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Project Management (Fit Out) · Abu Dhabi

Project Manager (Retail Fit-Out + Design)

Design-first Site PM wanted. Own spec books & shop drawings, manage risks, and crash/fast-track retail fit-outs to deliver beautiful cafés on time, on budget, to spec—safely.

Job Description

About the role
We’re hiring a design-savvy site PM to build Joud Coffee cafés across the UAE. You’ll govern design + project specs, submittals and shop drawings—and lead risk management, crashing/fast-tracking, and recovery to protect time, cost, quality, and brand intent.

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.

What 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.

Success metrics (first 6 months)

  • On-time handover ≥95% vs baseline programme.
  • Recovery: regain ≥10–15% lost days on any slipping project within 30 days of plan approval.
  • Spec compliance: 100% materials approved with ≤1 re-submittal; ≤2 spec substitutions per project (client-approved).
  • Budget: ≤3% net variance (ex client scope); snag closure ≤10 days; zero major HSE NCs.

Location & type
Abu Dhabi (HQ), UAE—multi-site travel. Full-time, on-site.

Apply with
CV + design/fit-out portfolio (drawings, spec pages, shop drawings & site photos), site list (client/location/budget/duration), notice period, expected AED, and a short note on your best schedule recovery.

Department
Project Management (Fit Out)
Role
Project Manager (Retail Fitout)
Locations
Abu Dhabi

About Joud Coffee

Joud Coffee (“Joud”) was founded in 2015 with the mission of introducing speciality coffee to Abu Dhabi.

After opening our first cafe in the Al Bateen, we have expanded to neighbourhoods across the city where each location offers a uniquely designed space for our community to gather and experience our delicious food, pastry, and coffee offerings.

We are proud to roast our beans in small batches at our roasting facility in Abu Dhabi, sourcing them through ethical and sustainable direct trade partnerships that connect us to coffee growers and traders around the globe.

Today, Joud has its presence in more than 11 locations and continues to grow within the region.

Founded in 2015
Project Management (Fit Out) · Abu Dhabi

Project Manager (Retail Fit-Out + Design)

Design-first Site PM wanted. Own spec books & shop drawings, manage risks, and crash/fast-track retail fit-outs to deliver beautiful cafés on time, on budget, to spec—safely.

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