Job description

The Assistant Project Manager – Real Estate and Construction Projects role at Turner & Townsend supports the successful delivery of large-scale real estate and infrastructure projects across the United Arab Emirates. Operating within Turner & Townsend’s global professional services environment, the role contributes to project delivery within sectors such as real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources. The Assistant Project Manager reports internally to a Senior or Lead Project Manager while also coordinating closely with the client’s project representative. The position supports the delivery of projects to defined time, cost, quality, sustainability, and safety targets while operating within structured project governance frameworks. The role requires experience across the full project lifecycle, including pre-contract and post-contract project delivery phases, and involves supporting management activities throughout the design, procurement, permitting, construction, and project handover stages. The Assistant Project Manager works in a collaborative team environment and contributes to governance, communication, and management control systems that ensure the proper execution of project services and works. The role includes monitoring project performance, evaluating organizational structures among project stakeholders, and recommending alignment measures to improve project execution efficiency. Responsibilities include supporting project risk management processes by identifying project risks and ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented. The position requires participation in technical coordination meetings, progress reviews, and client stage gateway review processes to ensure compliance with project requirements and achievement of approval milestones. The Assistant Project Manager also supports design-stage deliverables by coordinating with design teams and ensuring that deliverables meet schedule and quality standards, particularly when design activities occur concurrently with fast-track procurement activities and permitting approvals. Site attendance is required to review health, safety, security, and environmental (HSSE) conditions, construction logistics, and progress against project schedules. The role also involves supporting the preparation of formal project progress reports based on baseline schedules, milestone tracking, and project-wide KPI performance monitoring. The Assistant Project Manager contributes to the preparation of weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc reporting documentation and presentations for the client’s employer representative. Additionally, the role supports contract administration activities and ensures that contractual obligations are fulfilled while protecting the client’s commercial interests. Responsibilities also include assisting with project financial administration activities such as preparation and issuance of company invoices and receipts in accordance with contract terms. The role requires strong knowledge of construction management, commercial management, and project governance within real estate and infrastructure project environments. Experience working within the Middle East, particularly the UAE, and professional recognition through industry bodies such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) are considered advantageous for the position.