Senior Project Construction Manager

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group is seeking a Senior Construction Manager to oversee major projects within the PMO in Saudi Arabia. The role involves directing construction management from planning to handover and close-out, and ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, quality, and HSE standards.

You will coordinate with project managers, designers, contractors, and multi-disciplinary teams on complex, large-scale developments across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil/structural disciplines or architecture, or related field.
• Extensive experience in construction management, PMO/EPC contexts with large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee construction management activities across major projects within the PMO.
• Manage project delivery from planning through handover and close-out.
• Monitor contractors’ performance against scope, cost, schedule, quality, and HSE requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers, design consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Review construction methodologies, work programs, and technical submissions.
• Lead construction readiness, testing, commissioning, snagging, handover, and close-out activities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

AutoCAD

Project management systems

Job description

• Lead and oversee construction management activities across major projects within the PMO.
• Manage project delivery from construction planning through completion, handover, and close-out.
• Monitor contractors' performance against approved scope, cost, schedule, quality, and HSE requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers, design consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Review construction methodologies, work programs, method statements, shop drawings, and technical submissions.
• Monitor project progress and identify delays, risks, resource constraints, and potential impacts on project delivery.
• Lead construction coordination meetings and ensure timely resolution of technical and site-related issues.
• Review and support management of variations, claims, change orders, and contractual matters.
• Ensure construction activities comply with approved designs, specifications, codes, standards, and client requirements.
• Coordinate interfaces between civil, structural, architectural, MEP, infrastructure, utilities, and other disciplines.
• Conduct site inspections and ensure quality standards are maintained throughout construction.
• Support project risk management, mitigation planning, and recovery strategies.
• Review contractor progress reports, schedules, resource plans, and performance against agreed milestones.
• Provide regular construction updates, dashboards, and executive reports to PMO leadership.
• Support project forecasting, resource planning, and construction strategy development.
• Ensure effective coordination between PMO, project teams, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders.
• Lead construction readiness, testing and commissioning, snagging, handover, and close-out activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve construction processes, project delivery, productivity, and cost efficiency.
• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in construction management, preferably on large-scale buildings, infrastructure, residential, mixed-use, or capital projects.
• Proven experience in a Senior Construction Manager / Project Construction Manager role within a PMC, PMO, EPC, or major engineering consultancy.
• Strong experience managing large-scale construction projects from planning through completion and handover.
• Strong knowledge of construction management, project controls, contract administration, and project delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing contractors, consultants, subcontractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong knowledge of construction schedules, progress monitoring, cost control, variations, claims, and risk management.
• Experience with Primavera P6, MS Project, AutoCAD, and project management/reporting systems.
• Strong understanding of QA/QC, HSE requirements, construction standards, and applicable local/international codes.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• PMP, CCM, or equivalent professional certification is preferred.
• Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is strongly preferred.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration is required/preferred as applicable to the project.