Construction Project Manager Fit Out / Theming

About the Role

Jacobs (KSA) is seeking a Construction Project Manager - Fit Out / Theming to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves leading the on-site delivery of complex fit-out and themed environments for a major entertainment development. The successful candidate will be responsible for converting approved creative visions and technical designs into high-quality, operational assets, ensuring successful integration with base build and MEP systems while protecting the approved creative intent throughout construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the on-site construction and delivery of fit-out, themed environments, immersive features, specialist finishes, and associated systems.
• Manage contractors, subcontractors, and specialist vendors to ensure works adhere to approved design, programme, budget, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Drive daily site progress, proactively identifying and resolving issues affecting installation, sequencing, access, quality, testing, or handover.
• Coordinate interfaces between themed works, interior fit-out, audiovisual and show systems, MEP services, base-build packages, ride/attraction systems, and surrounding infrastructure.
• Protect the approved creative intent and guest experience through inspection of materials, samples, mock-ups, workmanship, and installed themed elements.
• Coordinate the completion and implementation of remaining design information, technical submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, and site-driven design clarifications.
• Manage intellectual property and licensed-brand approvals related to materials, mock-ups, samples, fabrication, installation, and final acceptance.
• Oversee inspections, factory acceptance tests, site testing, commissioning, snagging, defect resolution, and final quality acceptance.
• Monitor delivery risks, contractor performance, change control, variations, and progress against key construction and handover milestones.
• Lead operational readiness and handover activities, including training, as-built information, asset data, O&M manuals, warranties, commissioning records, and final close-out documentation.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of construction or project management experience within client-side, programme management consultancy, major contractor, or specialist delivery environments.
• Demonstrable experience delivering themed attractions, immersive environments, entertainment destinations, visitor attractions, or similarly complex themed developments is mandatory. Candidates without relevant theming delivery experience cannot be considered.
• Proven experience leading on-site construction, installation, testing, commissioning, snagging, and handover of complex fit-out and themed packages.
• Strong knowledge of themed construction, interior fit-out, specialist finishes, audiovisual and show systems, immersive environments, mock-ups, fabrication, installation, and quality assurance.
• Experience managing contractors, specialist vendors, construction programmes, procurement interfaces, change control, variations, risks, budgets, and project reporting.
• Ability to coordinate contractors, consultants, creative teams, design authorities, intellectual property stakeholders, operators, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Strong site leadership, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Work Location

This position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and supports projects across all Saudi Arabian regions.