About this Job
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a good background to oversee and deliver real estate projects in Bahrain. The ideal candidate will have strong project management experience and a proven track record of successfully delivering projects from design through completion.
Role & Responsibilities –
- Fit-Out & Project Manager (Architectural Background)Lead end-to-end fit-out, renovation, and expansion projects, from architectural design and planning through execution, handover, and final sign-off.
- Review architectural drawings, technical specifications, layouts, and material selections to ensure design intent aligns with project requirements.
- Manage all project stages, including space planning, design coordination, procurement, site execution, commissioning, and handover.
- Coordinate contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and relevant authorities to ensure smooth project delivery.
- Oversee on-site activities, monitor construction progress, and ensure all works meet approved designs, quality standards, safety requirements, and project specifications.
- Manage project budgets, cost estimates, material procurement, variations, and contractor payments to maintain commercial control.
- Develop and monitor project schedules, milestones, approvals, and delivery deadlines, proactively resolving delays and operational issues.
- Conduct regular site inspections, quality checks, and snagging reviews to ensure all works are completed to the required standard.
- Manage authority approvals, technical documentation, progress reports, risk registers, and project records throughout the project lifecycle.
- Oversee testing, commissioning, defect rectification, and final handover, ensuring all outstanding items are resolved and verified before project closure.
Requirements
- Degree in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or a related construction discipline.
- Proven experience managing complete fit-out or construction projects, ideally in Bahrain, with responsibility from initial design through final handover.
- Strong architectural and technical knowledge, with the ability to interpret drawings, review specifications, and resolve on-site design and execution challenges.
- Hands-on experience managing contractors, consultants, suppliers, budgets, procurement, and project timelines.
- Commercially aware, highly organised, and able to manage multiple priorities while meeting strict deadlines.
- Comfortable working on-site and coordinating directly with technical teams, contractors, and senior stakeholders.
- Strong documentation, reporting, problem-solving, and risk-management skills.
- Detail-oriented and accountable, with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and delivering projects that are fully completed, inspected, and signed off.
Contract Duration: 6 months.
