Structural Supervisor

Bechtel Corporation; Zalim; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is seeking a seasoned Construction Lead for the Ar Rjum Project in Saudi Arabia. You will monitor subcontractor planning, safety, and quality on a green-field mining development, coordinating with engineers, field teams, and client representatives to align with schedules.

The role requires a bachelor's degree and 8–14 years' experience in structural steel and heavy lift activities, with the ability to operate in hot climates and comply with ES&H standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or international equivalent and 8–14 years of relevant experience.
• Lead and supervise structural steel construction activities on large projects.
• Coordinate subcontractors, foremen, and craft professionals.
• Ensure compliance with drawings, specs, codes, and client requirements.
• Experience with heavy lifting, rigging, and crane operations.
• Ability to work in Middle East construction environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor subcontractor activities and coordinate management staff.
• Support mid-size projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Plan and track 3-week look-ahead schedules and resources.
• Ensure safety, quality, and environmental requirements.
• Provide construction field support and resolve issues.
• Interface with engineering, procurement, and client reps.

Skills

Leadership

Subcontractor Mgmt

Safety Management

Field Coordination

Structural Construction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

MS Office

Job description

Requisition ID: 298191

• Relocation Authorized: National - Camp

• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project

• Work Location: Dhalm

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Project Overview:

The Ar Rjum Project comprises a green field gold project with three open pit mining operations with associated waste dumps and ore stockpile, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure including water supply, power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, temporary and permanent accommodation village.

The Project is situated within the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif towards Riyadh and about 26 km South of Al Mouwayh, which is a small town situated on the Jeddah - Riyadh highway.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will monitor and organize subcontractor planning, safety, quality, and technical activities on a complex project with multiple stakeholders’ involvement, through the coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff. Your field supervision will help ensure operations are planned to coincide with overall established schedules and that work methods are planned and executed safely.

Major Responsibilities:

• Monitors and organizes subcontractor activities, through coordination and instruction of subcontractor’s management staff within the area of responsibility.

• Role supports on mid-size projects of medium to high complexity with multiple stakeholders’ involvement.

Planning

• Monitors subcontractor construction schedules, resource charts, and material and equipment requirements.

• Reviews subcontractor construction methods, schedules, manning charts, and material and equipment requirements.

• Coordinates the construction operations impact on external interfaces to ensure they coincide with the overall established schedules.

Safety / Quality

• Monitors installation of materials and equipment to assure conformance with drawings, specifications, vendor, and other requirements

• Enforces policies, procedures and related work rules as established by field construction management.

Technical

• Supports Construction Field Engineers, Foremen, and Craft Professionals, in interpreting Engineering design documents, vendor documents, and other technical documents

• Coordinates engineering solutions with Subcontractors, and Foremen and Craft Professionals.

• Coordinates with Design on constructability issues.

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant work experience.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Lead and supervise structural steel construction activities, including large-scale stick‑built and modular construction projects, ensuring safe, efficient, and quality execution.

• Manage and coordinate subcontractors, direct‑hire workforce, foremen, and craft professionals to achieve project objectives and productivity targets.

• Ensure all structural works are executed in accordance with approved engineering drawings, specifications, applicable structural codes, tolerances and standards, project procedures, and client requirements.

• Review and interpret engineering, vendor, and technical documentation, providing construction support and resolving field‑related technical issues.

• Drive Structural construction utilizing Work Packaging principles, planning work by systems and test boundaries while proactively managing constraints and work‑front availability.

• Coordinate with Construction Field Engineers, Quality, Safety, and Project Controls teams to maintain compliance with project schedules, budgets, and quality requirements.

• Coordinate heavy lifting, rigging, and erection activities for structural steel and modular installations, ensuring compliance with approved lift plans, rigging studies, crane capacities, critical lift requirements, and project safety procedures.

• Develop, maintain, and monitor short‑term construction plans, including 3‑week look‑ahead schedules, resource planning, and work‑front availability.

• Ensure implementation of project Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) requirements, Safety Management Plans, and company core construction processes.

• Oversee the planning and utilization of construction tools, equipment, and consumables, ensuring adequate resources are available to support field operations.

• Conduct regular field inspections to monitor work progress, safety compliance, quality standards, and workforce productivity.

• Interface with engineering, procurement, client representatives, and subcontractors to resolve construction challenges and maintain project alignment.

• Support project reporting requirements by maintaining accurate records of construction progress, manpower, equipment utilization, and field issues.

• Ability to perform extensive field inspections within active construction environments.

• Capable of walking long distances, climbing ladders and scaffolding, working at heights, and accessing confined spaces as required.

• Ability to work in hot and humid climatic conditions typical of Middle East construction projects.

• Must be capable of using all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) associated with assigned construction activities.

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