Turner & Townsend
Project Manager – Real Estate
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 17/04/2026
Job overview
Date posted
03/03/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
17/04/2026
Job description
The Project Manager role at Turner & Townsend in Dubai supports the delivery of high-impact real estate projects within the leisure and entertainment sector. The position is responsible for managing projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and schedule. Working closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, the Project Manager drives execution excellence, financial control, and stakeholder alignment in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The role requires strong leadership, organizational discipline, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining quality and compliance standards. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to complex, large-scale developments that shape the region’s real estate landscape.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Plan, organize, and execute projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with client objectives and organizational governance standards.
- Develop detailed project management plans, including scope definition, work breakdown structures, schedules, resource allocation, and cost estimates.
- Manage project budgets and monitor expenditures, ensuring financial performance remains within approved limits while maximizing resource efficiency.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, implementing proactive contingency measures to safeguard timelines and deliverables.
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, delegating responsibilities, monitoring performance, and ensuring accountability for quality outcomes.
- Maintain consistent communication with clients and stakeholders, providing structured updates on progress, milestones, risks, and issue resolution.
- Track and analyze project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), adjusting strategies and execution approaches as necessary.
- Manage project documentation, contracts, and compliance requirements in accordance with regulatory and company standards.
- Facilitate structured problem-solving sessions and implement corrective actions to address challenges and maintain project momentum.
- Capture lessons learned and best practices to support continuous improvement across future projects.
Experience & skills
- Minimum of 4 years of proven project management experience, preferably within leisure, entertainment, or related real estate sectors.
- Demonstrated experience in managing client and stakeholder relationships in complex project environments.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects effectively.
- Proven capability in developing, executing, and controlling comprehensive project plans with high attention to detail.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to coordinate and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset.
- Experience in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation planning.
- Familiarity with the UAE business environment and cultural context is preferred.
- Professional project management certifications (e.g., PMP or PRINCE2) are advantageous but not mandatory.