Senior Project Coordinator

Job Overview

Zutari is seeking a Senior Project Coordinator to join their Buildings team in Dubai. In this role, you will support the delivery of multidisciplinary building projects across the Middle East, ensuring they are well-coordinated, on time, and within budget. This role is ideally suited to an experienced project coordination or engineering professional with a background in complex building developments.

Company Overview

Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering and advisory firm with almost 90 years of experience across Africa and the Middle East. As human-centred engineering consultants, they are trusted by clients, business partners, and communities to co-create solutions that improve lives and deliver sustainable infrastructure outcomes. They operate at the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and impact.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: Market Competitive
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 5 Year+

Key Responsibilities

• Support project managers in the execution of medium to large-scale building projects.
• Assist in preparing and managing project programmes, deliverables trackers, and progress reports.
• Act as a key point of contact between clients, consultants, and contractors.
• Monitor progress against budget and raise flags on potential deviations or risks.
• Coordinate technical submittals, reviews, and approvals.
• Contribute to project close-out procedures including final documentation and lessons learned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture, Civil Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in project coordination or project engineering roles within the buildings sector.
• Previous exposure to projects in the Middle East, ideally in the UAE or GCC region, is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of design and construction workflows, coordination, and compliance in a consultancy or client-representative environment.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Primavera P6, or other project scheduling tools.

Benefits

• Opportunities to work on multidisciplinary building projects in the Middle East.
• Collaborate with internal technical teams, clients, contractors, and external consultants.
• Gain experience in project coordination and engineering roles.
• Develop strong organizational, time management, and multitasking abilities.
• Enhance communication and stakeholder engagement skills.