Senior Project Manager - Construction

Confidential; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong civil engineering background to lead the delivery of large-scale building, hospitality, commercial, residential, and high-rise construction projects in Saudi Arabia.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, manage from pre-construction through handover, and ensure QA/QC, HSE, and on-time, on-budget performance while maintaining client satisfaction and project objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall execution of assigned construction projects from mobilization to handover.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Team coordination

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with a strong Civil Engineering background to lead and manage the successful delivery of large-scale building, hospitality, commercial, residential, and high-rise construction projects.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in managing complex construction projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring successful project execution from pre-construction through completion and handover. The candidate must have proven experience delivering high-rise towers, luxury hospitality projects, landmark developments, and major building projects while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, cost control, and schedule performance.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for overall project management, including planning, execution, resource coordination, stakeholder management, commercial performance, risk mitigation, and ensuring successful project delivery in line with client and company objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall execution of assigned construction projects from mobilization to completion and handover.
• Take responsibility for project performance, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Develop and implement project execution plans, construction strategies, and delivery programs.
• Manage day-to-day project activities and provide leadership to project engineers, construction managers, supervisors, and subcontractors.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, PMC teams, architects, contractors, and key stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.
• Review and monitor project schedules, milestones, budgets, procurement plans, and resource requirements.
• Ensure construction activities are executed in accordance with approved drawings, specifications, contract requirements, and applicable standards.
• Manage coordination between civil, structural, architectural, MEP, and specialist subcontractor works.
• Review IFC drawings, shop drawings, method statements, risk assessments, and technical submissions.
• Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions to achieve planned targets.
• Lead project progress meetings and provide regular reporting to senior management and stakeholders.
• Ensure effective implementation of Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) and Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) requirements.
• Manage subcontractor performance and ensure compliance with project requirements and contractual obligations.
• Coordinate procurement activities to ensure timely availability of materials, equipment, and resources.
• Identify technical, commercial, and operational risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support contract administration, variations, claims, and commercial management activities.
• Review project costs, forecasts, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, snagging, handover, and project close-out activities.
• Maintain strong relationships with clients and ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 12–18 years of experience in construction project management.
• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager managing large-scale building construction projects.
• High-rise towers.
• Luxury hospitality projects and hotels.
• Commercial and residential developments.
• Landmark and complex building projects.
• Strong technical knowledge of civil, structural, architectural, and finishing works.
• Extensive experience managing multidisciplinary construction teams and subcontractors.
• Ability to manage projects from pre-construction stage through completion and handover.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, project controls, planning, and site execution.
• Experience working with clients, consultants, PMC organizations, and major contractors.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, variations, claims, and project commercial management.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, AutoCAD, and MS Office.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience working on landmark high-rise developments and iconic building projects.
• Experience delivering luxury hotels, resorts, and hospitality mega projects.
• Experience managing fast-track construction projects with complex stakeholder coordination.
• Experience with large-scale projects in GCC or international markets.
• Experience managing significant project budgets and large construction teams.