Workforce Services Representative

About Bechtel Corporation and the Ar Rjum Project

Bechtel Corporation, established in 1898, has completed over 25,000 projects across 160 countries. The company operates in Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology markets, providing services from initial planning to operations. This role is for the Ar Rjum Project, a greenfield gold project located in the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif in the Makkah region, Saudi Arabia. The project includes open pit mining operations, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure such as accommodation villages for approximately 5000 construction employees.

Role Overview: Workforce Services Representative

The Workforce Services Representative for the Ar Rjum Project is a full-time position based in Taif, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This role supports the establishment and execution of all Workforce Services systems, processes, and compliance requirements for the project. A primary focus is ensuring the welfare and conditions provided to the construction workforce are consistent with Saudi Arabian regulatory and project-established requirements. The position involves oversight of the subcontractor workforce in an EPCM environment, ensuring compliance with labor legislation, contractual obligations, workforce welfare standards, accommodation, transportation, and mobilization requirements. Fluency in Chinese Mandarin is highly desirable due to a significant proportion of Chinese national employees on the project.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the establishment, implementation, and management of Workforce Services systems, procedures, and compliance frameworks for the Ar Rjum Project.
• Provide leadership and direction to Project Contractors teams in line with approved planning and project phase requirements.
• Oversee subcontractor workforce compliance with labor laws, contractual obligations, workforce welfare standards, and Project requirements.
• Support workforce mobilization, onboarding, access approvals, and demobilization processes in coordination with subcontractors and Project stakeholders.
• Maintain and audit workforce-related documentation, records, and reporting to ensure transparency and compliance.
• Support positive workforce and labor relations through proactive engagement, issue resolution, and alignment with Workforce Services leadership.
• Support sub-functions of Workforce Services on the Project, including camp/accommodation services, contractor workforce oversight, workforce mobilization, and performance management.
• Coordinate closely with Construction, ES&H, Security, and Project HR to ensure integrated workforce delivery.

Reporting Structure

Functionally, this role reports to the Regional Manager – Workforce Services (or delegate). For day-to-day execution alignment, the position reports to the Ar Rjum Project Workforce Services Manager.

Work Environment

The Workforce Services Representative position requires residence at the Ar Rjum Project accommodation facility (camp). Periodic regional travel may be necessary to support project and business needs.