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About the Role

Mace is seeking an Associate Director - Project Management with a specialization in Steelwork to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a major mixed-use development program in Saudi Arabia, encompassing sports facilities, entertainment, arts, and associated infrastructure. As a key delivery partner, Mace requires experienced professionals to lead integrated teams through all project phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end steelwork delivery strategy for a major entertainment/leisure asset, ensuring alignment with program milestones.
• Oversee design assurance and constructability reviews, ensuring compliance with international steelwork codes and standards.
• Manage the performance of the Steelwork Contractor, ensuring effective direction of logistics, cranage strategies, heavy lifts, and site erection sequencing for safe and efficient installation.
• Foster collaboration and maintain strong stakeholder relationships to meet and exceed expectations.
• Champion Mace's Safety First values, embedding wellbeing, sustainability, and governance into delivery.
• Provide subject matter expertise, guiding teams and promoting best practice, innovation, and continuous improvement in steelwork delivery.
• Align programs with Mace’s strategic priorities, integrating digital and data principles, sustainability, and Construction to Production methodologies.
• Drive commercial performance and business growth, contributing to reporting, bidding, resourcing, and organizational objectives.
• Drive exemplary HSE performance across all steelwork activities, with a focus on lifting operations and work at height.
• Provide clear program, risk, and commercial reporting to senior stakeholders, supporting change control and governance processes.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A Degree in Structural or Civil Engineering is required; professional chartership is desirable.
• A proven track record of managing Steelwork Contractors in fast-paced mega-project environments.
• Demonstrable leadership in HSE for steelworks, including heavy lift and high-risk operations management.
• Experience in the GCC or KSA region is advantageous.

Required Skills and Expertise

• Extensive experience in project and program delivery, with strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Proven leadership experience managing diverse teams and senior stakeholder relationships.
• In-depth knowledge of sustainability, risk management, and innovative program practices.
• Expertise in steelwork delivery strategy, design assurance, constructability reviews, and adherence to international steelwork codes and standards.
• Proficiency in managing Steelwork Contractor performance, including logistics, cranage strategies, heavy lifts, and site erection sequencing.
• Strong stakeholder relationship management skills.
• Commitment to Safety First values, wellbeing, sustainability, and governance.
• Ability to provide subject matter expertise, promote best practice, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in integrating digital and data principles, and Construction to Production methodologies.
• Skills in driving commercial performance, business growth, reporting, bidding, and resourcing.
• Exceptional HSE performance leadership, particularly in lifting operations and work at height.
• Robust commercial, program, and risk management capabilities.
• Excellent client-facing communication skills.
• Experience in delivering complex steel structures on major programs such as stadia, bridges, mixed-use developments, cultural, or themed assets.

Work Context

This is a full-time role based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The position requires 15+ years of experience delivering complex steel structures on major programs. Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Flexible working options may be discussed where suitable for the role.