Project Manager (Retail Fit-Out + Design)

Joud Coffee

Employer Active

Posted 8 hrs ago

Experience

5 - 10 Years

Job Location

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Education

Any Graduation

Nationality

Any Nationality

Gender

Not Mentioned

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Risk & schedule control

  • Maintain a live RAID log; run weekly risk reviews and mitigations.
  • Own CPM programme (MS Project/Primavera), float/slippage tracking, S-curves/EVM basics; issue weekly look-aheads & MoMs.
  • Crash/Fast-track: overlap non-dependent trades, add resources, extend shifts/night works, split workfronts, off-site prefabs, early procurement for long-leads.
  • Recovery: forensic delay checks, resequencing, vendor re-capacity, war-room stand-ups & stoplight dashboards until back on plan.

Design & specs leadership

  • Own the ID Spec Book/Project Specs: finishes, fixtures, lighting, hardware, sanitary, FFE/OS&E, signage & wayfinding.
  • Build/maintain Finish & FFE schedules, submittal register, and sample/mock-up approvals; guard brand standards.
  • Review/approve shop drawings & material submittals against specs; coordinate joinery details; issue redlines/mark-ups (AutoCAD/Bluebeam).
  • Control revisions: manage design log/VCNs, RFIs, addenda, and IFC updates; ensure all trades work to current revs.
  • Coordinate ID/Arch MEP/Kitchen to resolve clashes (extraction, grease, gas, power loads) and protect design intent during value engineering.

Execution, quality & handover

  • Daily site walks, Q/A checklists, first-off approvals; manage HSE with zero major NCs.
  • Cost & change: BOQs/RFQs, VEs, variations, certifications; records (site diary, photos).
  • Commissioning with Operations; as-builts & O&M complete at handover.

Desired Candidate Profile

You ll bring

5 8+ years managing retail/F&B fit-outs in the UAE, with a portfolio showing strong design sensibility.

Fluent reading/marking ID, architectural, MEP & joinery drawings; spec governance experience (spec books/spec sections, submittal workflows).

Tools: AutoCAD (must), MS Project/Primavera, Excel; SketchUp/Bluebeam/InDesign a plus.

Proven schedule recovery cases (quantify days regained), authority/landlord approvals (ADCD/DCD/malls), vendor management, UAE driving licence.

Clear communicator; owner s mindset; balances time/cost/quality without losing design intent.

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Joud Coffee

About the role

We re hiring a design-savvy site PM to build Joud Coffee caf s across the UAE.

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