Graduate Project Manager-Site Based

Company Overview

With more than 14000 people around the globe, GHD is one of the world's leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Serving clients across five continents and the Pacific region, GHD people share a passion for exceeding the expectations of our clients and contributing to their success.

Role

Project Management Graduate

Purpose of the Role

Support project managers and technical teams in planning, coordinating, and delivering multidisciplinary projects. Focus on accurate coordination, documentation, data handling, and proposal support while learning our project management methods. No line-management or supervisory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Project coordination: Assist with planning, scheduling, look-ahead updates, action logs, decision registers, and meeting minutes.
• Documentation & reporting: Prepare and maintain design briefs, registers, transmittals, submittal trackers, and progress reports; ensure tidy version control and audit trails.
• Data & spreadsheets: Build and update spreadsheets for programme, cost, risk, change and reporting; maintain formulas, validations, pivot tables, and clear formatting.
• Document formatting: Apply house styles and templates across reports, registers, and presentations; proofread for consistency and clarity.
• Proposals & submissions: Draft and format proposal sections and capability statements; compile curriculum vitae, project sheets, compliance matrices, forms, and submission checklists.
• Stakeholder engagement: Support communications with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams; schedule workshops and record outcomes.
• Risk, quality, health, safety and environment: Log risks and mitigation actions; help apply project quality procedures and elevate issues appropriately.
• Financial support: Assist with monthly reporting inputs, purchase requests, simple cost and cash flow updates, and change logs under guidance.
• Site support: Help with site observations, photo records, snag lists and close out packs (as required).

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in architecture, construction management, quantity surveying, or related field.
• Clear written and spoken English; confident contributor in meetings.
• Strong Microsoft Excel (formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data validation) and solid Microsoft Word and PowerPoint skills (styles, tables, section formatting).
• Familiarity with project scheduling tools (for example, Microsoft Project or Primavera) is an advantage.
• Organised, detail driven, and able to work across multiple deadlines.

Performance Indicators

• Timely, accurate trackers, minutes, and reports.
• Clean document control with reliable metadata and versioning.
• Well structured spreadsheets and polished, compliant proposal inputs.
• Positive feedback from the project team and clients.

Career Path

Project Management Graduate Assistant Project Manager Project Manager Senior Project Manager / Project Director (performance based progression).

Why Join

Exposure to landmark projects in the Gulf region, structured mentorship and professional development, and the opportunity to contribute to complex building and infrastructure projects.

EEO Statement

At GHD, we celebrate the power of a multicultural workforce and champion individual achievement. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair and inclusive employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees-regardless of background, identity, or experience. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and we welcome the unique perspectives that each team member brings to our organization.

Job Details

Role Level: Associate Work Type: Full-Time Country: United Arab Emirates City: Abu Dhabi Company Website: Job Function: Engineering Company Industry: Civil Engineering Sector: Environmental Services And Industrial Machinery Manufacturing