Job DescriptionAbout The Role
We're hiring a
design-savvy site PM to build Joud Coffee cafs across the UAE. You'll govern
design + project specs, submittals and shop drawingsand lead
risk management, crashing/fast-tracking, and recovery to protect time, cost, quality, and brand intent.
Key Responsibilities
- Risk & schedule control
- Maintain a live RAID log; run weekly risk reviews and mitigations.
- Own CPM programme (MS Project/Primavera), float/slippage tracking, S-curves/EVM basics; issue weekly look-aheads & MoMs.
- Crash/Fast-track: overlap non-dependent trades, add resources, extend shifts/night works, split workfronts, off-site prefabs, early procurement for long-leads.
- Recovery: forensic delay checks, resequencing, vendor re-capacity, war-room stand-ups & stoplight dashboards until back on plan.
- Design & specs leadership
- Own the ID Spec Book/Project Specs: finishes, fixtures, lighting, hardware, sanitary, FFE/OS&E, signage & wayfinding.
- Build/maintain Finish & FFE schedules, submittal register, and sample/mock-up approvals; guard brand standards.
- Review/approve shop drawings & material submittals against specs; coordinate joinery details; issue redlines/mark-ups (AutoCAD/Bluebeam).
- Control revisions: manage design log/VCNs, RFIs, addenda, and IFC updates; ensure all trades work to current revs.
- Coordinate ID/Arch MEP/Kitchen to resolve clashes (extraction, grease, gas, power loads) and protect design intent during value engineering.
- Execution, quality & handover
- Daily site walks, Q/A checklists, first-off approvals; manage HSE with zero major NCs.
- Cost & change: BOQs/RFQs, VEs, variations, certifications; records (site diary, photos).
- Commissioning with Operations; as-builts & O&M complete at handover.
What you'll bring
- 58+ years managing retail/F&B fit-outs in the UAE, with a portfolio showing strong design sensibility.
- Fluent reading/marking ID, architectural, MEP & joinery drawings; spec governance experience (spec books/spec sections, submittal workflows).
- Tools: AutoCAD (must), MS Project/Primavera, Excel; SketchUp/Bluebeam/InDesign a plus.
- Proven schedule recovery cases (quantify days regained), authority/landlord approvals (ADCD/DCD/malls), vendor management, UAE driving licence.
- Clear communicator; owner's mindset; balances time/cost/quality without losing design intent.
Success metrics (first 6 months)
- On-time handover 95% vs baseline programme.
- Recovery: regain 1015% lost days on any slipping project within 30 days of plan approval.
- Spec compliance: 100% materials approved with 1 re-submittal; 2 spec substitutions per project (client-approved).
- Budget: 3% net variance (ex client scope); snag closure 10 days; zero major HSE NCs.
Location & type
Abu Dhabi (HQ), UAEmulti-site travel. Full-time, on-site.
Apply with
CV +
design/fit-out portfolio (drawings, spec pages, shop drawings & site photos), site list (client/location/budget/duration), notice period, expected AED, and a short note on your
best schedule recovery.
