Construction Manager (OMPP / Pipelines) Saudi Nationals

Our client is an established Saudi Aramco onshore EPC contractor headquartered in the Eastern Province, with a long delivery record on the Onshore Maintain Potential Program (OMPP), cross-country pipelines, flowlines and well tie-in packages across the Northern and Southern Areas. The company self-performs civil, mechanical, pipeline and E&I construction with its own workforce and equipment fleet.

The Construction Manager owns site execution for an OMPP / pipeline package from mobilisation to mechanical completion. The role directs the site team, subcontractors and construction equipment across civil, pipeline, mechanical and E&I disciplines, and is the single point of accountability to the Project Manager and the Saudi Aramco PMT for schedule, quality and safety on the ground.

Key Responsiblites:

Site execution

- Own the construction execution plan for the package, from mobilisation through mechanical completion and pre-commissioning handover. - Direct daily site activities across right-of-way preparation, stringing, bending, welding, NDT, coating, lowering, backfilling, hydrotest and tie-ins. - Sequence well tie-ins, flowlines, trunklines, manifolds, scraper traps and valve stations against the CRPO scope and the Aramco shutdown windows. - Plan and control manpower, construction equipment and subcontractor resources to hold the approved schedule. - Run daily and weekly look-ahead planning with the planning team and close the gap between planned and actual progress.

Client and standards

- Act as the site interface with the Saudi Aramco PMT, inspection and operations representatives. - Ensure all construction work complies with Saudi Aramco Engineering Standards (SAES), SAEP procedures and the Schedule Q quality requirements. - Lead the preparation and closure of construction inspection packages, RFIs, technical queries and NCRs. - Drive the mechanical completion dossier, punch-list closure and turnover to pre-commissioning.

Safety, quality and cost

- Hold the site to the client's HSE plan and the Aramco Construction Safety Manual, with zero tolerance on permit-to-work and excavation controls. - Coordinate with QA/QC to keep welding, coating and hydrotest documentation current and audit-ready. - Control site cost against budget, including productivity, equipment utilisation and subcontractor measurement. - Identify scope changes early and support the Project Manager with change notices and claims substantiation.

People

- Lead superintendents, construction engineers, supervisors and foremen across all disciplines. - Set performance expectations, coach the site team and manage discipline and rotation. - Build a construction team that reflects the client's Saudisation commitments.

Requirements

- 10+ years of solid experience as a Construction Manager in oil and gas / petrochemical projects, with cross-country pipeline delivery a must. - Demonstrable OMPP (Onshore Maintain Potential Program) construction experience with Saudi Aramco. - Middle East experience essential; Gulf experience a strong advantage. - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Civil / Electrical considered). - PMP / CCM / CPM training and licensed engineer status preferred. - Fluent in Arabic and English. - Dynamic leader, strong communicator, and able to motivate multicultural field teams. - This position is reserved for Saudi nationals in line with the Kingdom's Saudization (Nitaqat) requirements.