Aldar Properties

Real estate development and asset management

Senior Vice President - Master Planning, Projects

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Full-timeAbu Dhabi - United Arab EmiratesNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Experience in real estate development in the GCC region.
Deep exposure to the GCC region and adjacent markets is preferred.
Excellent design and master-planning capabilities.
Excellent leadership skills and ability to delegate and coordinate responsibilities.
Strong conflict resolution and management skills.
Ability to balance conflicting priorities and make timely decisions.
Excellent analytical skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present master plans to senior leaders for approval.
Experience working with and leading multidisciplinary teams that include Business Planning, Master Planning, Design, Project Management, Procurement, and Commercial functions.
A bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, or equivalent is required.
A technical postgraduate degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage master-planning activities from pre-concept through detailed masterplan for government and Aldar Development projects.
Review masterplan and detailed masterplan submittals by the internal team and consultants.
Provide support, review, and advisory services on master-planning matters to Project Management during construction.
Manage the selection and work of master-planning consultants, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule compliance with service contracts.
Manage service contracts, including preparing requests for proposals and processing payments and variations.
Evaluate and select proposals from master-planning consultants, focusing on quality assurance, budget, and schedule compliance with service contracts and Aldar standards, including Estimada and the UPC AD 2030 vision.
Ensure key procurement contract variations arising from project design differences that raise major policy issues are addressed.
Manage master-planning approval requirements with external stakeholders and government entities during design phases for government projects.
Ensure regular progress updates and monthly written reports on construction progress, major issues or conflicts, and anticipated roadblocks when appropriate.
Update Development Management and other Operations teams on changes to masterplan design, timeline, and cost, including through Monthly Progress Reports; assess impacts on delivery activities and minimize financial and operational impacts.
Identify deviations from the original masterplan and adjust the design, timeline, and/or cost with Development Management.
Provide regular reporting on construction progress, including issues and mitigation strategies.
Ensure issuance of all required government permits and construction licenses.
Identify potential value-engineering ideas to reduce costs or time and provide recommendations to project teams.

Desired Qualifications

Deep exposure to the GCC region and adjacent markets.
A technical postgraduate degree.

JOB PURPOSE

•Manage master planning activities from pre-concept through to detailed masterplan for all government and Aldar Development projects

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•Review master plan and detailed master plan submittals by the internal team and consultants.

•Provide support review and advisory services on master planning matters to Project Management during construction stage.

•Manage the selection and work of master planning consultants; Ensure quality, budget and time compliance of the consultant’s work in accordance with the service contract.

•Manage service contracts including preparing RFPs, and processing payments and variations.

•Evaluate and select proposals of master planning consultants with focus on quality insurance, budget and time compliance of the consultant’s work in accordance with the service contract and Aldar standards, e.g. Estimada and UPC AD 2030 vision

•Ensure key procurement contract variations arising from differences in project design raising major issues to related policies are addressed.

•Manage the master planning approval requirements with external stakeholders and government entities during design phases for government projects

•Ensure provision of constant progress updates and monthly written reports on construction progress, major issues or conflicts and anticipated roadblocks whenever appropriate

•Periodically update any change to the master plan design, timeline and cost to Development Management and other Operations teams such as by issuing Monthly Progress Reports (MPR). Assess impact on all delivery activities and minimize financial and operational impact.

•Identify deviations to original master planning and adopt the master plan design, timeline and/or cost accordingly together with Development Management

•Provide regular reporting on construction progress including issues and mitigation strategies

•Ensure the issuance of all required government permits and construction licenses.

•Ensure possible value engineering ideas are identified to cut costs/time and provide recommendations to project teams.

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

Real estate developer (GCC).

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

•Deep exposure to GCC region and adjacent markets preferred

•Excellent design & masterplanning capabilities

•Excellent leadership skills and ability to delegate and coordinate responsibilities

•Strong conflict resolution/management skills

•Strong team player with ability to balance conflicting priorities and take timely decisions

•Excellent analytical skills

•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, required to present master plans to senior leaders for approval.

•Experienced in working with and leading multi-disciplinary teams that include members from Business Planning, Master Planning, Design, Project Management, Procurement and Commercial functions.

QUALIFICATION

Bachelor degree in engineering, architecture or equivalent is required

Technical post-graduate degree is preferred

About the Company

Aldar Properties

Real estate development and asset management

Aldar Properties is a real estate developer and asset manager in Abu Dhabi. It operates two segments: Aldar Development, which builds and sells land, homes, and commercial spaces (such as Yas Island and Saadiyat Island), and Aldar Investment, which owns and manages rental and income-generating assets like Yas Mall, offices, residences, and hotels. The company earns from property sales and from ongoing rental and asset income, relying on a mix of development projects and a steady income portfolio. Its goal is to shape Abu Dhabi’s urban landscape with large, long-term projects while expanding its asset base and regional footprint.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2004

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