Senior Construction Manager
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About the Role
Mace is seeking a Senior Construction Manager for a major mixed-use development programme in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves monitoring on-site construction activities, overseeing subcontractor coordination, and ensuring quality and HSE compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor on site construction activities, verifying progress against approved programmes, schedules, and recovery plans
- Conduct regular site inspections to validate workmanship, sequencing, construction readiness, and contractor performance
- Oversee subcontractor coordination and interfaces, identifying clashes, access challenges, and workface conflicts
- Facilitate resolution of coordination and interface issues through collaboration with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and stakeholders
- Support recovery initiatives by monitoring critical activities, identifying risks to milestones, and recommending resequencing, acceleration, or resource adjustments
- Track recovery actions, constraints, and programme alignment to ensure progress toward recovery objectives
- Monitor quality and HSE compliance, identify defects or risks, and support readiness for testing, commissioning, inspections, certification, and handover
- Maintain detailed records and reporting on progress, risks, performance, and issues, while coordinating with all stakeholders
Requirements
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline
- Minimum 10–15 years’ experience in construction delivery and site management on major projects
- Strong experience in multidisciplinary construction coordination and subcontractor interface management
- Experience on complex, fast track, or distressed projects requiring recovery initiatives preferred
- Experience working within client side or consultant delivery teams preferred
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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The Project
- This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia, consisting of major mixed use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.
You’ll Be Responsible For
- Monitor on site construction activities, verifying progress against approved programmes, schedules, and recovery plans while identifying delays, constraints, and productivity issues
- Conduct regular site inspections to validate workmanship, sequencing, construction readiness, and contractor/subcontractor performance across all work fronts
- Oversee subcontractor coordination and interfaces, identifying clashes, access challenges, and workface conflicts affecting delivery
- Facilitate resolution of coordination and interface issues through collaboration with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and stakeholders
- Support recovery initiatives by monitoring critical activities, identifying risks to milestones, and recommending resequencing, acceleration, or resource adjustments
- Track recovery actions, constraints, and programme alignment to ensure progress toward recovery objectives and timely issue closure
- Monitor quality and HSE compliance, identify defects or risks, and support readiness for testing, commissioning, inspections, certification, and handover
- Maintain detailed records and reporting on progress, risks, performance, and issues, while coordinating with all stakeholders and escalating critical concerns for management action
You’ll Need To Have
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
- Minimum 10–15 years’ experience in construction delivery and site management on major projects.
- Strong experience in multidisciplinary construction coordination and subcontractor interface management.
- Experience on complex, fast track, or distressed projects requiring recovery initiatives preferred.
- Experience working within client side or consultant delivery teams preferred.
- Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business.
Our values
- Safety first Going home safe and well
- Client focus Deliver on our promise
- Integrity Always do the right thing
- Create opportunity For our people to excel
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