Projects Delivery Director

The role holder is responsible for Lead the Project Delivery function, directing construction procurement, site delivery, project controls, commercial administration and handover, with accountability for programme, cost, quality, health and safety, and the transfer of completed units to purchasers through taking-over certification and the defects liability period. The role holder shall carry out his duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedures.Project Strategy & Delivery: Leads the project management and delivery processes across all company projects, ensuring timely completion within budget and milestone program. Leads compliant and efficient project management processes, ensuring adherence to the company's delivery processes, quality standards, and regulatory compliance.Serves as the main escalation point for resource and project delivery challenges to support the overall project plan. Ensures adherence to statutory and authority requirements, maintaining quality and engineering standards in line with company expectations.Communication & Issue Resolution: Develops and implements effective project communication strategies, ensuring that any issues arising during the execution phase are resolved promptly.Project Control: Oversees budget preparation, control costs vs. budget on a periodic basis. Issue periodic cost report and project performance data to ensure cost responsibility. Consolidates project information and reports for management review.Oversees project program preparation, review progress periodically and issue periodic report to relevant stakeholders. Owns the development programme for all projects, including the baseline programme, milestone definition, critical path management, progress measurement and recovery planning, and is the single source of programme truth for the business line.Directs the Planning & Project Controls function, which reports to this role, and issues the approved programme against which Development, Sales, Marketing and Finance plan their activities.Approves changes to the development programme within delegated authority and escalates any change affecting the committed delivery date in line with the approved ARED Delegation of Authority (ARED-DOA-2026-01).Contractor Management: Chairs project and contractor progress meetings, representing the Employer, and escalates matters affecting programme, cost, quality or safety.Reviews contractors' mitigation plans, including execution strategies, procurement, acceleration programs, and resource allocation to maintain project schedules.Facilitates change requests, ensuring all parties are informed of schedule and budget impacts while aligning the project delivery schedule with business objectives.Risk Management: Collaborates with various sectors to execute technical assignments, thoroughly assessing risks and value propositions, both anticipated and unforeseen.Procurement & Contract Administration:Leads contractor prequalification, tendering and recommendation of award in line with the approved ARED Delegation of Authority (ARED-DOA-2026-01).Administers construction contracts, including variations, extensions of time, claims, delay damages and value engineering options, and recommends settlement positions.Approves or recommends payment certificates and manages performance bonds, advance payment guarantees and retention releases within delegated authority.Prepares and recommends the statement of final account for approval in line with the approved Delegation of Authority.Health, Safety, Environment & Quality:Oversees health, safety and environmental performance on all sites, ensuring contractor compliance with statutory and company HSE requirements.Establishes and enforces QA/QC standards on site and tracks non-conformance reports through to closure.Ensures the delivered product meets the approved specification, the design intent and the commitments made to purchasers.Handover & Close-out:Manages mock-up delivery, taking-over certification, project handover, snagging and the defects liability period through to final certification.Coordinates handover readiness with Sales, Customer Service and Compliance to support collections, mortgage conversion and unit registration at handover.Functional Leadership:Leads the Planning & Project Controls, Commercial and Quantity Surveying, Technical, MEP, Fit-Out and Project Management functions of the business line, with the Planning & Project Controls Senior Manager reporting directly to this role.Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or equivalent is requiredMaster’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or equivalent is preferredRelevant certification in Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent is preferredMinimum of 15 years of relevant experience in Real Estate DevelopmentAt least 10 years in positions of progressively increasing managerial responsibilities Fluent written and spoken English essential, Arabic preferred