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Construction Project Manager

20 days ago 2026/07/19
Full time · Management · 15+ Years of Experience
500 Employees or more · Real Estate

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Job description

  • Represent and protect the owner’s interests throughout the full lifecycle of assigned capital construction projects, from concept and design through procurement, construction, and handover. Provide strategic project oversight and leadership across the design / consultant team, main contractors, and quantity surveyors / cost managers to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality and functional standards, in full alignment with the owner’s objectives and applicable regulations.
  • Act as the owner’s single point of accountability and representative across all project stages and packages, safeguarding the owner’s interests, objectives, and contractual position at all times.
  • Provide strategic oversight and direction to the design and consultant team, reviewing drawings, specifications, and BOQs to ensure designs meet the owner’s brief, budget, and quality requirements.
  • Direct, monitor, and evaluate the performance of main contractors and multiple construction packages, ensuring works are executed safely to program and to specification.
  • Oversee quantity surveyors / cost managers in the preparation, control, and reporting of project budgets, valuations, variations, and final accounts.
  • Lead tendering, procurement, and contract administration activities, including bid evaluation and recommendation of awards in the owner’s best interest.
  • Manage project budgets and cash flow, apply rigorous cost control, value engineering, and change management to deliver projects within approved financial limits.
  • Develop, review, and monitor project programs and schedules, proactively identifying risks and implementing mitigation and recovery measures.
  • Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders - consultants, engineers, contractors, suppliers, internal departments, and authorities - to ensure integrated and seamless project delivery.
  • Ensure all works comply with applicable building codes, authority approval processes, construction regulations, and health, safety, and environmental requirements.
  • Monitor and report on project quality, ensuring inspections, testing, and quality assurance processes are properly implemented.
  • Lead testing, commissioning, snagging, and project close-out, ensuring completion documentation, as-built records, and warranties are obtained and a smooth handover to the owner or end user is achieved.
  • Provide regular, transparent, and accurate reporting to the owner and executive management on project status, cost, schedule, risks, and quality.
  • Identify, escalate, and resolve project issues, claims, and disputes, protecting the owner’s commercial and contractual position.

Skills

  • Bachelors degree in Architectural engineering or Civil Engineering. A relevant Masters degree or project management qualification is an advantage.
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in construction project management, including 5-10 years in a Project Manager or similar leadership role.
  • Proven experience as an owner’s representative or client-side project manager, managing multiple contractors and packages and delivering projects from concept through handover.
  • Professional engineering registration / membership with the relevant local authority or engineering society. A recognized project management certification (e.g. PMP) is an advantage.
  • Strong leadership, negotiation, and stakeholder management; cost and budget control; contract administration; ability to review drawings, specifications, and BOQs; proficiency in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project / Primavera P6, AutoCAD, and project reporting systems; excellent communication skills in English, with Arabic an advantage.
This job post has been translated by AI and may contain minor differences or errors.

Preferred candidate

Years of experience
15+ years
Residence location
Kuwait
Gender
Male
Degree
Bachelor's degree / higher diploma
Career level
Management
Major
Architecture And Building, Civil Engineering
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