Construction Director - Villa Projects

• 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.

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.