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About the Role

Dar Al Riyadh Consultants is seeking a Senior Project Construction Manager to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position involves leading and overseeing construction management activities across major projects within the Project Management Office (PMO). The role focuses on managing project delivery comprehensively, from initial planning through completion, handover, and close-out, ensuring strict compliance with designs, specifications, and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee construction management activities for major projects within the PMO.
• Manage project delivery from construction planning through completion, handover, and close-out.
• Monitor contractors' performance against approved scope, cost, schedule, quality, and HSE requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers, design consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Review construction methodologies, work programs, method statements, shop drawings, and technical submissions.
• Monitor project progress and identify delays, risks, resource constraints, and potential impacts on project delivery.
• Lead construction coordination meetings and ensure timely resolution of technical and site-related issues.
• Review and support the management of variations, claims, change orders, and contractual matters.
• Ensure construction activities comply with approved designs, specifications, codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil, structural, architectural, MEP, infrastructure, utilities, and other disciplines.
• Conduct site inspections and ensure quality standards are maintained throughout construction.
• Support project risk management, mitigation planning, and recovery strategies.
• Review contractor progress reports, schedules, resource plans, and performance against agreed milestones.
• Provide regular construction updates, dashboards, and executive reports to PMO leadership.
• Support project forecasting, resource planning, and construction strategy development.
• Ensure effective coordination between PMO, project teams, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Lead construction readiness, testing and commissioning, snagging, handover, and close-out activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve construction processes, project delivery, productivity, and cost efficiency.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in construction management.
• Proven experience in a Senior Construction Manager or Project Construction Manager role within a PMC, PMO, EPC, or major engineering consultancy.
• Strong experience managing large-scale construction projects from planning through completion and handover, preferably in buildings, infrastructure, residential, mixed-use, or capital projects.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration is required/preferred as applicable to the project.

Technical Knowledge and Tools

• Strong knowledge of construction management, project controls, contract administration, and project delivery methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of construction schedules, progress monitoring, cost control, variations, claims, and risk management.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, MS Project, AutoCAD, and project management/reporting systems.
• Strong understanding of QA/QC, HSE requirements, construction standards, and applicable local/international codes.

Essential Competencies

• Excellent leadership skills to guide project teams and stakeholders.
• Strong communication and negotiation abilities for effective stakeholder engagement.
• Proven stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Experience with projects in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region is strongly preferred.