Project Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end commercial, retail, and hospitality interior projects from planning through completion and handover.
• Lead projects from a PMC perspective, ensuring effective coordination between clients, consultants, contractors, vendors, and internal teams.
• Develop and monitor detailed project schedules, milestones, execution plans, and resource requirements.
• Review project drawings, specifications, BOQs, design documents, shop drawings, and material specifications.
• Coordinate with Architects, Interior Designers, MEP Consultants, Structural Consultants, Contractors, and Vendors.
• Monitor site progress against approved project schedules and identify delays, risks, and critical activities.
• Conduct regular site inspections and project review meetings.
• Ensure contractors execute work as per approved drawings, specifications, quality standards, and project requirements.
• Monitor civil, interior, MEP, furniture, finishing, and allied works.
• Review and track contractor work programs, manpower deployment, material availability, and productivity.
• Coordinate with the procurement team to ensure timely availability of materials at site.
• Monitor project budgets, BOQs, variations, measurements, certifications, and commercial aspects in coordination with the Commercial team.
• Identify project risks and develop appropriate mitigation and recovery plans.
• Ensure proper documentation of RFIs, approvals, drawings, material submissions, MOMs, progress reports, and project correspondence.
• Monitor quality standards and ensure timely closure of defects, snags, and non-conformities.
• Ensure compliance with project-specific HSE and statutory requirements.
• Prepare and present weekly/monthly project progress reports and MIS to management and clients.
• Manage client expectations and resolve project-related technical and execution issues.
• Coordinate testing, commissioning, snagging, rectification, and final handover of projects.
• Ensure timely project closure and completion of all handover documentation.

PMC-Specific Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain project governance and reporting mechanisms.
• Review and monitor contractor schedules and recovery plans.
• Track project progress through planned vs. actual analysis.
• Review contractor claims, measurements, variations, and progress bills.
• Conduct coordination and progress meetings with all stakeholders.
• Monitor consultant and contractor deliverables against agreed timelines.
• Maintain project risk registers and issue trackers.
• Ensure proper change management and approval of scope variations.
• Provide regular management updates on cost, time, quality, risk, and project progress.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong experience in PMC / Project Management Consultancy for interior and fit-out projects.
• Excellent knowledge of commercial, retail, and hospitality projects.
• Strong understanding of civil, interior, architectural, MEP, furniture, and finishing works.
• Ability to interpret AutoCAD drawings, BOQs, specifications, shop drawings, and project schedules.
• Strong contractor, consultant, and client management skills.
• Excellent project planning, coordination, and execution capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling and monitoring tools.
• Good understanding of cost control, variation management, billing, and project documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Project/Primavera, AutoCAD, and other project management tools.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and work effectively under tight deadlines.