Senior Development Manager, Al-Futtaim Health, Dubai Festival City, Dubai

Job Requisition ID: 181474 

About Al-Futtaim
Established in the 1930s, Al-Futtaim is one of the most diversified and progressive privately held regional businesses, headquartered in Dubai. Operating across more than 20 countries, the Group spans automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and health. With more than 40,000 employees, Al-Futtaim represents over 200 of the world’s most recognised brands, including Toyota, Lexus, IKEA, ACE and Marks & Spencer. Driven by its purpose to enrich lives and elevate communities, Al-Futtaim focuses on digital innovation, AI, sustainable growth and strategic partnerships, creating long-term value for customers, communities and partners while building a responsible legacy for future generations.

Shape the Next Generation of Healthcare Facilities

Al-Futtaim Health is seeking an experienced Senior Development Manager in Dubai Festival City.

This is a senior and highly influential opportunity for a healthcare development professional who understands how to take hospitals, clinics, and specialist healthcare facilities from initial strategy and feasibility through design, procurement, delivery, and operational readiness.

Working closely with the Managing Director and senior stakeholders, you will help shape healthcare development plans, manage complex project lifecycles, and ensure that new and expanded facilities are commercially viable, clinically appropriate, compliant, and delivered to the required quality standards. 

Important Candidate Requirement

This is not a general commercial real-estate or construction role.

Candidates must have substantial experience delivering development projects within the healthcare sector, together with a strong understanding of hospitals, clinics, healthcare markets, medical equipment, biomedical technology, and the operational needs of clinical facilities.

Why This Role Matters

Healthcare development requires more than the management of construction activity. Successful facilities must connect clinical strategy, patient flow, medical technology, regulatory compliance, financial performance, operational readiness, and quality.

In this role, you will bring these elements together, working across multiple internal and external teams to help deliver healthcare environments that support excellent patient care and sustainable business growth.

Key Responsibilities

Healthcare Development Strategy
Develop strategic plans for healthcare real-estate and facility-development projects.
Ensure development plans align with the wider Al-Futtaim Health strategy.
Translate healthcare requirements into comprehensive project plans, milestones, resource requirements, and delivery priorities.
Support the planning of new hospitals, clinics, medical centres, and healthcare-service expansions.
Manage project timelines, budgets, resources, and operational requirements.
Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for healthcare-development projects.
Monitor project progress, expenditure, risks, dependencies, and commercial viability.
Prepare regular status reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Work closely with Finance, Design, Commercial and Procurement, Project Delivery, Asset Management, Marketing, and healthcare operations.
Coordinate with architects, consultants, contractors, engineers, researchers, government departments, manufacturers, and other stakeholders.
Build productive working relationships that support effective decisions and successful project outcomes.
Provide clear direction and maintain accountability across multidisciplinary project teams.

The role operates across the full project lifecycle and works closely with Finance, Design, Commercial and Procurement, Project Delivery, Asset Management, and Marketing.

Risk, Quality, and Regulatory Compliance

Identify project risks and implement practical mitigation strategies.
Ensure projects comply with relevant healthcare, construction, regulatory, and quality requirements.
Monitor design and delivery decisions to ensure they support safe, functional, and efficient healthcare operations.
Escalate material project risks, constraints, and commercial issues to senior leadership.

Medical and Biomedical Technology

Advise management on clinic and hospital medical equipment, biomedical equipment, and emerging healthcare technologies.
Support equipment planning, selection, technical assessment, and procurement.
Negotiate with medical and biomedical equipment suppliers.
Liaise with engineers, researchers, technicians, and manufacturers regarding design feasibility, functionality, and economic viability.
Help ensure that equipment decisions are aligned with clinical requirements and development plans.

Essential Requirements

Degree in Construction, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
Minimum 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
Strong healthcare-market knowledge.
Proven involvement in healthcare real-estate development, hospital or clinic development, healthcare infrastructure, or medical-facility projects.
Experience managing complex project timelines, budgets, risks, and stakeholders.
Understanding of hospital or clinic operational requirements.
Knowledge of medical and biomedical equipment planning, procurement, or implementation.
International or regional healthcare-market experience.
Strong leadership, negotiation, networking, and stakeholder-management skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Ability to lead and execute complex activities within agreed timelines.

Personal Attributes

Commercially aware and solutions focused
Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
Confident working across technical, clinical, commercial, and executive audiences
Able to build trusted working relationships
Positive, professional, and accountable
Comfortable navigating complex projects and competing priorities

Why Join Al-Futtaim Health?

Influence major healthcare-development and expansion initiatives.
Work directly with senior healthcare leadership.
Gain exposure across strategy, design, finance, procurement, delivery, technology, and operations.
Help shape modern healthcare environments designed around patient and clinical needs.
Join a respected organisation with a long-term commitment to healthcare growth.
Competitive salary and comprehensive Al-Futtaim benefits.

Ready to Build the Future of Healthcare?

If you have successfully supported the development of hospitals, clinics, or complex healthcare facilities and can bring together commercial, technical, operational, and clinical requirements, we would like to hear from you.

Apply now and help shape the next phase of Al-Futtaim Health’s development.

About Al-Futtaim Health

Al-Futtaim Health is the healthcare division of the Al-Futtaim Group, delivering integrated, community-based healthcare across the UAE. Through its HealthHub network, Al-Futtaim Health operates more than 12 clinics across Dubai, supported by a Day Surgery Centre, Al-Futtaim Health Labs, pharmacy, home healthcare, and digital health services.

With more than 25 medical specialties and a multidisciplinary team of over 150 specialist physicians and healthcare professionals, Al-Futtaim Health is committed to delivering high-quality, accessible healthcare while advancing innovation, preventive care, and clinical excellence.

As part of the Al-Futtaim Group, with a legacy spanning more than 90 years, Al-Futtaim Health offers the opportunity to build a meaningful career within one of the region's most respected and diversified businesses. Our people are empowered to grow, innovate, and make a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.