Real Estate Program Manager - AMET Projects
Posted date [2026-08-21]
(ID: 49956)
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Job Description and Requirements
Real Estate Program Manager - AMET ProjectsJob Snapshot
Role: Real Estate Program Manager - AMET Projects
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Real Estate
Function: Project-Program Management
Experience: Minimum 5 years of program or project management experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Real Estate Program Manager - AMET Projects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Real Estate opportunity focused on delivering complex facility and site development initiatives across Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey. Amazon is hiring an experienced program manager to coordinate real estate and construction projects from feasibility through site launch, ensuring milestones, budgets, due diligence activities, documentation, and stakeholder commitments remain on track.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Real Estate
Function: Project-Program Management
Salary: 28000-42000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job
Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Real Estate Program Manager will support Amazon\'s expansion across the AMET region by helping teams secure, prepare, and launch operational facilities efficiently. The role sits at the center of real estate, construction, engineering, legal, finance, and external development activity, providing structure and accountability across multiple projects.
The position requires strong ownership of schedules, documentation, budgets, due diligence, and cross-functional actions. By maintaining clear project visibility and resolving execution blockers early, the manager will help reduce delays and improve the reliability of facility development programs.
This role also contributes to continuous improvement by strengthening project tracking systems, reporting mechanisms, and standardized workflows across a large and geographically diverse portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
* Track multiple real estate and construction projects from early feasibility through site launch.
* Monitor project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
* Support on-time and on-budget execution across assigned AMET projects.
* Maintain accurate and current project documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
* Ensure data integrity within Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, proprietary systems, and other project tracking tools.
* Coordinate environmental, zoning, legal, permitting, and technical due diligence activities.
* Follow up with internal teams and external consultants to ensure due diligence actions are completed within required timelines.
* Organize project meetings and maintain clear agendas, decisions, responsibilities, and follow-up actions.
* Track outstanding actions and ensure owners understand deadlines and required deliverables.
* Coordinate communication between Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering, and Real Estate stakeholders.
* Work with brokers, developers, consultants, and other external partners to maintain project momentum.
* Manage purchase order activity associated with real estate and construction initiatives.
* Review invoices and support accurate project budget tracking.
* Monitor expenditure against planned budgets and identify potential financial variances.
* Use project data and performance metrics to identify execution issues and improvement opportunities.
* Escalate risks, delays, or dependencies that could affect facility launch dates.
* Identify recurring process bottlenecks and develop practical solutions to improve execution.
* Standardize reporting and project management mechanisms where greater consistency is required.
* Improve workflows that reduce unnecessary administrative effort and accelerate project decisions.
* Own assigned program activities from planning through implementation and completion.
* Prepare concise project and portfolio updates for senior leadership.
* Communicate project performance, risks, decisions, and required interventions using clear data-backed reporting.
* Support broader real estate program strategy and implementation across the AMET portfolio.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should have at least five years of program or project management experience and demonstrate the ability to own complex initiatives through end-to-end delivery.
A PMP qualification is required.
Practical experience in commercial real estate or lease administration within industrial, commercial, or data center environments is important for this position.
Candidates should be comfortable using data and metrics to evaluate project performance and drive measurable improvements. Experience communicating program results, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership is also required.
Strong cross-functional stakeholder management is essential because the role works closely with Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering, brokers, consultants, developers, and other business partners.
Experience driving process improvements over several years is preferred.
A master\'s degree or MBA in business, operations, organizational development, or a related discipline would be advantageous.
Advanced Microsoft Excel capability is highly valuable, including Pivot Tables, macros, INDEX-MATCH, VLOOKUP, VBA, and data links.
Experience with data visualization and reporting tools will further support portfolio tracking and leadership communication.
Skills Set
Project-Program Management
Commercial real estate
Real estate program management
Construction project tracking
Site development
Facility launch
Project scheduling
Milestone tracking
Project governance
Due diligence
Environmental review
Zoning review
Legal due diligence
Permitting
Lease administration
Budget tracking
Purchase order management
Invoice review
Cost monitoring
Smartsheet
Microsoft Excel
Pivot Tables
Macros
INDEX-MATCH
VLOOKUP
VBA
Data visualization
Project reporting
Data integrity
Risk management
Dependency management
Stakeholder management
Cross-functional coordination
Senior leadership reporting
Process improvement
Project documentation
Portfolio management
Real estate analytics
Construction coordination
External consultant management
Developer management
Why Join Us
This position offers the opportunity to support major Real Estate expansion projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey while working with multidisciplinary teams responsible for developing Amazon\'s operational footprint.
The role provides broad exposure to commercial real estate, construction, due diligence, budgeting, program governance, and regional site delivery. Experience managing complex projects across multiple countries can support progression into senior real estate program management, portfolio strategy, construction management, site development, or broader infrastructure leadership roles.
About the Company
Amazon is a global technology and e-commerce company with extensive operational, fulfillment, transportation, and infrastructure networks. Its Real Estate teams work with internal specialists and external partners to identify, develop, and launch facilities that support continued growth while maintaining disciplined project execution, financial control, and operational readiness.
Role Context
The Real Estate Program Manager will support Amazon\'s expansion across the AMET region by helping teams secure, prepare, and launch operational facilities efficiently. The role sits at the center of real estate, construction, engineering, legal, finance, and external development activity, providing structure and accountability across multiple projects.
The position requires strong ownership of schedules, documentation, budgets, due diligence, and cross-functional actions. By maintaining clear project visibility and resolving execution blockers early, the manager will help reduce delays and improve the reliability of facility development programs.
This role also contributes to continuous improvement by strengthening project tracking systems, reporting mechanisms, and standardized workflows across a large and geographically diverse portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
* Track multiple real estate and construction projects from early feasibility through site launch.
* Monitor project schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
* Support on-time and on-budget execution across assigned AMET projects.
* Maintain accurate and current project documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
* Ensure data integrity within Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, proprietary systems, and other project tracking tools.
* Coordinate environmental, zoning, legal, permitting, and technical due diligence activities.
* Follow up with internal teams and external consultants to ensure due diligence actions are completed within required timelines.
* Organize project meetings and maintain clear agendas, decisions, responsibilities, and follow-up actions.
* Track outstanding actions and ensure owners understand deadlines and required deliverables.
* Coordinate communication between Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering, and Real Estate stakeholders.
* Work with brokers, developers, consultants, and other external partners to maintain project momentum.
* Manage purchase order activity associated with real estate and construction initiatives.
* Review invoices and support accurate project budget tracking.
* Monitor expenditure against planned budgets and identify potential financial variances.
* Use project data and performance metrics to identify execution issues and improvement opportunities.
* Escalate risks, delays, or dependencies that could affect facility launch dates.
* Identify recurring process bottlenecks and develop practical solutions to improve execution.
* Standardize reporting and project management mechanisms where greater consistency is required.
* Improve workflows that reduce unnecessary administrative effort and accelerate project decisions.
* Own assigned program activities from planning through implementation and completion.
* Prepare concise project and portfolio updates for senior leadership.
* Communicate project performance, risks, decisions, and required interventions using clear data-backed reporting.
* Support broader real estate program strategy and implementation across the AMET portfolio.
Ideal Profile
Candidates should have at least five years of program or project management experience and demonstrate the ability to own complex initiatives through end-to-end delivery.
A PMP qualification is required.
Practical experience in commercial real estate or lease administration within industrial, commercial, or data center environments is important for this position.
Candidates should be comfortable using data and metrics to evaluate project performance and drive measurable improvements. Experience communicating program results, risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership is also required.
Strong cross-functional stakeholder management is essential because the role works closely with Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering, brokers, consultants, developers, and other business partners.
Experience driving process improvements over several years is preferred.
A master\'s degree or MBA in business, operations, organizational development, or a related discipline would be advantageous.
Advanced Microsoft Excel capability is highly valuable, including Pivot Tables, macros, INDEX-MATCH, VLOOKUP, VBA, and data links.
Experience with data visualization and reporting tools will further support portfolio tracking and leadership communication.
Skills Set
Project-Program Management
Commercial real estate
Real estate program management
Construction project tracking
Site development
Facility launch
Project scheduling
Milestone tracking
Project governance
Due diligence
Environmental review
Zoning review
Legal due diligence
Permitting
Lease administration
Budget tracking
Purchase order management
Invoice review
Cost monitoring
Smartsheet
Microsoft Excel
Pivot Tables
Macros
INDEX-MATCH
VLOOKUP
VBA
Data visualization
Project reporting
Data integrity
Risk management
Dependency management
Stakeholder management
Cross-functional coordination
Senior leadership reporting
Process improvement
Project documentation
Portfolio management
Real estate analytics
Construction coordination
External consultant management
Developer management
Why Join Us
This position offers the opportunity to support major Real Estate expansion projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey while working with multidisciplinary teams responsible for developing Amazon\'s operational footprint.
The role provides broad exposure to commercial real estate, construction, due diligence, budgeting, program governance, and regional site delivery. Experience managing complex projects across multiple countries can support progression into senior real estate program management, portfolio strategy, construction management, site development, or broader infrastructure leadership roles.
About the Company
Amazon is a global technology and e-commerce company with extensive operational, fulfillment, transportation, and infrastructure networks. Its Real Estate teams work with internal specialists and external partners to identify, develop, and launch facilities that support continued growth while maintaining disciplined project execution, financial control, and operational readiness.
