Project Manager – Retail Refurbishment & Fit‑out

About the role

Mace is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead multiple refurbishment and fit‑out packages within a major UAE shopping mall, overseeing the full project lifecycle from design through handover while minimising disruption to ongoing operations.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the complete project lifecycle, including design coordination, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Act as the primary liaison between client, consultants, contractors, tenants and operational stakeholders.
• Supervise simultaneous fit‑out and refurbishment projects, ensuring programme, cost, quality and safety targets are met.
• Review and challenge contractor programmes, methodologies, resource plans and construction sequencing.
• Coordinate design development, technical reviews and value‑engineering initiatives.
• Monitor progress, manage risks and issues, and provide regular status reporting.
• Ensure compliance with approved designs, specifications, UAE regulations and best practice.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, architecture, construction management or related discipline.
• Proven experience delivering retail fit‑out, refurbishment or commercial building projects in live operational environments such as malls, airports or hotels.
• Strong stakeholder management, commercial awareness and ability to work in a complex brownfield setting.
• Experience managing consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.

Required skills

• Fit‑out construction processes
• MEP coordination
• Statutory approvals
• Design coordination
• Procurement management