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Project Director Jobs in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Live Connections
Title: Project Director
Company: Live Connections
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
We are hiring an experienced Project Director for a leading construction company in the UAE.
As the Project Director, you will provide overall leadership for the successful delivery of major high-rise building projects, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You will be responsible for managing project execution from inception through handover while overseeing commercial, contractual, operational, and client management functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale building projects.
- Drive project performance across cost, schedule, quality, safety, and profitability.
- Manage multidisciplinary project teams, consultants, subcontractors, and stakeholders.
- Oversee planning, procurement, resource allocation, risk management, and project controls.
- Administer commercial and contractual matters, including variations, claims, EOTs, and dispute resolution.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships while ensuring successful project closeout and handover.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
- 20+ years of experience in construction, with significant experience in high-rise building projects.
- Must have successfully managed at least one high-rise building project through the complete project life cycle—from project award/mobilization to final handover and closeout—as the Project Director.
- Must have successfully delivered projects valued at AED 500 million or above.
- Proven experience managing projects from award through completion.
- Strong leadership, commercial, contractual, and stakeholder management skills.
- UAE experience is highly preferred.