Construction Project Manager - Fit Out / Theming

Jacobs; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs seeks an experienced Construction / Project Manager - Fit-Out & Theming in Saudi Arabia to lead on-site delivery of complex fit-out and themed environments on a major entertainment project. You will oversee installation, testing, commissioning, and handover, coordinating with contractors, consultants, IP stakeholders and operations teams.

You will protect the approved creative intent while ensuring look, feel, quality and guest experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of construction or project management experience in complex environments.
• Theming experience delivering themed attractions or immersive environments is mandatory.
• Delivery leadership on-site construction, installation, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Strong knowledge of themed construction, interior fit-out, AV and show systems, and QA processes.
• Experience in managing contractors, budgets, schedules, procurement interfaces, changes, risks, and reporting.
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams including creative, IP, operators and design authorities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in a fast-paced setting.
• Bachelor-level degree in a related field; professional certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site construction and delivery of fit-out and themed environments and systems.
• Manage contractors and vendors to ensure safety, schedule and budget compliance.
• Drive daily site progress and resolve issues affecting installation and handover.
• Coordinate interfaces between themed works, interior fit-out, AV/show systems, MEP and base-build.
• Protect creative intent through inspections, samples, mock-ups and workmanship.
• Oversee design information, submittals, RFIs and shop drawings.
• Manage IP approvals for materials, mock-ups and installations.
• Coordinate inspections, commissioning, snagging and final acceptance.
• Monitor risks, performance, variations and milestones; lead handover readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Site management

Decision making

Project coordination

Quality assurance

Safety management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we push the limits of what is possible to make the world smarter and more connected. We are seeking a Construction / Project Manager - Fit-Out & Theming to join our team in Saudi Arabia and lead the delivery of fit-out, themed environments, and immersive guest experiences on a major entertainment development.

About The Opportunity

Lead the on-site delivery of complex fit-out and themed environments on a major entertainment project where design is substantially complete. This is a construction and delivery-focused role responsible for converting the approved creative vision and technical design into completed, high-quality, operational assets.

Working closely with contractors, specialist vendors, consultants, intellectual property stakeholders, and operational teams, you will oversee installation, site coordination, quality assurance, testing, commissioning, and handover. You will ensure that themed features, specialist finishes, audiovisual and show systems, immersive environments, and interior fit-out packages are successfully integrated with the base build and MEP systems.

The role will also protect the approved creative intent throughout construction, ensuring that the final installation achieves the required look, feel, quality, functionality, and guest experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the on-site construction and delivery of fit-out, themed environments, immersive features, specialist finishes, and associated systems.
• Manage contractors, subcontractors, and specialist vendors to ensure works are delivered safely and in accordance with the approved design, programme, budget, quality standards, and contractual requirements.
• Drive daily site progress, proactively identifying and resolving issues that could affect installation, sequencing, access, quality, testing, or handover.
• Coordinate interfaces between themed works, interior fit-out, audiovisual and show systems, MEP services, base-build packages, ride or attraction systems, and surrounding infrastructure.
• Protect the approved creative intent and guest experience through the inspection of materials, samples, mock-ups, workmanship, and installed themed elements.
• Coordinate the completion and implementation of remaining design information, technical submittals, shop drawings, RFIs, and site-driven design clarifications.
• Manage intellectual property and licensed-brand approvals relating to materials, mock-ups, samples, fabrication, installation, and final acceptance.
• Oversee inspections, factory acceptance tests, site testing, commissioning, snagging, defect resolution, and final quality acceptance.
• Monitor delivery risks, contractor performance, change control, variations, and progress against key construction and handover milestones.
• Lead operational readiness and handover activities, including training, as-built information, asset data, O&M manuals, warranties, commissioning records, and final close-out documentation.

Here's what you'll need

• Minimum 10 years of construction or project management experience within client-side, programme management consultancy, major contractor, or specialist delivery environments.
• Essential Theming Experience Demonstrable experience delivering themed attractions, immersive environments, entertainment destinations, visitor attractions, or similarly complex themed developments is mandatory. Candidates without relevant theming delivery experience cannot be considered.
• Delivery Proven experience leading on-site construction, installation, testing, commissioning, snagging, and handover of complex fit-out and themed packages.
• Technical Strong knowledge of themed construction, interior fit-out, specialist finishes, audiovisual and show systems, immersive environments, mock-ups, fabrication, installation, and quality assurance.
• Project & Commercial Experience managing contractors, specialist vendors, construction programmes, procurement interfaces, change control, variations, risks, budgets, and project reporting.
• Stakeholder Management Ability to coordinate contractors, consultants, creative teams, design authorities, intellectual property stakeholders, operators, and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Behavioral Strong site leadership, communication, decision-making, problem-solving, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive delivery in a fast-paced environment.
• Education Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline. Relevant professional certification is advantageous.

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With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means, and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits, and opportunities to do good too, from participating in our global giving and volunteering program to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed today and into tomorrow.

From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions - we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally - and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too - from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.

No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals - all at a single global company.

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