Recovery Director

About the Role

Mace blends construction expertise with consultancy services to unlock potential across individuals and projects, pushing the limits of ambition. This position is part of a major mixed-use development in Saudi Arabia encompassing sports, entertainment, arts facilities, and related infrastructure.

The Recovery Director is tasked with spearheading the turnaround of a troubled or underperforming project by actively overseeing, managing, and coordinating the efforts of the main contractor, subcontractors, consultants, and other stakeholders. The role aims to restore confidence in project execution through rigorous planning, progress assessments, resource oversight, stakeholder coordination, reporting, and implementing corrective recovery actions, ultimately ensuring contract milestones and project completions are met.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate the contractor's original and recovery programs, focusing on critical paths, sequencing, and milestone strategies.
• Track progress relative to approved schedules, contractual deadlines, and recovery goals; identify issues including delays, productivity challenges, logical flaws, coordination and resource problems.
• Design, enforce, and supervise recovery and mitigation plans; verify updates and look-ahead schedules submitted by contractors.
• Oversee performance of contractors and subcontractors across disciplines, pinpoint underperformance, and suggest corrective or replacement actions as needed.
• Manage subcontractor interface points, sequencing, and trade coordination effectively.
• Lead meetings related to recovery, coordination, and performance aspects.
• Monitor availability of work sites, access difficulties, design changes, procurement delays, readiness for testing and commissioning, and regulatory approvals.
• Work closely with consultants, designers, contractors, operators, and authorities to solve delivery impediments.
• Contribute to evaluating recovery-related expenses, acceleration activities, and mitigation proposals.
• Support contractual communications regarding delays, non-compliance, or recovery obligations.
• Keep track of impacts on sectional completions, milestones, operational readiness, and interfacing with stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a similar field.
• At least 15 years of experience managing large-scale construction and project delivery.
• Proficient with Primavera P6, critical path analysis, recovery scheduling, construction sequencing, testing & commissioning, operational readiness, and contract administration.
• Proven track record with contractor and subcontractor management on complex multidisciplinary projects.
• Experience in hospitality, entertainment, infrastructure, or giga-project sectors is advantageous.
• Background in delivery partner or Project Management Consultancy environments preferred.
• Must meet visa requirements for Saudi Arabia and have relevant experience on high-value projects for project management consultancies to satisfy immigration and client standards.

Our Values

• Safety First: Prioritize safe, diverse, inclusive workplace and well-being of all team members.
• Client Focus: Commitment to quality deliverables and fostering enduring client relationships.
• Integrity: Uphold ethical behavior and compliance to influence positive industry outcomes.
• Create Opportunity: Promote continuous improvement and inspire professional growth across the workforce.

Diversity and Flexibility

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and encourage applications even if all criteria are not met as you might be suitable for this or other roles in the organization. Flexible, part-time, and hybrid working options may be negotiated where appropriate.