Project Manager - Fit-Out

About the role

Fisher HR is recruiting a Project Manager for fit-out projects in Dubai. The role covers design management, programme control, procurement, cost and commercial control, and delivery of hospitality fit-outs such as hotels, F&B, guestrooms, public areas and branded residences.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate project briefs, client and operator requirements and design deliverables across disciplines, and manage design programmes, stage gates, reviews, approvals and action closure.
• Review design documentation for coordination, completeness, constructability, budget alignment and operational practicality, and drive interfaces between architects, interior designers, MEP, lighting, kitchen specialists and fit-out contractors.
• Maintain master and detailed programmes, milestones, dependencies and critical paths, challenge consultant and contractor programmes and track decisions, procurement lead times and long-lead items.
• Lead project, design, procurement and site meetings, issue minutes and prepare weekly and monthly client reports, dashboards, risk registers and executive summaries.
• Support tendering and procurement: tender strategy, queries, clarifications, interviews, bid evaluation, RFPs and the appointment of consultants.
• Work with the cost consultant on budgets, forecasts and cost plans, track changes and contingencies, and challenge value-engineering proposals.
• Monitor construction progress, quality, logistics and compliance, maintain risk and issue logs, and coordinate mock-ups, inspections, testing, commissioning, snagging and handover.
• Represent the client professionally and provide decision-oriented reporting to senior leadership.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of project management and/or project delivery experience.
• Experience with a leading regional or international consultancy and/or a major regional or international fit-out or main contractor.
• Proven design management and fit-out delivery capability, including consultant coordination, tendering and site delivery.
• Demonstrable hospitality project experience (hotels, F&B, guestrooms, public areas, branded residences).
• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction or Project Management.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage, other languages beneficial.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Project.
• Strong MS Office skills and effective use of scheduling and collaboration tools.
• Experience with Aconex, Procore, Bluebeam Revu and AutoCAD strongly preferred.
• Experience with Primavera P6, Power BI, Autodesk Construction Cloud and BIM tools is a plus.