Senior QA/QC Manager

Mace; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace leads a major mixed-use development project in Saudi Arabia, delivering sports, entertainment, and arts facilities with robust infrastructure. The role focuses on establishing and maintaining quality management, assurance, and control frameworks to ensure supplier and consultant deliverables meet employer requirements and regulatory standards.

You will provide strategic quality leadership, drive continuous improvement, support testing and handover, and report performance to senior

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• Professional quality certification preferred (ISO 9001, CQI/IRCA, ASQ, or equivalent).
• Extensive QA/QC experience on major programmes.
• Strong quality leadership, audit, and stakeholder management expertise.

Responsibilities

• Champions a safety-first culture and values-led quality leadership.
• Directs quality management systems, audits, inspections, and compliance assurance.
• Drives quality risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Supports testing, commissioning, and handover, ensuring compliant delivery outcomes.
• Supervise quality assurance programmes, audits, certification, and management system governance.
• Provides strategic quality advice, risk mitigation, and performance reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Develops team capability through leadership, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drives stakeholder collaboration, supply chain assurance, and sustainability-focused delivery outcomes.

Skills

Quality leadership

Stakeholder management

Auditing

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ISO 9001 certification

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Project

This is an opportunity to work on one of the largest programmes in Saudi Arabia. This unique project consists of major mixed-use development including sports facilities, entertainment, and arts along with all associated infrastructure.

Provides senior-quality leadership across the tennis project, establishing and maintaining robust quality management, assurance, and control frameworks. Ensures contractor and consultant deliverables meet the employer's requirements, regulatory standards, and handover objectives, driving compliance, continuous improvement, and quality outcomes throughout project delivery.

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Champions a safety-first culture and values-led quality leadership.
• Directs quality management systems, audits, inspections, and compliance assurance.
• Drives quality risk management, defect resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Supports testing, commissioning, and handover, ensuring compliant delivery outcomes.
• Supervise quality assurance programmes, audits, certification, and management system governance.
• Provides strategic quality advice, risk mitigation, and performance reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Develops team capability through leadership, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Drives stakeholder collaboration, supply chain assurance, and sustainability-focused delivery outcomes.

You’ll Need To Have

• Degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• Professional quality certification preferred (ISO 9001, CQI/IRCA, ASQ, or equivalent).
• Extensive QA/QC experience on major programmes.
• Strong quality leadership, audit, and stakeholder management expertise.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience working on high-value projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill all the criteria, please apply, as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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