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Company Overview: A family-owned construction company focused on developing and delivering its own portfolio of villas, residential buildings, and commercial properties.
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Company Overview
A family-owned construction company focused on developing and delivering its own portfolio of villas, residential buildings, and commercial properties.
The company operates with an in-house labor force and seeks a hands-on Construction Manager capable of managing projects from authority approvals through completion and handover.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage projects from design coordination and permitting through construction, testing, completion, and handover.
- Lead direct labor teams including carpenters, steel fixers, masons, electricians, plumbers, painters, and helpers.
- Plan and manage labor deployment, productivity, and work sequencing.
- Coordinate consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and authorities.
- Prepare and maintain project schedules and recovery plans.
- Manage procurement planning and material delivery schedules.
- Monitor project costs and report budget variances.
- Review drawings and identify construction issues before execution.
- Ensure compliance with Dubai Municipality, Trakhees, DEWA, Civil Defence, and other authority requirements.
- Conduct weekly progress reviews and reporting.
- Manage project close-out, snagging, authority approvals, and handover.
Mandatory Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
- 15+ years UAE construction experience.
- Extensive experience delivering villas and low-rise buildings.
- Experience managing direct labor forces, not only subcontractors.
- Strong understanding of concrete, steel fixing, formwork, blockwork, waterproofing, finishing, and MEP coordination.
- Ability to independently manage projects from permit approval to handover.
- Strong planning and scheduling capability.
- Proficiency in Excel and Primavera P6 or MS Project.
- Valid UAE Driving License.
- Strong understanding of Dubai Municipality and local authority processes.
Preferred
- DM-certified engineer.
- Experience working within owner-developer or family-owned construction businesses.
- Arabic speaking is an advantage.
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