Construction Manager – High‑rise Buildings

About the role

Al Marwan Group is seeking an experienced Construction Manager to lead the site execution of a mega‑scale high‑rise building project in Sharjah, UAE. The role involves overseeing the construction of a 50+ storey tower with deep basements, coordinating structural works, MEP, façade, and site logistics.

Key responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day site execution, ensuring programme, quality and safety targets are met.
• Drive structural floor cycles, monitor daily/weekly construction targets and manage deep excavation, shoring, dewatering, raft foundations and basement works.
• Coordinate interfaces between structural, MEP, façade/curtain wall and finishing trades.
• Manage tower cranes, hoists, material movement, manpower and overall site logistics.
• Supervise subcontractors, foremen, suppliers, consultants and project teams.
• Ensure timely closure of NCRs, inspections, ITRs and QA/QC requirements.
• Enforce HSE standards, including lifting operations, working at height, edge protection and heat‑stress controls.
• Prepare and drive 3‑week look‑ahead plans and daily site targets.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline.
• 10–15 years of site‑based construction experience, with at least 5–7 years as Construction Manager on major high‑rise projects.
• Proven UAE experience on 50+ storey towers and deep basement construction.
• Strong knowledge of modern formwork systems (Doka / PERI), post‑tensioning, high‑strength concrete and concrete pumping.
• Good working knowledge of Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent safety certification is an advantage.
• Fluent English; Hindi, Urdu or Arabic a plus.

Required skills

• Concrete pumping
• Construction Management
• Primavera P6
• Post‑tensioning
• MS Project
• Civil Engineering
• High‑strength concrete
• IOSH
• NEBOSH