Construction Management Department Manager

Overview

The major responsibility is to ensure that the projects are managed safely, effectively, efficiently, and completed on time and within budget in accordance with the objectives of the client. Manage and oversee all phases of construction projects from planning and design to execution and completion, ensuring contractors and supervision consultants follow the correct processes and procedures, and establishing and maintaining risk registers for all the projects.

• Manage and oversee all phases of construction projects from planning and design to execution and completion.
• Ensure that contractors and supervision consultants follow the correct processes and procedures as set in the PMM processes and procedures.
• Establish and maintain risk registers for all projects.
• Assess the capability of the client’s existing project management and construction management staff and recommend appropriate roles and responsibilities.
• Develop and rectify the department operating structure, org chart, roles, responsibilities, and tools to be deployed.
• Develop and implement project plans including budgets, schedules, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate and collaborate with architects, engineers, contractors and other stakeholders to ensure project requirements are met.
• Monitor and track project progress, identifying and resolving any issues or delays that may arise.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, codes and standards.
• Manage and negotiate contracts with suppliers, subcontractors and vendors.
• Ensure contractor and subcontractor adherence to their respective contracts.
• Provide regular updates and reports to senior management on project status, risks and opportunities.
• Lead and supervise a team of construction professionals, providing guidance, mentoring and support.
• Implement and enforce safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment.
• Support the client in preparing scope of work for construction RFPs and site supervision contracts.
• Ensure that Project Execution Plans submitted by contractors are properly reviewed, covering all health, safety and environmental aspects.
• Lead health, safety, security and environmental incident investigations.
• Update health, safety, security and environmental data into the monthly reports.
• Review resources allocation to new projects to ensure sufficient resources are allocated from both the contractor and supervision consultant.
• Report project progress, highlighting concerns, providing recommendations and implementing any agreed mitigation measures.
• Monitor project progress against schedule and cost plan and advise the client of any concerns.
• Review contractors and supervision consultants monthly reports; prepare and issue project monthly dashboards and reports at the project level.
• Implement the project EDMS, ensuring that all project documentation complies with the client’s document management system.
• Ensure the timely and accurate data input to the PMIS at project level.
• Follow up on the implementation of agreed action plans and elevate issues to higher management.
• Review supervision consultant recommendations for recovery plans, contractor claims or extension of time.
• Ensure monthly invoice submission by the contractor, develop and update the project cash flow forecast, and prepare estimates for variations.
• Implement a system for tracking labor efficiency based on the achievement of installed quantities against the durations included in the project master schedule.
• Prepare the construction management department knowledge transfer programme, including comprehensive on‑the‑job learning.
• Inform themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health policies, manuals and procedures in place within Hill International and ensure continued compliance.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager, supervisor.

• Bachelor degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in large‑scale infrastructure or city development projects, leading to the position of construction manager on large‑scale projects.
• Experience of major government and/or semi‑government international construction sites with direct professional knowledge and management of site engineering, project controls, environment, health and safety, contracts management and quality.
• Extensive experience in the construction management of water and wastewater works.
• Experience of implementing a zero‑accident philosophy.
• Record of engagement with government entities / utility providers.
• Record of implementing continuous improvement on site and supporting capacity building / talent development in a construction environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working internationally (preference KSA).