Construction Director

KEO International Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm is seeking a Construction Director for their Riyadh office. This role requires 25 years of experience, particularly in Roads, Bridges, and Highways. The successful candidate will manage project schedules, foster client relationships, and ensure quality and safety compliance. In addition, the firm offers a supportive environment, competitive package, and various employee benefits. Join a team recognized for delivering ambitious projects in a friendly culture focused on well-being and professional growth.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Individual athletic sponsorship

Study assistance sponsorship

Employee referral rewards

Qualifications

• 25 years of work experience in construction management.
• Member of a recognized engineering or construction management body is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain client relationships for project satisfaction.
• Ensure delivery of contracted project management services.
• Manage project schedules for all phases including planning and construction.
• Implement divisional health and safety policies.
• Ensure compliance with internal processes and financial objectives.

Skills

Roads, Bridges & Highways Experience

Project Management

Client Relations

Health & Safety Compliance

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun‑runs, in‑house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Construction Director to join our Project Management Division based in Riyadh, KSA. This position is responsible for ensuring all Construction matters are managed as per client needs.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Developing and maintaining professional and meaningful relationships with the client to ensure program and project requirements are being satisfied.
• Ensuring the delivery of the contracted Project and Construction Management services to the client.
• Managing and directing the development and maintenance of the program and project schedules for all phases of the project including planning, design and construction.
• Ensuring the physical implementation of Divisional Health & Safety policy and procedures.
• Ensuring the physical implementation of Divisional QA / QC policy and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with all KEO internal processes and procedures.
• Preparing staff loading schedules and monitor performance – profit & loss responsibility.
• Managing planning, design and construction on large projects and programs.
• Ensuring projects and programs meet financial objectives.

Qualifications

Roads, Bridges & Highways Experience is Required

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 25 years of work experience partnered with a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering.

Member of Professional Engineering or Construction Management Society or other recognized body is desirable.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award‑winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.