Project Manager

Project Coordinator Industrial Projects | Dubai, UAE

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Are you a proactive, hands-on project professional who thrives in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment

We are supporting a global engineering organisation in hiring a Project Coordinator to join their expanding operations team in Dubai. This role plays a critical part in delivering complex industrial projects for major customers across the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, and Energy sectors.

As the central point of coordination between customers, suppliers, engineering teams and manufacturing facilities, you will own your projects end-to-enddriving communication, ensuring timelines are met, and keeping all stakeholders aligned.

What you will be responsible for

• Acting as the single point of contact for customers, suppliers and internal teams
• Overseeing projects from order initiation to final delivery
• Managing supplier relationships including PO placement, follow-ups and delivery tracking
• Proactively expediting information to prevent delays and resolve issues
• Coordinating project schedules, milestones, shipments and documentation
• Preparing status reports and presenting project updates to internal stakeholders
• Maintaining high standards of quality, compliance, and customer satisfaction
• Supporting budget tracking and risk mitigation activities
• Collaborating closely with sales, logistics, engineering and finance teams across multiple regions

Who we are looking for

• This role requires a highly communicative, confident and action-oriented individual.
• Based on discussions with the hiring team , communication, assertiveness and proactivity are more important than deep technical expertise.
• You are ideal for this role if you are:

• A strong communicator who is not afraid to pick up the phone, push for information, and escalate when needed
• Proactive, hands-on and solutions-orientedsomeone who drives the project, not waits to be told
• Able to juggle 510 projects simultaneously
• Comfortable working in a highly dynamic environment with demanding customers
• Structured, reliable and excellent at time management
• Able to influence stakeholders at all levels

Experience & Skills

• Background in project coordination or project management in industrial, engineering or Oil & Gas environments
• Technical exposure to mechanical/equipment-based projects is an advantage but not mandatory
• Strong stakeholder management skills across suppliers, customers and internal teams
• Experience with ERP/project tracking systems (training can be provided)
• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial) preferred but not essential
• Must be based in the UAE relocation is not available

Work Model

• On-site role in Dubai (office-based due to customer proximity and project collaboration needs)
• Occasional customer or supplier visits (within short distance)

Why this role is exciting

• Join a growing business in a rapidly expanding region
• Opportunity to work with high-value industrial projects (0.5M3M typical size)
• Real visibility, ownership and direct customer impact
• Clear growth potential for high-performing individuals
• (the leadership team explicitly highlighted internal development opportunities)

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary (aligned with Dubai market and internal budget structures)
• Annual bonus
• Medical insurance, flight allowance, end-of-service benefit

How to apply

• This is a confidential search managed by PeopleScout.
• To express interest or request more details, please send your CV or contact information via LinkedIn message.
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