Projects Delivery Director

About the role

The Projects Delivery Director leads the Project Delivery function, covering construction procurement, site delivery, project controls, commercial administration and handover. The role holder is accountable for programme, cost, quality, health and safety, and for transferring completed units to purchasers through taking-over certification and the defects liability period. Duties must be carried out in line with the company's business policies and procedures.

Key responsibilities

• Lead project management and delivery across all projects, keeping them on time, within budget and compliant with quality and regulatory standards; act as the main escalation point for delivery challenges.
• Own the development programme: baseline, milestones, critical path, progress measurement and recovery planning, and approve programme changes within delegated authority.
• Direct the Planning & Project Controls function, which reports to this role, and issue the approved programme used by Development, Sales, Marketing and Finance.
• Chair project and contractor progress meetings, review contractor mitigation plans, and facilitate change requests with full awareness of schedule and budget impacts.
• Lead contractor prequalification, tendering and award recommendations, administer construction contracts (variations, claims, delays, value engineering), recommend settlement positions, and manage payment certificates, performance bonds, advance payment guarantees and retention releases.
• Prepare and recommend the statement of final account.
• Oversee health, safety and environmental performance, enforce QA/QC standards, track non-conformance reports and ensure the delivered product meets specifications and design intent.
• Manage mock-up delivery, taking-over certification, snagging, handover and the defects liability period, coordinating with Sales, Customer Service and Compliance.
• Lead the Planning & Project Controls, Commercial, Quantity Surveying, Technical, MEP, Fit-Out and Project Management functions, with the Planning & Project Controls Senior Manager reporting directly.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or equivalent; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in real estate development.
• At least 10 years in progressively more senior managerial roles.
• Fluent written and spoken English is essential; Arabic preferred.
• Certification such as PMP or equivalent is preferred.