Senior Project Manager

About the Role

UCC Holding is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale building and hospitality developments in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position involves the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of high-value projects, ensuring they meet safety, schedule, budget, and quality standards. The role is suited for a professional with extensive experience in hotel and hospitality projects, capable of driving multi-billion-riyal developments from concept to completion.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of project planning, coordination, execution, and handover.
• Manage project budgets, cost control, procurement strategies, and resource allocation to achieve financial targets.
• Oversee engineering, design management, construction activities, quality assurance, health & safety, and risk management functions.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project schedules and monitor progress against key milestones.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and client stakeholders.
• Drive value engineering initiatives and identify opportunities for cost optimization.
• Establish and maintain effective project controls, reporting systems, and performance monitoring processes.
• Utilize ERP systems, preferably SAP, for project management, cost tracking, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Establish and maintain site logistics, resource planning, plant and equipment management strategies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and performance management to project teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Ensure implementation of robust QA/QC and HSE systems across all project activities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related Engineering discipline.
• PMP Certification is preferred.
• Minimum of 15+ years of construction project management experience, including significant experience leading large-scale projects in senior leadership roles.
• Proven track record in the successful delivery of hotel, hospitality, luxury hospitality, mixed-use, and large-scale building projects.
• Experience managing projects with a value of SAR 2 Billion+ (or equivalent multi-billion-dollar developments) is highly preferred.
• Strong expertise in project planning, construction management, budgeting, cost control, contract administration, procurement, and risk management.
• Demonstrated experience managing consultants, contractors, multidisciplinary project teams, and client stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, engineering coordination, design management, and project delivery processes.
• Experience using ERP platforms, with SAP experience considered a strong advantage.
• GCC project experience is highly preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Project Background

Candidates should have successfully delivered one or more of the following project types:

• Five-star hotels and luxury hospitality developments.
• Hospitality resorts and mixed-use developments.
• High-rise towers and landmark building projects.
• Large-scale commercial and residential developments.
• Mega projects with values exceeding SAR 2 Billion.
• GCC-based construction and hospitality projects.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on leading significant construction and hospitality projects within the region.