Project Director

JOB PURPOSEThe Project Director exists to serve as the single accountable leader for the safe, profitable, and timely delivery of the Fujairah Hotel project — integrating design, procurement, and construction under one master programme, and protecting the project's P&L, schedule, and quality through to final handover and DLP transition by March 2029.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOwn the project P&L, cash flow, EAC, contract, and change/claims management, protecting the project's margin.Integrate design, approvals, procurement, and construction under one master programme and release plan.Lead the client/operator, consultants, authorities, and subcontractors; close out decisions and interfaces.Drive package ownership, production, risk controls, reporting, and recovery across the project organisation.Assure HSE, quality, mock-ups, testing and commissioning, statutory/operator acceptance, and handover by March 2029.QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCEBachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or equivalent.Minimum 20 years' construction experience, including 8 years in senior PM/PD leadership.Must have personally delivered at least two hotel/resort projects, including one UAE/GCC design-and-build project through testing, commissioning, and handover.UAE/GCC contractor-side D&B leadership on a complex building of comparable scale (approximately AED 400m / 45,000 m²).Proven control of P&L, EAC, cash flow, procurement, variations/claims, and FIDIC/lump-sum contracts.Hands-on command of programme, site production, subcontractors, recovery, and multidisciplinary interfaces.Willing and able to reside and work full-time in Fujairah for the duration of the project.SKILLS & COMPETENCIESAbility to manage a project organisation of approximately 10–12 direct functional/package leads.Experience with an international luxury-hotel operator and soft-opening requirements is an advantage.Fujairah authority experience, or coastal resort/existing-foundation interface experience, is an advantage.PMP/chartered status and strong BIM, digital controls, and executive-reporting capability is an advantage.Fluent English required; Arabic and/or Turkish is an advantage.You can directly send your CV to: hr@smlengineering.com