Project Manager Roads Highways & Bridges

About the Role

Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Project Manager Roads Highways & Bridges to lead and manage the execution and delivery of major road, highway, bridge, and transportation infrastructure projects. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and requires extensive experience in large-scale infrastructure development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the execution and delivery of major road, highway, bridge, and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams covering engineering, construction, supervision, planning, project controls, commercial, quality, and HSE functions.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved budget, schedule, quality, and HSE requirements.
• Develop and implement project execution plans, construction strategies, schedules, risk registers, and reporting systems.
• Coordinate effectively with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, government authorities, and other project stakeholders.
• Oversee construction activities for highways, urban roads, interchanges, bridges, flyovers, tunnels, and associated infrastructure.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential delays or risks, and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage project changes, variations, claims, commercial issues, and contract administration.
• Review and monitor project budgets, cost control, resource requirements, and overall financial performance.
• Ensure effective planning and scheduling using Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent project control systems.
• Provide regular progress reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive updates to senior management and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, approved design requirements, applicable Saudi regulations, international standards, and HSE requirements.
• Support tendering, technical evaluations, contractor selection, mobilization, and project initiation activities.
• Lead project meetings and ensure effective communication and coordination across all project disciplines.
• Establish strong relationships with clients, government entities, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Drive quality improvement, operational efficiency, risk mitigation, and best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure proper project closeout, documentation, handover, and lessons-learned activities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline. A Master’s degree in Engineering or Project Management is preferred.
• Minimum 20+ years of overall experience in roads, highways, bridges, and transportation infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience managing large-scale or mega roads and infrastructure projects.
• Strong project management and construction management experience.
• Demonstrated experience in managing multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, cost control, risk management, quality, and HSE.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, clients, and government stakeholders.
• Previous experience with Saudi Arabia / GCC infrastructure projects is highly preferred.
• PMP, PE, or equivalent professional certification is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC contracts, variations, claims, and contract administration.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, and project reporting tools.
• Excellent command of English; Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Preferred Project Experience

Candidates should possess strong hands-on experience in major infrastructure projects, specifically involving several of the following areas:

• Highways and Expressways
• Major Roads and Urban Roads
• Bridges, Flyovers, and Interchanges
• Tunnels
• Road Widening and Upgrading
• Transportation Infrastructure
• Grade Separations, Junctions, and Intersections
• Road and Bridge Structures
• Associated drainage, utilities, ITS, traffic management, and infrastructure works.

Additional Experience

• Experience managing large-scale / mega transportation projects.
• Strong experience in highway and bridge construction and project delivery.
• Previous experience working with major government entities and international consultants.
• GCC experience, preferably Saudi Arabia, is highly desirable.
• Experience with FIDIC contracts, claims, variations, and commercial management.
• Experience coordinating multiple contractors, consultants, and stakeholders on complex infrastructure projects.