Strategic Planning Manager — Stadium Projects (Hybrid)

Mace; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace is delivering strategic project management consultancy for major new-build stadiums and redevelopments in Riyadh. The role supports planning functions to deliver medium-complexity projects, ensuring plans and tenders align with defined processes and collaborative teams drive timely, profitable delivery.

You will champion safety, manage procurement considerations, and lead teams to meet KPIs while embedding sustainability and client-focused outcomes across programme delivery.

Qualifications

• Competency to produce programmes and sequence plans with minimal supervision.
• Intermediate software user; Ability to provide schedule outputs in a various format to suit the audience/context.
• Established experience in built environment and with projects.
• Understands different procurement routes and types and forms of contract.
• Basic understanding of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) stages.
• Exposure to the principles or use of different types of contracts.
• Able to respond to all client/stakeholder requests effectively and sensitively.
• Communicate & present to project team on programme drivers, goals & issues, etc.
• Working towards professional qualification (e.g. CIOB, APM, PMI).
• Other relevant qualifications specific to local requirements.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety, wellbeing, inclusivity and responsible delivery across every project.
• Deliver projects through clear planning, quality systems and strong stakeholder collaboration.
• Supervise change and commercial performance with integrity.
• Lead teams to achieve KPIs, share best practice and unlock potential across Mace.
• Develops integrated project plans which respond to site, logistics and programme constraints.
• Tracks progress, productivity, deadlines and reporting obligations with project teams.
• Builds trusted relationships with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Embeds safety, sustainability and carbon reduction throughout programme delivery.

Skills

Programme planning

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Procurement contracts

RIBA stages

Contract types

Communication

Professional qualification

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Mace is delivering strategic project management consultancy for major new-build stadiums and redevelopments in Riyadh. The role supports planning functions to deliver medium-complexity projects, ensuring plans and tenders align with defined processes and collaborative teams drive timely, profitable delivery.

You will champion safety, manage procurement considerations, and lead teams to meet KPIs while embedding sustainability and client-focused outcomes across programme delivery.