Senior Manager Logistics

About the Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Senior Manager - Logistics to join their team in Riyadh, Riyadh Province. This full-time role involves managing the development, coordination, and implementation of construction logistics plans across an assigned district, portfolio, geographical area, or group of construction packages. The Senior Manager translates strategic requirements into coordinated delivery plans and leads logistics operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the implementation of approved district construction logistics strategies.
• Lead the preparation and updates of district, zone, and package-level logistics plans.
• Translate strategic requirements into coordinated delivery actions and implementation programs.
• Oversee logistics across multiple projects, contractors, or work packages and allocate activities to Logistics Managers.
• Lead detailed planning for construction access, haul routes, traffic management, and staging areas.
• Coordinate contractor access requirements and resolve route or schedule conflicts.
• Manage temporary roads, gates, parking, holding areas, and delivery-management requirements.
• Ensure suitable segregation between construction, workforce, operational, and public movements.
• Lead regular logistics coordination meetings with contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Review contractor logistics plans, traffic-management plans, and mobilisation proposals.
• Coordinate interfaces with infrastructure, utilities, mobility, security, safety, and operational teams.
• Track actions to closure, resolve day-to-day issues, and escalate significant risks or decisions.
• Monitor contractor compliance through inspections, reviews, and assurance activities.
• Coordinate corrective and preventive actions and control changes to logistics arrangements.
• Maintain the district logistics risk and constraint register.
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans for closures, activations, events, and phasing changes.
• Coordinate logistics supporting commissioning, asset activation, and phased handover.
• Develop transition plans for areas moving from construction into testing or operation.
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and executive summaries.
• Manage and mentor Logistics Managers, support resource planning, and deputise for the District Logistics Director when required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Logistics, Transport Planning, or a related discipline.
• Typically 12 to 15 years of relevant experience in construction logistics, infrastructure delivery, or complex site operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing logistics across multiple contractors or construction packages.
• Strong experience in logistics planning, construction access, traffic management, and haul-route coordination.
• Proven ability to review contractor logistics and traffic-management plans.
• Strong understanding of construction programs, phasing, risk management, and work sequencing.

Required Skills

• Strong leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Proficiency in coordination.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, offering an opportunity to contribute to significant construction and infrastructure projects within Qiddiya Investment Company.