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Project Director - Real Estate Developer - Dubai
Job Description
The Project Director provides strategic leadership and full accountability for the planning, governance, and delivery of a portfolio of luxury residential developments, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality.
Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end leadership across multiple residential development projects from feasibility and design through construction, handover, and close-out.
- Translate business and development strategies into clear, executable delivery plans aligned with commercial, design, and brand objectives.
- Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, reporting structures, and portfolio-level performance benchmarks.
- Direct and oversee Project Managers, Construction Managers, and consultants to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
- Review and approve master programs, cost plans, procurement strategies, and delivery methodologies.
- Monitor portfolio KPIs and proactively address risks, delays, cost overruns, and performance issues.
- Maintain overall accountability for project budgets, cash flow, cost control, and commercial performance.
- Review and approve variations, claims, value engineering proposals, and procurement recommendations.
- Support senior leadership with development feasibility studies, investment appraisals, and budget approvals.
- Act as the primary senior interface with consultants, contractors, authorities, and external stakeholders.
- Ensure full compliance with Dubai Municipality regulations, RERA requirements, safety standards, and statutory approvals.
- Represent the organization in executive meetings, progress reviews, and key commercial or contractual negotiations.
- Establish and oversee risk management frameworks, ensuring early identification and mitigation of technical, commercial, and program risks.
- Ensure robust quality assurance systems are implemented from design through construction and handover.
- Drive a strong culture of health, safety, and environmental compliance across all projects.
- Lead, mentor, and develop senior project delivery teams, fostering a high-performance and accountability-driven culture.
- Support recruitment, performance management, and succession planning within the projects function.
- Promote collaboration across development, design, commercial, and operations teams.
- Identify opportunities to optimize delivery models, reduce costs, improve efficiency, and enhance build quality.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives, digital project controls, and industry best practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related discipline; Master's degree preferred.
- 12-18+ years of experience in real estate development or construction, including senior leadership roles.
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, high-quality residential developments in Dubai or the wider GCC.
- Strong expertise in project controls, contracts, procurement strategies, and risk management.
- In-depth knowledge of Dubai construction regulations, authority approval processes, and development standards.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing multi-project budgets and commercial performance.