Senior Manager - Hospitality Projects

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager - Hospitality Projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role leads end-to-end delivery of hospitality assets from planning through delivery, coordinating with operators, consultants, and partners to meet governance, risk, and quality targets.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in project/construction management, with experience in large-scale hospitality developments and strong project controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• 15+ years' experience in project/construction management.
• Experience with hospitality assets and large-scale developments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across planning, design, procurement, construction, and handover.
• Monitor performance across cost, program, quality, scope, and risk.
• Prepare governance submissions and progress reports for stakeholders.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, and hotel operators.
• Develop and maintain project management plans, trackers, and risk logs.
• Ensure alignment between design intent, operator requirements, and timelines.
• Provide clear reports and dashboards to senior stakeholders.
• Maintain organized project records and promote process improvements.

Skills

Hospitality project management

Portfolio delivery

Project controls

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Cost & schedule monitoring

Risk management

Team leadership

Contractor coordination

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management

Master's degree preferred

Professional certification (PMP, MRICS, MCIOB, CEng, RIBA) preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Aconex

Job description

Senior Manager - Hospitality Projects

Job Snapshot

• Role: Senior Manager - Hospitality Projects
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Industry: Hospitality
• Function: Project Management
• Experience: 15 years project or construction management experience
• Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Hospitality
• Function: Project Management
• Salary: 55000-80000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full-time

Job Overview

Senior Manager - Hospitality Projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Hospitality opportunity with Parsons Corporation for an experienced project management professional who can coordinate hospitality assets from early planning through design, procurement, construction, and delivery. The role supports project controls, stakeholder coordination, hotel operator interfaces, governance reporting, risk management, programme monitoring, quality control, and delivery progress across complex hospitality and large‑scale development environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day‑to‑day delivery of hospitality assets across planning, design, procurement, construction, and delivery stages.
• Monitor project performance across cost, programme, quality, scope, risk, and stakeholder requirements.
• Use project controls to identify issues, assess data, challenge outcomes, and drive corrective actions.
• Lead project governance and reporting by preparing structured submissions, progress updates, decision papers, and performance summaries.
• Translate project data into clear insights and recommendations that support timely decisions across key milestones.
• Coordinate consultants, contractors, hotel operators, internal teams, delivery partners, project management consultants, and external stakeholders.
• Manage interfaces, dependencies, project actions, decisions, approvals, and follow‑up items to maintain delivery momentum.
• Develop and maintain project management plans, project programmes, coordination trackers, issue logs, risk registers, and action trackers.
• Support alignment between project objectives, design intent, operator requirements, commercial targets, construction deliverables, and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate with hotel operators to ensure operational requirements, brand standards, and guest experience considerations are understood and addressed.
• Review project progress and identify risks related to design development, procurement, approvals, construction readiness, cost, scope, or quality.
• Support resolution of technical, commercial, programme, and stakeholder‑related issues in coordination with project teams.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, submissions, reviews, approvals, dependencies, and open decisions.
• Work with consultants and contractors to ensure project outputs are coordinated, compliant, and aligned with required quality standards.
• Support procurement and delivery planning by monitoring package readiness, long‑lead items, design dependencies, and stakeholder approvals.
• Prepare clear reports, dashboards, presentations, and management updates for senior project stakeholders.
• Maintain organized project records covering decisions, actions, risks, meetings, approvals, correspondence, and performance data.
• Promote continuous improvement in project management processes, reporting quality, coordination methods, and delivery discipline.
• Support a collaborative project environment by keeping stakeholders aligned and ensuring issues are addressed promptly.
• Operate effectively in a fast‑paced project setting with shifting priorities, complex interfaces, and tight deadlines.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Professional certification or chartered status such as PMP, MRICS, MCIOB, CEng, RIBA, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in project management or construction management on major real estate, hospitality, infrastructure, mixed‑use, or large‑scale development projects.
• Minimum 5‑7 years of client‑side or developer‑side experience in major project environments.
• Strong understanding of project delivery, project controls, governance, reporting, cost monitoring, schedule tracking, scope control, quality management, and risk management.
• Experience delivering hospitality assets and coordinating with hotel operators is preferred.
• Experience across the full project lifecycle from planning through design, procurement, construction, and delivery.
• Experience working with consultants, contractors, suppliers, delivery partners, project management consultants, and government authorities.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia, GCC, or similar large‑scale development environments is preferred.
• Able to coordinate complex stakeholders and manage multiple workstreams at the same time.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and recommend practical actions.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to prepare reports, presentations, and stakeholder updates.
• Comfortable operating in fast‑paced environments with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and high delivery expectations.
• Proficient in project management and reporting tools such as Primavera P6, Aconex, and equivalent systems.
• Organized, proactive, adaptable, and focused on closing actions, maintaining momentum, and supporting project outcomes.

Skills Set

• Hospitality project management
• Hospitality asset delivery
• Project controls
• Construction management
• Client‑side project management
• Developer‑side project management
• Project governance
• Project reporting
• Programme monitoring
• Cost monitoring
• Schedule monitoring
• Scope management
• Quality management
• Risk management
• Issue resolution
• Decision support
• Project management plans
• Project programmes
• Coordination trackers
• Action tracking
• Interface management
• Dependency management
• Stakeholder coordination
• Consultant coordination
• Contractor coordination
• Supplier coordination
• Delivery partner coordination
• PMCM coordination
• Hotel operator coordination
• Government authority coordination
• Planning stage delivery
• Design stage coordination
• Procurement coordination
• Construction delivery
• Primavera P6
• Aconex
• Reporting tools
• Project dashboards
• Performance analysis
• Hospitality developments
• Large‑scale developments
• GCC project delivery
• Communication skills
• Multi‑workstream management

Why Join Us

This role offers a Senior Manager - Hospitality Projects the opportunity to coordinate high‑profile hospitality assets in Riyadh through disciplined project controls, stakeholder alignment, reporting, and delivery management. The position provides strong exposure to hotel operator coordination, consultant and contractor interfaces, project governance, cost and schedule monitoring, and full‑lifecycle hospitality development. It is a strong opportunity for a project management professional who wants to support distinctive hospitality assets and contribute to major development growth in Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, architecture, and project delivery company supporting major hospitality, aviation, transportation, utilities, urban development, public realm, and mixed‑use programmes. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to large‑scale development through project management, design coordination, construction supervision, project controls, stakeholder leadership, and practical delivery knowledge that help create high‑quality, future‑ready built environments.