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Job Summary
General Manager Construction
Location: Dubai UAE
Employment Type: Full Time
Role Overview
Our client a developer-backed contracting business in Dubai is seeking an experienced General Manager Construction to lead and scale its construction operations.
This senior leadership role will oversee the full construction lifecycle with an initial focus on low-rise to mid-rise developments and a planned transition into high-rise and complex projects as the development pipeline grows. The role carries full accountability for delivery performance governance commercial control and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end construction delivery from feasibility through to handover
- Establish and implement construction processes governance frameworks and reporting systems
- Build structure and lead high-performing project commercial and site teams
- Oversee cost control programme delivery quality assurance HSE and compliance
- Manage consultants contractors subcontractors and authority approvals
- Lead procurement strategy tendering and subcontractor appointments
- Identify and mitigate construction commercial and delivery risks
- Prepare the organisation systems and teams for future high-rise developments
- Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering Construction Management or related discipline
- Minimum 15 years construction experience including 710 years in the UAE
- Proven leadership in developer-backed or client-side contracting environments
- Demonstrated experience delivering high-rise and complex projects
- Strong understanding of UAE construction regulations and authority processes
- Experience setting up improving or scaling construction operations
AEDper month (inclusive of fixed allowances)
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- Restaurant Experience
- Hospitality Experience
- Interviewing
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Employment & Labor Law
- Sanitation
- Leadership Experience
- P&L Management
- Restaurant Management
- Retail Management
- Recruiting
