Manager Governance Risk & Compliance (Construction)

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Manager Governance Risk & Compliance (Construction) to oversee governance, risk management, and compliance activities across construction programs and projects. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Role Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure adherence to organizational policies, regulatory requirements, contractual obligations, and industry best practices within construction projects. The Manager will support the establishment and maintenance of effective governance frameworks, risk controls, compliance monitoring processes, and assurance activities to promote project integrity, transparency, and operational excellence. This role drives proactive risk identification, compliance oversight, and governance reporting to support successful project delivery and organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain construction governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks across assigned projects and programs.
• Monitor compliance with organizational policies, governance requirements, regulatory obligations, and project controls standards.
• Facilitate risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and risk monitoring activities across construction portfolios.
• Conduct governance reviews, compliance assessments, audits, and assurance activities to evaluate adherence to established requirements.
• Track and report governance, compliance, and risk management performance indicators and key metrics.
• Support the development and implementation of risk registers, control frameworks, compliance plans, and governance procedures.
• Coordinate corrective actions, mitigation plans, and continuous improvement initiatives arising from audit findings or compliance reviews.
• Collaborate with Project Delivery, Commercial, Procurement, Legal, Finance, Internal Audit, and Risk functions to address governance and compliance matters.
• Review project governance documentation, approvals, delegations, and decision-making processes to ensure compliance with established requirements.
• Support regulatory engagement activities and facilitate responses to governance, compliance, and risk-related inquiries.
• Prepare governance reports, executive dashboards, risk summaries, and committee presentations.
• Promote risk awareness, compliance culture, and governance best practices across project teams and stakeholders.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience supporting governance and compliance activities within large-scale construction, infrastructure, real estate, or capital project environments.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessments, compliance reviews, and assurance activities.
• Proficiency in developing governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and control mechanisms.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary project teams, contractors, consultants, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare governance reporting, risk analysis, and executive-level presentations.

Key Interactions

This role involves significant collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure comprehensive governance and compliance across projects.

• Internal: Project Delivery Teams, Construction Management Teams, Commercial Teams, Procurement Teams, Legal Department, Finance Department, Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management, and Executive Leadership.
• External: Regulatory Authorities, Government Agencies, External Auditors, Consultants, Contractors, Compliance Advisors, and Industry Stakeholders.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.