Job Description

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Industry: Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure
Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Role Purpose
The HR Director is a strategic business leader responsible for developing and executing the organization's human capital strategy to support business growth, project excellence, and long-term sustainability. The role ensures alignment between people strategy, organizational capability, leadership development, and workforce performance across all business units.
The HR Director will foster a high-performance culture while ensuring strict compliance with UAE labor law, Emiratization policies, and international HR best practices in a complex, multi-project contracting environment.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HR Leadership

• Develop and execute long-term HR strategy aligned with corporate goals.
• Translate business objectives into workforce planning, organizational design, and talent strategies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Board on succession planning, leadership development, and people risk management.

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Lead recruitment strategies for executive, technical, and operational positions.
• Strengthen employer branding within the construction and engineering sector.
• Oversee manpower planning, mobilization, and demobilization across multiple projects.

Performance, Learning & Development

• Design and implement performance management frameworks.
• Lead leadership development and succession planning initiatives.
• Drive continuous learning, competency development, and capability building.

Employee Relations & Culture

• Enhance employee engagement, retention, and organizational culture.
• Manage grievance handling, disciplinary procedures, and investigations.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, and employee wellbeing initiatives.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with UAE labor law, WPS, visas, and Emiratization.
• Maintain HR policies, procedures, and audit readiness.
• Oversee HR risk management and governance reporting.

Digital HR Transformation

• Lead HRIS implementation and HR automation initiatives.
• Utilize HR analytics for data-driven workforce decisions.

Requirements:
Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of HR leadership experience within construction or engineering organizations.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of UAE labor law and GCC HR practices.
• Proven experience managing large, multicultural workforces.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic and business-driven mindset.
• Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation abilities.
• High integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality

Benefits:
Compensation & Benefits

• Executive-level compensation package aligned with UAE market standards.

Skills Required