Construction Manager
What you'll do — core mandate
Manage the full site organisation — foremen, site engineers, labour, and subcontractors — and drive daily and weekly production against the baseline programme.
Own execution before site as well as on it: constructability reviews, resource and plant planning, and readiness of every workfront.
Align with the PM and design team on design deliverability — flag what cannot be built as drawn before it costs money on site.
Face the consultant: attend and drive meetings with consultant engineers, close comments, and manage inspections and approvals.
Push back on NCRs with technical evidence; resolve open items and close out punch lists without prompting.
Manage mobilisation and demobilisation — site setup, facilities, permits, plant, and orderly exit and handover.
Own site safety end to end: enforce HSE standards, toolbox talks, and incident-free delivery.
Propose and manage execution methodologies — method statements, sequencing alternatives, and faster or cheaper ways to build without eroding quality.
Draft and submit project execution documents for tenders: method statements, preliminary programmes, resource and site logistics plans.
Maintain site records that stand up in a dispute: progress reports, photos, delay events, and meeting minutes.
Professional-standard responsibilities
Produce and maintain CPM-based site programmes with rolling three-week lookaheads tied to procurement and subcontractor commitments.
Run formal QA/QC: inspection and test plans (ITPs), material approvals, submittals, shop drawings, and RFI management with full traceability.
Implement HSE management to OSHA/NEBOSH and Saudi regulatory standards: risk assessments, permits to work, and incident investigation.
Coordinate subcontractor interfaces through structured progress meetings, two-week programmes, and documented commitments.
Maintain daily site diaries, manpower and plant returns, and as-built records throughout execution.
Manage testing, commissioning, and handover documentation to consultant and client acceptance.
Control the cost of quality: rework tracking, defect prevention, and a first-time-right site culture.
Requirements
- 8+ years in site construction management; fit-out, heritage, or remote-site experience a strong plus.
- Track record running multi-building or multi-zone sites with lean supervision structures, facing consultants and client engineers directly.
- Strong method-statement and constructability capability; able to propose and defend alternative execution methodologies.
- Fluent in reading drawings, specifications, and BOQs; able to challenge subcontractor and consultant positions technically.
- Civil or architectural engineering background; NEBOSH/OSHA certification preferred.
- Valid Saudi driving licence and readiness for remote-site rotation.
- Arabic essential for site workforce management; working English required for consultant and documentation work.