Fit-Out Manager (Hospitality - Real Estate)📣 Job Ad
| Contract Type | Seasonal | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Riyadh |
About the Role
Emdad By Elm is seeking a Fit-Out Manager to join its Owned Asset Development & Management division in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is integral to the successful delivery of interior fit-out works across the company's owned hospitality and resort assets. Reporting to the Projects Delivery Director, the Fit-Out Manager will serve as the owner's representative, overseeing all phases from detailed design through construction, commissioning, and handover. The primary objective is to ensure alignment with approved designs, brand standards, quality benchmarks, and operational readiness.
This is a contract position based in Riyadh. The role requires a seasoned professional with a proven track record in managing complex fit-out projects within the hospitality and real estate sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish the fit-out delivery strategy, execution plans, and governance frameworks in alignment with Emdad By Elm's standards and project controls.
- Lead owner-side coordination of fit-out consultants, contractors, and specialist vendors to ensure seamless project execution.
- Define fit-out quality benchmarks, establish inspection regimes, specify mock-up requirements, and set clear acceptance criteria.
- Monitor fit-out risks, manage changes, and identify dependencies, escalating any impacts on cost, schedule, or guest experience to senior management.
- Provide structured and comprehensive reporting to senior management on project progress, identified risks, necessary approvals, and overall readiness.
- Govern the fit-out design development process and ensure construction readiness, including the review of shop drawings, samples, mock-ups, and material approvals.
- Oversee the critical interface coordination between base build, MEP/ELV systems, Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E), and operational systems.
- Conduct owner-side inspections, audits, and quality assurance reviews to ensure adherence to project specifications.
- Ensure strict compliance with approved designs, established brand standards, relevant authority requirements, and specific hospitality operational needs.
- Coordinate with Project Controls to provide accurate fit-out progress inputs, milestone status updates, and detailed risk impact assessments.
- Manage the fit-out change governance process, including the review and approval of design changes, value engineering proposals, and material substitutions.
- Lead the snagging, de-snagging, and final acceptance processes to ensure all works are completed to the required standard.
- Govern fit-out handover readiness, ensuring the provision of Operations & Maintenance (O&M) documentation, warranties, asset tagging, and successful Facilities Management (FM) acceptance.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or an equivalent field. A Master's degree is preferred.
- A minimum of 12-15 years of total professional experience.
- At least 5 years of experience specifically in BIM (Building Information Modeling) or information management on large-scale building projects.
- Mandatory experience in hospitality and resort developments.
- Demonstrated experience in owner-side, PMC (Project Management Consultancy), or client-representative BIM governance is considered an advantage.
Required Skills
- Proficiency in BIM / information management.
- Strong stakeholder management capabilities with the ability to enforce standards across multiple consultants and contractors.
- Excellent reporting and presentation skills, suitable for executive-level communication.
- Working knowledge of Common Data Environment (CDE) platforms and coordination workflows.
Work Environment and Contract Details
This is a contract position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves managing fit-out projects within the hospitality and real estate sectors.
Requirements
- Requires +10 Years experience
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