Delivery Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Delivery Manager in Saudi Arabia to lead a major freight rail project, accountable for scope, schedule, cost and quality across corridors, yards, depots and track systems. You will drive interfaces, safety, and handover readiness, coordinating with clients, authorities, and subcontractors.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will manage planning, production metrics, and lookahead schedules while building a strong delivery culture on site.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering major infrastructure projects, preferably rail.
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate multiple contractors.
• Strong planning, lookahead planning, constraint removal, and progress reporting.
• Proven leadership in HSE and quality compliance on site.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of project scope to agreed targets in schedule, cost and quality.
• Lead construction readiness, mobilization, and execution with logistics and permits.
• Manage interfaces across track, civils, signaling, telecoms, power, depots and other systems.
• Maintain lookahead plans (2–6 weeks) and rolling schedules with project controls.
• Drive recovery actions, resequencing and productivity improvements.
• Chair delivery meetings and provide clear updates to the Project Director and client.

Skills

Delivery/construction management

Rail project delivery

Planning & production management

HSE leadership

Stakeholder management

Saudi Arabia / Middle East experience

Rail systems integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Rail Engineering

Professional registration (desirable)

Job description

• Primary Location: KSA - Riyadh, SA - The Business Gate

Company Description

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Job Description

• We need a Delivery Manager to take end-to-end accountability for safe, predictable, and high-quality delivery of a major freight rail project in Saudi Arabia, driving performance across scope, schedule, cost, interfaces, and stakeholder coordination from mobilization through commissioning/handback.

Position summary

• Job title: Delivery Manager (Freight Rail)
• Location: Saudi Arabia (site-based with travel across corridor/depots/terminals as required)
• Reporting to: Project Director
• Direct reports: Package/Section Managers, Construction Managers, Site Engineers, Interface Managers, Field QA/QC, Document Control (dotted line), HSE (matrix)
• Key interfaces: Client/Authority, Contractors and subcontractors, Operators/Maintainers, Utilities, Local authorities, Logistics, HSE, Quality, Project Controls

Key responsibilities

1) Overall delivery leadership

• Own delivery of assigned project scope (corridor sections, yards/terminals, depots, civils, track, and/or rail systems) to agreed scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets.
• Translate project objectives into executable delivery plans, package strategies, and weekly/daily production priorities.
• Establish a strong performance culture across site teams and subcontractors with clear accountabilities and measurable outputs.

2) Construction execution & field management

• Lead construction readiness, mobilization, and execution including access, logistics, temporary works, method statements, work packs, permits, and sequencing.
• Drive site productivity and remove constraints (materials, plant, labor, access windows, approvals, design queries).
• Manage construction staging in rail environments (including work adjacent to operational areas where applicable), ensuring safe coordination and compliance.

3) Safety, quality & assurance

• Ensure delivery is executed to the highest standards of HSE compliance, including active leadership in toolbox talks, site inspections, incident prevention, and corrective actions.
• Own delivery quality outcomes: ITPs, inspections, NCR closure, punch lists, test packs, and readiness for commissioning/handback.
• Ensure full compliance with project QA/QC requirements, traceability, and records.

4) Interface management (critical in freight rail)

• Lead resolution of interfaces across track, civils, signaling, telecoms, power, depots/terminals, level crossings, fencing, drainage, utilities, and third-party works.
• Maintain a live interface matrix and ensure owners, dates, and dependencies are actively managed.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for permits, land/access, utility diversions, and traffic management.

5) Planning, progress & controls integration

• Partner with Planning/Project Controls to build and maintain lookahead plans (2–6 weeks) and rolling execution schedules aligned to the baseline.
• Own progress measurement inputs (quantities, installed/completed metrics), production reporting, and constraint logs.
• Drive recovery actions when performance deviates: resequencing, resource leveling, acceleration proposals, and productivity interventions.

6) Commercial awareness & change support

• Manage delivery in a way that protects project commercial outcomes:
• identify change early and support contract notifications with facts and records
• support claims/variations with contemporaneous records (site diaries, photos, productivity, access logs)
• minimize rework and non-productive time through strong planning and quality controls
• Contribute to subcontractor performance management and evaluation of change impacts.

7) Team leadership & stakeholder communication

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in a challenging delivery environment; coach package managers and supervisors.
• Chair delivery meetings (daily briefings, weekly progress, constraint and interface reviews).
• Provide clear, factual updates to the Project Director and client counterparts including risks, mitigations, and decisions required.
• Plan and execute section completion, testing readiness, commissioning support, and staged handovers.
• Ensure as-builts, O&M inputs (where applicable), test evidence, and handover packs are complete and accepted.

Required skills and experience

• Strong track record in delivery/construction management on major infrastructure projects, ideally rail (freight/heavy haul preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex site execution with multiple contractors and high interface density.
• Strong competence in planning and production management, lookaheads, constraint removal, and progress reporting.
• Proven leadership in HSE and quality compliance in site environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across multicultural teams.
• Experience delivering projects in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East (permits, utilities, logistics, remote sites).
• Familiarity with rail systems integration (track + signaling/telecoms/power) and commissioning readiness.
• Experience in delivery under FIDIC/PMC environments and working with supervision consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Rail Engineering, or similar.
• Professional registration (desirable) and/or safety leadership training.
• Valid driving license; willingness to travel/stay near remote sites as required.
• Delivery Execution Plan and package delivery strategies.
• Weekly lookahead plans, constraint logs, interface matrix, and production dashboards.
• HSE leadership outputs (inspections, action closures) and quality metrics (NCR closure, ITP compliance).
• Section completion and handover/closeout documentation readiness.

Additional Information

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