Timekeeper (Construction Projects)
Ancient Builders
Site Manpower Tracking, Attendance Management, and Payroll Support
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Posted on December 31, 2025
Job Description / Role
🔹 Key Responsibilities:
- Attendance Verification: Monitor daily attendance using biometric systems integrated with manual on-site verification to ensure 100% data reliability.
- Manpower Productivity: Track idle manpower and report utilization concerns to site management to optimize project efficiency.
- Payroll Support: Prepare detailed daily, weekly, and monthly reports on overtime, leave, and shift differentials to ensure accurate payroll processing.
- Workforce Mobilization: Coordinate the movement, transfer, and reassignment of workers between different project sites as required.
- HR Liaison: Assist with vacation planning, return-to-work coordination, and documentation for site-based staff and laborers.
- System Maintenance: Oversee the functionality of on-site biometric devices and resolve any attendance or payroll discrepancies immediately.
🔹 Requirements:
- Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Experience: 2–4 years of experience as a Timekeeper, Site Administrator, or HR Support professional, ideally within the UAE construction sector.
- Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and hands-on experience with biometric attendance software and ERP systems.
- Attention to Detail: Exceptional ability to handle large data sets and confidential payroll information with zero errors.
- Soft Skills: Strong communication skills to liaise effectively between site workers, engineers, and head-office HR teams.
- Industry Knowledge: Familiarity with UAE Labor Law regarding working hours, overtime limits, and site safety regulations.
What We Offer:
- Project Exposure: The chance to work on some of Dubai’s most prestigious and complex construction projects.
- Stability: A permanent role with Ancient Builders, a company known for its long-standing history and engineering excellence.
- Compensation: Competitive salary package of AED 5,000 to 10,000, reflective of your technical site experience.