum 8–10 years of relevant project management experience, preferably within real estate development, construction, infrastructure, or major project environments.
  • Proven experience managing projects through multiple stages of the project lifecycle.
  • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and project stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of project planning, cost control, contracts, risk management, HSE, and quality requirements.
  • Good knowledge of project management systems, reporting processes, and project controls.

Key Competencies

Project Management • Planning & Scheduling • Project Coordination • Cost Awareness • Risk Management • Contract Administration • Stakeholder Management • Problem Solving • Communication • Decision Making • Team Coordination • Quality & HSE Awareness

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