Associate Director (Residential Villas & Mixed Use)

Your role

Programme Delivery & Integration

• Support the Project Director in ensuring consistent PMC delivery across villa and infrastructure packages.
• Lead risk management, escalation, and resolution of issues impacting multiple packages or disciplines.
• Monitor interface between design, construction, and commercial teams to ensure delivery cohesion.
• Ensure compliance with delegated responsibilities under FIDIC where PMC is the named Engineer (site supervision delegated to CSC)
• Technical understanding of multidisciplinary design (architecture, infrastructure, MEP, landscape)

Stakeholder & Authority Coordination

• Manage relationships with the Client and key Abu Dhabi authorities (e.g., ADM, DMT, ITC, ADDC).
• Coordinate technical and administrative interfaces across contractors, consultants, and asset owners.
• Ensure MoU-driven authority engagements are fulfilled per programme and package timelines.

Commercial & Governance Alignment

• Liaise with PMC Commercial and Controls teams to ensure risk, cost, and programme data are consistent and accurate.
• Oversee PMC contributions to claims, variations, payment recommendations, and cost reporting.
• Maintain adherence to Client governance and escalation protocols.

Reporting & Communication

• Support programme-wide reporting activities, including milestone performance, design coordination, and contractor progress.
• Prepare executive-level briefings and risk registers for Client leadership.

General

• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive timely resolution of complex design and construction challenges.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and engage team members to foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, both as a team player and as an independent contributor, with a demonstrated ability to balance teamwork and independent project assignments.
• Proven track record in managing complex projects, displaying exemplary project management skills such as organization, time management, resourcefulness, flexibility, and communication.
• Ability to manage project timelines meticulously.
• Strong financial acumen and demonstrated attention to best value for investment within agreed budgets, ensuring cost-effective design solutions without compromising quality.
• Results-driven mindset, consistently achieving project goals and driving success in design delivery.
• Ensure AtkinsRéalis processes, forms and deliverables are followed, and when required, client processes and forms as applicable in full consultation with the client.
• Manage, direct, lead and administrate the contracts of the various entities on the Program:
  • Lead Design Consultant (LDC)
  • Other consultants appointed by the client.
  • Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC)
  • Early Works and Main Work Contractors
• Shall coordinate and assist activities and work with various entities on the program:
  • Stakeholders not limited to: Client teams, tenants, facility management, operators etc.
  • Consultants and Contractors
  • Statutory Authorities with support of Stakeholder Manager
  • Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC)
  • Logistics with support of logistics officer and assisted by client.
• Manage and assist the client with the procurement of Design Consultant, specialists and Contractors as and when required.
• Overall awareness of PMC scope of services to manage and assist with, but not limited to:
  • Construction Management
  • Constructability
  • Safety in Design
  • Assist in Change Management of the Project with the Cost and Commercial Teams, implement required change control processes, review and recommendation for Client confirmation.
  • Assist and coordinate value management during the Design and construction stages in support of the Client.
  • Determine and manage risks that may affect the programme/project not limited to schedule, budget, client requirements, quality, constructability and compliance.
  • Assist on monitoring and managing the Design and construction schedule with Project Controls and LDC
  • Assist in Stakeholder Management: Develop the statutory approval workflow chart for all design stages and in alignment with Client and Statutory Authority approval requirements.
• Oversee preparation of all technical documentation required for construction tender packages.
• Perform other duties as assigned.