Construction Director

Overview

The Project

You’ll Be Responsible For

• Lead, manage and coordinate the senior construction managers assigned across the project.
• Allocate responsibilities across project zones, assets, systems, and work fronts to ensure effective site coverage and monitoring.
• Ensure proactive identification and escalation of critical delivery risks, subcontractor performance issues, and programme concerns across all project areas.
• Lead regular coordination and review meetings with the senior construction managers to ensure alignment of priorities, recovery actions, and project objectives.
• Review progress against the approved programme, recovery plans, and key milestones.
• Support the contractor and project stakeholders in identifying and implementing practical mitigation and recovery measures.
• Undertake regular site walks and field assessments to validate actual progress and site conditions.
• Identify underperforming subcontractors, trade clashes, and interface issues impacting programme delivery.
• Facilitate collaborative resolution of coordination and execution issues between the contractor, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Support the recovery director in monitoring implementation of the approved recovery strategy and mitigation plans.
• Review look-ahead programmes, recovery schedules, and critical path activities.
• Provide regular factual reporting and recommendations to the client project management team and recovery director.

You’ll Need To Have

• Minimum 15+ years’ experience in large-scale construction and site delivery.
• Degree qualified in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• Proven experience on complex or distressed projects requiring recovery and mitigation initiatives.
• Strong experience managing multidisciplinary construction teams and subcontractor coordination across large-scale projects.
• Strong leadership and team 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:
• We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.
• Client focus - Deliver on our promise:
• We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.
• Integrity - Always do the right thing:
• We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.
• Create opportunity - For our people to excel:
• We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.
• 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