Senior Project Manager - South Riyadh

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 a unique opportunity to contribute to the successful delivery of world-class assets supporting major sporting events, including the development of multiple stadiums. Mace is at the forefront of this landmark program with a highly motivated client organization and seeks results-driven professionals to join our exceptional teams, driving excellence at every stage of these high-profile projects.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a flagship stadium project from pre-concept through to completion and handover.
• Manage design development and coordination, ensuring alignment with international stadium standards, client brief, and operator requirements.
• Oversee procurement strategy and execution, including tendering, contractor selection, and contract management.
• Drive programme, cost, and quality control, ensuring delivery against key milestones and budget constraints.
• Lead stakeholder engagement, including client, authorities, designers, contractors, and specialist consultants.
• Manage construction delivery and site operations, resolving risks, driving performance, and ensuring successful commissioning and handover.
• Ensure HSW, quality and sustainability standards are embedded and consistently achieved on site.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline (chartered status preferred).
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in project management within construction/consultancy, with major project exposure.
• Proven end-to-end stadium project experience (concept to completion) on large, complex venues.
• Strong knowledge of stadium design principles demonstrating experience managing multidisciplinary teams and tier 1 contractors on major programmes.
• Excellent commercial, procurement, and contract management capability.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and have relevant work experience working on high valued 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: You will champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in your team and local health and safety rules or regulations of the work you’re involved with.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: You will lead on the cost management services including estimating, procurement and cost planning, owning the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and building long term relationships with your clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: You will lead operations that are fiscally and ethically viable, influencing the achievement of business objectives that align with business and legislative compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: You will mentor, coach, and develop teams, demonstrating effective leadership to ensure excellence in delivery against plans, championing a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil 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 with-in the role.

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