Senior Manager - Construction

Ports Cluster, seeks an experienced Senior Manager – Construction to provide strategic oversight and day‑to‑day leadership for the Fujairah port expansion programme. The role demands rigorous safety and quality standards, strict compliance with local regulations, and disciplined budget and schedule control across all marine and landside construction activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide HSE oversight and enforcement for all construction activities across the project and the promotion of a positive HSE culture.

• Manage all construction activities across the assigned projects to enable successful delivery.

• Oversight and enforce construction quality for all construction activities across the project.

• Responsible for construction compliance of projects to group governance, external stakeholder, and cluster requirements.

• Manage site interfaces and dependencies across projects and sites.

• Monitor construction risks, resolve issues and update mitigation plans. 

• Oversee marine and landside construction works (quay walls, breakwaters, dredging and reclamation, yard pavements and utilities) in line with approved designs, method statements and programme.

• Coordinate construction activities with live port and terminal operations at Fujairah to minimise operational disruption and maintain safe segregation of works.

• Prepare reports to the management for all Fujairah expansion construction related matters and present performance improvement initiatives based on current activities, data analysis and forecasting study.

People Management Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and manage interfaces between site-based consultants, contractors, supply chains, operational teams, and various project stakeholders. 

• Develop and maintain a positive and collaborative culture between project teams, supply chain and other stakeholders for the betterment of the AD Ports group. 

• Provide strong and visionary leadership, supervision, and guidance to the team, setting clear expectations and creating a culture of accountability.

• Identify skill gaps and training requirements for the teams to ensure consistent high performance. 

Strategic Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with other projects, suppliers, consultants, and contractors.

• Support the development and continuous improvement of departmental working practices.

Identify and support improvement initiatives.   

Qualifications