Senior Project Manager / Resident Engineer

Job Summary

Lead the on-site consultancy team for a major development project in Riyadh, overseeing daily supervision, contract management, programme and quality control, stakeholder coordination, and ensuring safe and compliant project delivery through testing, commissioning, and handover.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior site representative and main contact for the client, contractors, designers, authorities, and consultants.
• Lead mobilisation, site setup, and deployment of the multidisciplinary supervision team.
• Manage construction contract administration ensuring adherence to drawings, specifications, method statements, ITPs, and contract terms.
• Chair progress, technical, commercial, and coordination meetings, document minutes, and follow up on actions.
• Oversee inspections, RFIs, shop drawings, material submissions, method statements, NCRs, snagging, and project close-out processes.
• Monitor programme progress, resources, interfaces, and risks; evaluate and require recovery plans if delays occur.
• Ensure quality, HSE, and environmental compliance, escalate significant breaches, and enforce corrective measures.
• Review progress measurement, payment recommendations, variations, claims, and extension-of-time issues with planning and cost teams.
• Coordinate testing, commissioning, authority approvals, completion certification, handover, as-built records, and O&M documentation.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports summarising progress, quality, HSE, commercial issues, decisions, risks, and client-required actions.
• Mentor and manage the site team, assign responsibilities, maintain discipline, and ensure consistent application of project procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Typically over 10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in senior site leadership or Resident Engineer roles on major projects.
• Proven experience with large multidisciplinary building or infrastructure programmes in KSA or the GCC.
• Strong knowledge of contract administration, construction sequencing, QA/QC, HSE, testing, commissioning, and handover processes.
• Familiarity with FIDIC-based contracts and KSA statutory and authority requirements.
• Professional registration and certifications such as PMP, MRICS, MCIOB or equivalents are advantageous.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken, with strong reporting and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant project management systems.
• Ability to operate effectively in a multidisciplinary, fast-paced consultancy environment within KSA.
• High integrity, confidentiality, organisational skills, and attention to detail.

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