
Dubai Holding Real Estate
Senior Manager β Real Estate Development
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 07/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
21/01/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
07/03/2026
Job description
The Senior Manager β Development is responsible for leading and managing the end-to-end real estate development process to ensure that business plan objectives such as launch schedules, design quality, and approved budgets are achieved. The role involves reviewing design submissions for technical and commercial compliance, leading value engineering exercises to achieve target budgets, and ensuring adherence to legal, ethical, and DHRE regulatory frameworks and corporate governance standards. The position oversees architectural submissions to protect design intent, ensures purchasers receive assets aligned with approved designs, and leads the preparation of business cases covering financial, design, and procurement strategies. The role requires managing multidisciplinary development teams including legal, financial, market research, marketing, sales, project managers, architects, quantity surveyors, and engineering disciplines, while overseeing feasibility, master planning, design, procurement, consultant and contractor appointment, and execution. The Senior Manager identifies, analyzes, and mitigates technical, financial, and human resource risks, manages consultants, and maintains strong stakeholder relationships across all levels to secure profit and turnover targets across the development portfolio.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Review design submissions for technical and commercial compliance and lead value engineering exercises to achieve target budgets.
- Ensure all development activities comply with legal, ethical, DHRE regulatory framework, and corporate governance requirements.
- Review architectural submissions during delivery to protect design intent and ensure purchaser alignment with approved designs.
- Lead the preparation of business cases including financial, design, and procurement strategies and obtain stakeholder approvals.
- Define and implement strategies for delivering the development pipeline and managing multidisciplinary development teams.
- Lead all phases of the development process including feasibility, master planning, design, procurement, consultant and contractor appointment, and execution.
- Oversee preparation of project-specific development and design briefs reflecting project objectives and intent.
- Identify, analyze, rank, and mitigate risks across technical, financial, and human resource dimensions for each business case.
- Manage consultants and ensure senior management is informed of material changes and risks.
- Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships with partners and key business affiliates.
Experience & skills
- Bachelorβs degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Real Estate Development; Masterβs degree preferred.
- Minimum 6β8 years of experience in real estate development, development management, design, or project management.
- At least 4 years of experience in a senior capacity within the real estate industry.
- Strong knowledge of real estate development processes, regulations, and industry standards.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and AutoCAD software.
- Demonstrated project management, financial management, and risk management capabilities.