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Project Manager - Construction

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across kuwait, oman, saudi with 7 recent postings.

In brief

A Project Manager - Construction in the GCC region requires compliance, leadership, project management, procurement, communication. Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

Project Manager - ConstructionMonthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates13,000 AED22,000 AED34,000 AED47,500 AED
Saudi Arabia12,000 SAR21,000 SAR32,500 SAR45,000 SAR
Qatar13,500 QAR23,000 QAR35,500 QAR49,500 QAR
Kuwait1,050 KWD1,800 KWD2,800 KWD3,850 KWD
Oman1,150 OMR2,000 OMR3,100 OMR4,300 OMR
Bahrain1,100 BHD1,900 BHD2,950 BHD4,100 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Project Manager - Construction pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+10%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
Medium
roles open now
Remote share
48%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)18,500
Scale-up (50–500)22,000
Enterprise (500+)28,500

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
27,000
02Cloud & SaaS
24,500
03E-commerce
22,000
04Government tech
20,500
05Telecom
19,000

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Top hiring companies

  • Worley
  • Rawaj - Human Capital Management
  • Heilbronn Properties
  • Green Umbrella Recruitment
  • Whizz HR

Active markets

  • kuwait
  • oman
  • saudi
  • uae
What a Project Manager - Construction does
  • 01

    Develop and agree the project execution plan with the project team and ensure that all parties have a clear understanding of the deliverables.

  • 02

    Ensure that the contract is carried out in a cost

  • 03

    manage the Cost Versus Allowable process and Commercial interface ensuring that the base contract profit is maintained.

  • 04

    Ensure that the Project Engineering is managed in an effective manner making sure that the contract deliverables, value engineering and submittal phases are well coordinated and controlled.

  • 05

    Make sure that all QA/QC documentation is managed and up to date.

  • 06

    Carry out a weekly HSE meeting and record the general concerns and actions required by the relevant line managers and update all sub

  • 07

    contract agreements and conditions of employment to satisfy the latest SHEIRMS agreements.

  • 08

    Carry out weekly Commercial meetings incorporating Change Management Control, Variations, Deviations, Procurement Analysis and Cost Versus Allowable impact.

Country
Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly