Construction Manager Assistant

About the Role

WSP Middle East is seeking a Construction Manager Assistant to join their team in Tabuk and Umluj. This full-time position involves supporting the site construction management and supervision of a high-end luxury hospitality development. The successful candidate will assist the Construction Manager in overseeing contractor activities, coordinating multidisciplinary works, and ensuring project adherence to quality and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Construction Manager in the daily supervision and management of site activities.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor works to ensure compliance with approved drawings, specifications, method statements, and project requirements.
• Supervise civil, structural, architectural, finishing, and associated building works.
• Coordinate with MEP, infrastructure, utilities, landscaping, and other project disciplines to resolve site interfaces.
• Monitor construction progress against the approved programme and highlight delays, constraints, and potential risks.
• Attend site inspections, coordination meetings, progress meetings, and technical discussions.
• Review and coordinate shop drawings, method statements, RFIs, material submissions, and other construction-related documentation.
• Support the Construction Manager in resolving technical and construction issues on site.
• Monitor workmanship and quality and assist with the identification and close-out of NCRs, site observations, and snagging items.
• Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, inspectors, and other project stakeholders.
• Support testing, commissioning, snagging, handover, and project close-out activities.
• Ensure contractor activities comply with project health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Prepare and contribute to daily/weekly progress reports and escalate key site issues to the Construction Manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 8–12 years of overall construction experience.
• Consultant/PMC construction supervision experience is required.
• Strong site-based experience on building projects.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia is strongly preferred.
• Experience on luxury hospitality, hotels, resorts, palaces, high-end residential, commercial, or mixed-use developments is highly advantageous.

Required Skills

• Good exposure to structural, architectural, and finishing works, with an understanding of MEP and infrastructure interfaces.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, site coordination, quality inspections, and contractor management.
• Ability to review construction drawings and identify coordination or constructability issues.
• Good communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Tabuk and Umluj, focusing on a high-end luxury hospitality development project.