# Data Centre Construction Manager

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Riyadh
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Construction

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## Description

WSP in the Middle East is seeking an experienced Data Centre Construction Manager to lead the delivery of a major mission-critical data centre project in Saudi Arabia.

The successful candidate will oversee all on-site construction activities across Civil, Structural, Architectural, MEP, ICT, ELV, and associated infrastructure works, ensuring delivery to the highest standards of safety, quality, programme, and cost control.

This is a site-based supervision role, focused on overseeing construction delivery, ensuring quality, compliance, and coordination of all MEP systems from mobilisation through commissioning and handover.

### Responsibilities

- Lead the construction delivery of a large-scale Data Centre project.

- Manage and coordinate multidisciplinary construction teams covering Civil, Structural, Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, ICT and ELV disciplines.

- Interface with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors and project stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.

- Drive site operations in line with project programme, budget, quality and safety objectives.

- Review construction methodologies, site logistics, work sequencing and resource planning.

### Project Controls & Reporting

- Prepare and review daily, weekly and monthly progress reports.

- Monitor project schedules, milestones, productivity and key performance indicators.

- Identify risks, mitigation measures and recovery strategies.

- Provide regular progress updates to senior management and project stakeholders.

### Team Leadership & Coordination

- Lead and manage large multidisciplinary site teams.

- Coordinate activities across all construction disciplines to ensure seamless project delivery.

- Facilitate effective communication and coordination between engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.

- Mentor and develop site engineers, supervisors and construction personnel.

### Procurement & Material Management

- Support procurement planning and construction package reviews.

- Coordinate with procurement teams on critical equipment and long-lead items.

- Review material submittals, technical submissions and shop drawings.

- Ensure timely approval and delivery of materials required for construction activities.

### Design & Technical Interface

- Work closely with design teams to resolve technical and design-related issues.

- Participate in design reviews and constructability workshops.

- Provide construction input during design development and implementation phases.

- Support value engineering initiatives to optimise cost, programme and constructability.

### Testing, Commissioning & Handover

- Oversee testing and commissioning activities across all systems including Mechanical, Electrical, ICT and ELV.

- Coordinate integrated systems testing and commissioning programmes.

- Ensure all systems are commissioned in accordance with project specifications and client requirements.

- Manage punch lists, defect resolution and final handover processes.

- Work closely with commissioning managers, specialist vendors and operations teams.

### Quality, HSE & Compliance

- Champion a strong Health, Safety and Environmental culture across the project.

- Ensure compliance with project quality standards, HSE requirements and local regulations.

- Lead quality inspections, audits and corrective action programmes.

- Promote best practices across all construction activities.

### Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering or a related discipline.

- Minimum 15+ years of construction management experience.

- Proven track record delivering large-scale Data Centre, Mission Critical or Complex Infrastructure Projects.

- Strong experience managing multidisciplinary construction teams across Civil, Structural, MEP, ICT and ELV works.

- Demonstrated experience in testing, commissioning and project handover.

- Strong stakeholder management, leadership and communication skills.

- Experience working on remote project sites and fast-paced construction environments.

## Skills

### Required
- construction management
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- MEP
- ICT
- ELV
- project management
- team leadership
- stakeholder management

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