Construction Manager - Metro

Blake Anderson

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ref: KP429-150

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Client a major international contractor has an immediate opening for a Construction Manager for for Deep Underground Stations on a Metro Project in Saudi Arabia.

Job Purpose:
- To oversee the safe and efficient delivery of a deep underground stations by maintaining effective relationships when interfacing with stakeholders and general public.
- Lead the construction team to work with all subcontractors to deliver the highest standard of product.
- Help develop, drive and establish the implementation phase management processes and procedures.

Key Accountabilities:
- Implements Zero Accident Philosophy, and other Environmental, Safety and Health methods to ensure everyone on the jobsite goes home safely every day and stakeholders’ considerations are met.
- Drives compliance by their project team and subcontractors to the incident reporting procedure and undertake/participate in investigations as required.
- Confirm that Quality objectives are being maintained, events are reported and improvement actions are identified and implemented to strive to prevent recurrence.
- Generates & implements the construction schedules, methods, manning charts, material & equipment and services requirements necessary
- Coordinates and integrates jobsite activities including actions of subcontractors, suppliers, clients and their representatives to ensure effective delivery of the works
- Controls jobsite expenditures for craft supervision, labor equipment, material and services and ensures field operations are within the budget.
- Ensures required permits and licenses are in place prior to the start of the affected work at site
- Maintains an effective relationship with other project sections teams, to ensure adequate resources are provided to the benefit of the overall programme objectives.
- Supports the effort to compose the Section organisation of qualified and knowledgeable personnel.
- Identify, review and introduce new and innovative construction methods and techniques, and create communities of best practice internally within the programme team.
- Provides full support to enable suitable and sufficient engineering deliverables are prepared, reviewed and issued in a timely manner.
- Implement management processes to enable the effective monitoring of the works, by inspection and audit of work sites and review of office records and procedures, & the compliance of project teams and subcontractors to manage the risk to ADA and Utility Owner controlled infrastructure, tenants, employees and the general public.
- Assist in dealing with variations and contract claims.
- Works with Field Engineering to record of all documentation relating to the delivery of the project at a site level and communicate to relevant stakeholders.
- Supports the implementation of the jobsite security plan and coordinates the activities with security department.
- Provides support to administration of labour relations activities in accordance with RMP-CWJV practice and standards

Requirements

- >15 years relevant successful experience of Management in Transportation/Infrastructure Construction in both Direct Hire and Subcontracting
- Relevant experience of metro rail engineering systems and equipment, and implementation
- Broad understanding of environmental, safety and health regulations and their implementation
- Strong interpersonal skills including highly effective written and verbal communication
- Ability to readily communicate with craft and team management
- Good experience of client and supplier relationship management!

Desirable:
- Engineering Degree in a relevant discipline
- Membership of an appropriate Professional Institution
- Fluency in both English and Arabic

About the Company

Blake Anderson is a boutique consultancy based in the UK, with a satellite office in Dubai. Specialising in Technical and Construction Recruitment, Blake Anderson provides a superior service to clients and candidates within the construction and technical sectors.

We concentrate on placing professionals throughout the world, focusing mainly on the Middle East and Asia, drawing on both the global and local markets for highly qualified professionals. In order to attract the best talent, we invest in various high-end advertising mediums.

With a database of 1,000's of candidates, our experienced consultants have a wealth of recruitment knowledge and have a consultative approach at all times, ensuring a second to none service.

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General Manager (GM) salaries in Oman

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