Senior Manager - Hospitality Project Management📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager - Hospitality Project Management to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is central to managing the complete lifecycle of hospitality assets, from initial planning through design, procurement, and final delivery. The position requires coordinating various stakeholders, implementing effective project controls, and proactively addressing challenges to meet program, quality, and delivery objectives. The focus will be on driving progress across all hospitality assets, ensuring team alignment, and supporting the timely execution of critical projects.

Parsons fosters an innovative culture that values people, agility, and growth, offering opportunities for professional development and achievement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of hospitality assets across planning, design, and construction stages.
• Drive strategic project performance through rigorous project controls, including monitoring cost, program, quality, scope, and risk.
• Proactively identify issues, interrogate data, challenge outcomes, and drive corrective actions to maintain project integrity.
• Lead project governance and reporting, preparing submissions and translating complex data into clear, structured insights and actionable recommendations to support informed decision-making and secure timely outcomes across key milestones.
• Drive project execution by coordinating and managing interfaces, dependencies, and stakeholders, including consultants, contractors, Operators, and internal teams.
• Ensure alignment among stakeholders and that actions and decisions are clearly defined, progressed, and closed out to maintain delivery momentum.
• Develop and maintain detailed project management plans, programs, and coordination trackers to effectively support project execution.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline. A Master’s degree is preferred.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in project management or construction management on major real estate or infrastructure developments.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of client-side or developer-side experience.
• Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies and controls.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex stakeholder groups.
• Proven problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Capability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams effectively.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced environments, managing ambiguity, and adapting to shifting priorities.
• Proficiency in project management and reporting tools such as Primavera P6 and Aconex.

Additional Information

• Professional certifications such as PMP, MRICS, MCIOB, CEng, RIBA, or equivalent chartered status are preferred.
• Experience delivering hospitality assets and interfacing with hotel Operators is desired.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle, from planning to construction, is beneficial.
• Experience working client-side or developer-side within major project environments is advantageous.
• Experience working with consultants, contractors, and delivery partners is valuable.
• Experience in KSA / GCC or similar large-scale development environments is preferred.
• Established relationships with key stakeholders, including Hotel Operators, Consultants, Contractors and Suppliers, Delivery Partners / Project Management Consultants, and Government Authorities, are desirable.

Work Environment

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