Project Manager - Doors & Joinery (UAE)

About the role

UNICO MEA is looking for a Project Manager for doors and joinery in the UAE. You will oversee the delivery of door, joinery and hardware packages from award to handover, covering planning, contracts, clients, procurement, production, site execution, quality, HSE, cost and programme.

Key responsibilities

• Lead doors, joinery and hardware projects from award to final handover.
• Manage programme, cost, quality, HSE, contractual compliance and project risks.
• Act as main contact for clients, consultants, contractors, suppliers, factories and internal teams.
• Develop project strategies, programmes, resources, milestones and deliverables.
• Review contracts, drawings, specifications, BOQs and scopes for obligations, risks, interfaces and opportunities.
• Lead shop drawings, submittals, samples, mock-ups, technical documentation and approvals.
• Coordinate procurement, production, logistics and installation in line with the programme.
• Monitor progress, cost, resources and milestones, and implement corrective and recovery measures.
• Manage variations, additional works, claims and commercial opportunities.
• Lead site coordination, installation, inspections, testing, NCRs, snags and close-out.
• Ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, standards, QA/QC and HSE requirements.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams and hold project and client meetings, reporting and follow-up.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or a related field.
• 7-12 years of relevant project management experience, preferably in doors, joinery, fit-out or construction.
• Proven experience managing projects from award through completion and handover.
• Experience in contracts, procurement, commercial management, QA/QC, HSE, variations, claims, submittals and site execution.
• Experience coordinating consultants, contractors, suppliers, manufacturers and multidisciplinary teams.
• UAE project experience strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Strong project leadership, planning, decision-making and problem-solving.
• Contract, commercial, risk and project controls knowledge.
• Negotiation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Technical knowledge of doors, joinery, architectural hardware and fit-out.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, Excel, Word and MS Project.