Associate Director Infrastructure Project Delivery

Responsibilities: • Support the Director in defining and implementing infrastructure project delivery strategies, execution plans, governance requirements and operational priorities aligned with the approved business plan. • Lead assigned infrastructure projects and work packages through procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover, with clear accountability for scope, programme, cost, quality, safety and sustainability outcomes. • Direct multidisciplinary consultants, contractors, utility providers and internal teams, ensuring coordinated delivery across roads, drainage, sewerage, potable water, irrigation, power, district cooling, telecommunications and related civil works. Establish and maintain integrated schedules, budgets, cash-flow forecasts, risk registers and performance dashboards; identify emerging variances and implement timely mitigation, recovery and escalation measures. • Oversee technical reviews, constructability assessments, value engineering, interface management and • design change control to ensure solutions are compliant, coordinated, buildable and commercially sound. • Manage procurement and contract-administration activities for assigned packages, including scope development, tender evaluation, contractor and consultant performance, payment recommendations, variations, claims and commercial close-out in accordance with the Delegation of Authority. • Develop and manage the project authority approvals strategy and responsibility matrix, ensuring all required submissions, NOCs, permits, technical clearances, inspections, utility service connections and completion certificates are identified, programmed and secured in line with project milestones. • Lead and coordinate all formal engagement with RTA, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, DDA/Trakhees, Civil Defence, telecommunications operators and other approving bodies, acting as the principal project-delivery focal point for authority-related matters. • Oversee the preparation, quality review and timely submission of authority drawings, reports, calculations, applications and supporting documents; ensure consultant and contractor responses address authority comments fully and within agreed timelines. • Maintain an authority approvals tracker covering submissions, review cycles, fees, undertakings, permits, inspections and dependencies; identify risks to the programme, drive mitigation actions and escalate critical delays with clear recommendations. • Chair and participate in authority coordination meetings, technical workshops and site inspections; record decisions and commitments, assign actions and ensure timely closure of comments, non-compliances and outstanding requirements. • Ensure approved authority conditions and utility requirements are incorporated into design, procurement, construction and handover deliverables; manage proposed deviations or changes and maintain complete approval and close-out records for final acceptance. • Ensure rigorous compliance with approved drawings, specifications, contracts, authority requirements and quality, health, safety and environmental standards; drive the timely closure of NCRs, defects and audit findings. • Chair project, technical, commercial and progress reviews; provide concise, accurate and decision-oriented reports to senior management on delivery status, key risks, financial exposure and required actions. • Manage interfaces with master planning, development, design, commercial, finance, legal, community management and handover teams to ensure infrastructure readiness supports plot, asset and community delivery milestones. • Lead resolution of critical site, utility, access, stakeholder and third-party issues, escalating material matters with clear recommendations and protecting project objectives and contractual entitlements. • Provide leadership, coaching and performance direction to project team members, promote accountability and collaboration, and drive continuous improvement, lessons learned and adoption of industry best practice and digital delivery tools. Requirements: • Bachelor s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline from a recognized university. • Professional engineering registration and/or a recognized project management qualification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent certification is preferred. • Strong knowledge of infrastructure design and construction standards, contract administration, project controls and Dubai authority approval processes. • Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in infrastructure project delivery, including at least 5 years in a senior project management or leadership capacity. • Demonstrable experience delivering large-scale roads, utilities and masterdevelopment infrastructure projects through design, procurement, • construction, commissioning and handover. • Substantial UAE experience is preferred, with practical knowledge of Dubai authorities, utility providers, regulatory requirements and stakeholder • interfaces. • Bachelor s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline from a recognized university. • Professional engineering registration and/or a recognized project management qualification such as PMP, PRINCE2 or an equivalent certification is preferred. • Strong knowledge of infrastructure design and construction standards, contract administration, project controls and Dubai authority approval processes. • Minimum 12 years of progressive experience in infrastructure project delivery, including at least 5 years in a senior project management or leadership capacity. • Demonstrable experience delivering large-scale roads, utilities and masterdevelopment infrastructure projects through design, procurement, • construction, commissioning and handover. • Substantial UAE experience is preferred, with practical knowledge of Dubai authorities, utility providers, regulatory requirements and stakeholder • interfaces.