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Construction Director - Villa Projects

30+ days ago 2026/03/09
Full time
500 Employees or more · Accounting
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Job description

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

  • Provide overall leadership and oversight of the construction phase throughout the project lifecycle
  • Monitor and evaluate the performance of the Supervision Consultant and Contractors to ensure compliance with contract requirements.
  • Review, validate, and verify reported progress across all construction activities and status reports.
  • Oversee and manage the technical submittal, approval, and RFI processes to ensure timely resolution.
  • Identify opportunities to optimize construction sequencing, productivity, and overall project progress.
  • Oversee inspection activities, identifying areas for improvement in inspection methodologies and execution.
  • Monitor QHSE performance across all construction activities, identify deviations, and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
  • Lead coordination and interface management with Abu Dhabi local authorities and statutory bodies.
  • Ensure compliance with Hill Internationals Quality, Environmental, Health, Safety, and Occupational Health policies, manuals, and procedures.
  • Review and assess contractor technical, daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports.
  • Provide strategic input and recommendations on construction methodologies to support the Main Contractor.
  • Support project close-out, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.


Skills

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering (mandatory).
  • Minimum 20 years of construction experience, with significant exposure to luxury villa developments.
  • Minimum 5 years of proven experience dealing with Abu Dhabi local authorities, approvals, and regulatory procedures.
  • Demonstrated experience managing project close-out and handover stages.
  • Extensive experience managing subcontractors and complex subcontract packages.
  • Proven track record serving in senior construction leadership roles on similar projects.
  • Strong technical background with a minimum of two full project life-cycle experiences as part of a Project Management team.
  • Extensive experience in:
  • Management of inspections, mock-ups, prototypes, samples, and quality benchmarking
  • Progressive verification of works against contract specifications, drawings, and approved mock-ups
  • Construction submittals and RFI management processes
  • Strong familiarity with Abu Dhabi local authority requirements and procedures.
  • Background working on commercial, residential, and/or industrial projects, particularly those with extensive landscaping scopes.
  • Excellent leadership, coordination, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.


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Hill International, with more than 2,700 professionals in 69 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Hill has participated in over 10,000 project assignments with a total construction value of more than $600 billion. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the eighth-largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.

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