Project Manager
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About the Role
Baraka Development is seeking a Project Manager to lead the construction execution of Project C34 – The Bay Residence in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing daily project execution, coordinating site teams, subcontractors, and consultants, and ensuring delivery within time, cost, quality, and HSE requirements.
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Responsibilities
- Manage daily project execution and seamlessly coordinate all site teams and internal departments
- Lead, manage, and enforce accountability across subcontractors, suppliers, and specialist packages
- Chair weekly site coordination meetings and ensure proper documentation for RFIs, NCRs, and inspections
- Ensure strict compliance with the approved programme, technical specifications, and authority requirements
- Monitor progress, manpower, procurement schedules, and overall project risks
- Submit highly transparent weekly and monthly progress reports and dashboards directly to Baraka management
- Proactively identify and escalate project delays, risks, and cost impacts immediately
- Drive and implement aggressive recovery and acceleration plans whenever site progress falls behind schedule
- Coordinate directly with Miral, consultants, and Abu Dhabi authorities to clear execution bottlenecks
Requirements
- 12–18 years of total building construction experience
- Minimum of 5 years of solid experience as a Project Manager on UAE High Rise Residential projects
- Strong knowledge of heavy structures, high end finishing, complex MEP coordination, and local authority workflows
- Strong leadership and reporting skills to provide accurate dashboards to executive sponsors
- Excellent communication, strong organization, and ability to manage intense consultant and authority pressure
- Abu Dhabi / Yas Island project experience is highly preferred
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Job Overview
- The Project Manager is responsible for leading the full construction execution of Project C34 – The Bay Residence as the main project representative.
- Ensuring delivery within approved time, cost, quality, HSE, authority, and contractual requirements.
- Operating under the framework detailed in the 'C34 Project Team Organization Structure.docx' execution model.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage daily project execution and seamlessly coordinate all site teams and internal departments.
- Lead, manage, and enforce accountability across subcontractors, suppliers, and specialist packages.
- Chair weekly site coordination meetings and ensure proper documentation for RFIs, NCRs, and inspections.
- Ensure strict compliance with the approved programme, technical specifications, and authority requirements.
- Monitor progress, manpower, procurement schedules, and overall project risks.
- Submit highly transparent weekly and monthly progress reports and dashboards directly to Baraka management.
- Proactively identify and escalate project delays, risks, and cost impacts immediately.
- Drive and implement aggressive recovery and acceleration plans whenever site progress falls behind schedule.
- Coordinate directly with Miral, consultants, and Abu Dhabi authorities to clear execution bottlenecks.
Qualifications and Skills
- Experience: 12–18 years of total building construction experience is required.
- Project Track Record: A minimum of 5 years of solid experience specifically as a Project Manager on UAE High Rise Residential projects is mandatory.
- Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of heavy structures, high end finishing, complex MEP coordination, and local authority workflows.
- Reporting Capability: Strong leadership and reporting skills to provide accurate dashboards to executive sponsors.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication, strong organization, and a proven ability to manage intense consultant and authority pressure under fast track project timelines.
- Location Asset: Abu Dhabi / Yas Island project experience is highly preferred.
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