Job Description

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Our client is a globally renowned healthcare provider.
We are recruiting an experienced UAE-based Fit-Out Manager with deep expertise in healthcare construction to lead hospital fit-out projects from design to handover.
The role is accountable for ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
A valid UAE driving license is mandatory.
Role Summary

• Lead hospital fit-out projects from design to handover, ensuring delivery to programme, budget, and healthcare standards.

• Supervise contractors' work across ID, civil, structural, and MEP packages, enforcing quality, safety, and compliance.

• Coordinate with developers, authorities, consultants, and contractors to resolve regulatory and project issues.

• Manage variations, value engineering, and risk, advising management on cost/time impacts and corrective measures.

• Track programme, procurement, cash flow, and manpower to keep projects on schedule.

• Review and approve technical submittals, drawings, materials, and payment applications.

• Drive reporting, HSE compliance, commissioning, close-out, and handover processes.

Mandatory Skills & Experience

• 8+ years' experience in commercial fit-out projects, including 3+ years in healthcare, with a proven track record delivering large-scale hospital fit-outs covering inspection, supervision, MEP coordination, finishes, and medical equipment integration.

• Strong project management, leadership, and stakeholder communication skills with commercial acumen in cost, contract, and risk management.

• Detail-oriented and compliance-focused, with experience managing fast-track healthcare projects.

• Strong knowledge of HSE regulations in healthcare construction.

• Valid UAE driving license.

Education & Certification

• Degree or Diploma in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.

• Project Management certification preferred.

• Proficiency in AutoCAD and Revit.

Candidate Profile

• Currently living in the UAE.

• Fluent in English, with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; able to challenge and influence at senior levels.

• Resilient, accountable, and commercially aware, with the capability to manage complex healthcare fit-out projects.

Skills Required