Engineering Project Manager (Data Centers, Constructions)
Summary
Oversee end-to-end delivery of high-value data-center and power projects, coordinating teams and stakeholders to meet scope, budget, and schedule targets.
Experience: 5-7 years
On behalf of a leading global engineering and power solutions company with a strong regional footprint across the UAE, we are hiring an experienced Project Manager to lead the delivery of complex, high-value projects from inception through to successful handover.
This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of multiple concurrent projects within a world-class engineering environment, working closely with senior stakeholders, clients, and cross-functional teams to drive successful outcomes.
- Manage multiple projects from inception to completion, facilitating planning sessions to define scope and objectives
- Liaise closely with Senior Project Managers, project sponsors, and stakeholders on progress and challenges
- Own project documentation - Customer VDRL, vendor documents, and engineering documentation
- Plan and monitor project budgets, own commercial performance alongside technical and schedule delivery
- Manage project scope, schedule, cost, issues, and risk using structured PM tools and processes
- Lead a small direct team (1-2 members) while coordinating a wider cross-functional project group
- Capture and share lessons learned across teams to strengthen future project delivery
- Build strong, customer-centric relationships and manage stakeholder communication end-to-end
- Handle conflict situations effectively and with minimal disruption to project momentum
- Support project closeout documentation and MRB completion
- 5-7 years' experience managing projects solo/independently (not as a PM-in-training under a Sr. PM), ideally within engineering, EPC, or power generation environments
- Demonstrated ownership of both commercial/P&L performance and technical/schedule delivery - these responsibilities go hand in hand in this role
- Experience leading a small direct team (1-2 people) while coordinating broader project stakeholders
- Strong command of project management tools and structured scope/schedule/cost/risk management
- Proven ability to manage client-facing communication and multi-stakeholder coordination
- Track record of on-time, on-budget project delivery
- PMP certification preferred but not mandatory - equivalent hands-on project ownership experience will be considered
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent