Project Controller

Role Overview

Uniestate Properties LLC is hiring a meticulous and proactive Project Controller to join its Ras Al Khaimah team. The position focuses on post-award project control, tracking cost and schedule performance, making sure control procedures are followed, and preparing reliable reports on project health. The role is central to keeping delivery efficient, timelines on track, and governance strong across the full project lifecycle.

About the Company

Uniestate Properties is a prominent UAE real estate developer with more than 30 years of experience delivering residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects. The organization is known for innovation, customer focus, and high standards, and it plays an active role in supporting the growth of the UAE real estate market.

Why This Role Matters

This opportunity offers the chance to work with a long-established developer in a performance-oriented environment. The company emphasizes collaboration, ambition, and long-term career growth, while giving professionals the opportunity to contribute to meaningful developments and build a lasting career in real estate.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead project controls for development and capital initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong knowledge of the organization, including its structure, functions, responsibilities, and operating model, and use that understanding in day-to-day decisions.
• Keep up-to-date expertise in property development and related fields.
• Apply the company’s internal policies, systems, processes, and procedures consistently.
• Make sure any updates to the investment universe, criteria, policies, systems, processes, and procedures are implemented correctly.
• Identify personal development needs and complete the training, exposure, and learning needed to perform effectively.
• Create tools and methods to monitor and measure project progress.
• Track milestone completion accurately and on time; verify submittals and reports received from consultants.
• Review and approve flash reports from project managers and consolidate actual versus planned progress into portfolio reporting.
• Examine vendor submissions, check variations, and propose corrective actions where needed.
• Prepare lessons learned reports to help prevent delays and scope overruns in future projects.
• Develop tools and methods to monitor and measure project costs.
• Ensure costs are recorded accurately and promptly; report actual versus planned spending and project cash flow status.
• Control total project expenditure by checking invoices and claims from vendors and subcontractors.
• Review and approve vendor invoices against submitted documents.
• Compare vendor submissions and invoices with contractual terms and conditions.
• Assess vendor claims and variation order requests for validity and recommend next steps.
• Track contract progress and alert Legal and relevant stakeholders to any issues.
• Handle renewal of long-term agreements such as facilities management contracts.
• Prepare monthly commercial health reports for each project.
• Issue profitability risk alerts to the CDO and CFO.
• Produce post-project variance and lessons learned reports.
• Maintain a clear understanding of legal, regulatory, and internal compliance requirements and apply them in all work.

Experience and Profile

The role calls for at least 9 years of experience in project management and technical services, including a minimum of 4 years in a managerial role.

Preferred Education

A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Accounting is preferred.

What the Company Offers

• The chance to contribute to some of the UAE’s most notable projects.
• Organized career development and learning support.
• A collaborative and inclusive workplace.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package.

Additional Information

Applications are encouraged as early as possible, since the advertisement may close once the right candidate has been identified. While not every applicant can be contacted individually, the company appreciates the time and interest shown by all candidates.