About this role
Key Responsibilities • Lead and manage all fit-out and finishing activities to ensure safe, efficient, and timely execution in line with approved construction programmes. • Develop and implement execution strategies to achieve project milestones and contractual deliverables. • Monitor construction progress, identify potential risks or delays, and implement mitigation and recovery plans. • Manage coordination between architectural fit-out works, MEP services, façade interfaces, vertical transportation systems, and specialist contractors. • Participate in design coordination meetings and review construction methodologies where required. • Monitor installation quality to ensure compliance with approved materials, specifications, shop drawings, and workmanship standards. • Oversee mock-up approvals, material inspections, and finishing quality throughout execution. • Ensure luxury finishes meet brand standards and project quality objectives. • Lead snagging, de-snagging, punch-list management, and final quality inspections. • Ensure compliance with Dubai Municipality, Dubai Civil Defence, DEWA, and all relevant statutory authority requirements. • Support successful completion of authority inspections leading to project handover. • Prepare and present daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports to senior management. • Track project KPIs, construction progress, resource allocation, and productivity. • Assist commercial teams by providing technical input on variations, claims, extensions of time, and contractor performance evaluations. • Review subcontractor progress against contractual obligations.. Qualifications & Experience • Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline • 7–10 years of experience managing fit-out and architectural finishing works within luxury residential or mixed-use developments. • Proven experience delivering high-rise residential towers from fit-out execution through final handover. • Previous experience with leading UAE main contractors or developers is highly preferred. • Strong experience managing multiple finishing packages and specialist subcontractors. • Strong knowledge of luxury fit-out materials, architectural finishes, and construction methodologies. • Thorough understanding of Dubai authority regulations, inspections, approvals, and project close-out procedures. • Experience coordinating architectural, MEP, façade, and specialist trade interfaces. • Proficiency in construction reporting, project controls, and scheduling practices. • Strong understanding of QA/QC processes, testing, commissioning, and handover requirements. • Excellent stakeholder and subcontractor management capabilities. • High attention to detail with a commitment to quality and operational excellence. • Familiarity with premium interior finishes, penthouse fit-outs, amenity spaces, and high-end residential handovers. • Experience working on fast-track projects involving complex trade coordination within high-rise environments. • Knowledge of BIM-enabled construction coordination and digital project management platforms is advantageous.