Interface Manager
surbana consultants – kingdom of saudi arabia ksa branch
📍 sj ksa riyadh saudi arabia🕐 9d ago🔗 workday
Job Description
**Job Description – Interface Manager:**
* Act as the key liaison between the Client, PMC, Contractors, Subcontractors, Authorities, and other stakeholders to facilitate effective communication, coordination, and issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle.
* Support the Project Manager/Project Director in the planning, delivery, monitoring, and reporting of project activities, including preparation of reports, presentations, meeting minutes, proposals, and management updates.
* Lead and manage interfaces across all project disciplines and work packages, including Structural Steel, Precast, Façade, Roofing, MEP, ICT/ELV, Fit-Out, Seating/Bleachers, F&B, Venue Operations, and Back-of-House facilities.
* Establish and maintain the Interface Register, ensuring interface issues, responsibilities, actions, constraints, risks, RFIs, design changes, and technical queries are effectively tracked, managed, and closed out.
* Coordinate multidisciplinary interface workshops and meetings to resolve design, procurement, fabrication, construction, testing, commissioning, and operational readiness issues.
* Review BIM coordination outputs, clash detection reports, constructability reviews, contractor methodologies, and construction sequences to ensure alignment between interfacing work packages.
* Coordinate temporary works, logistics, heavy lifting, off-site fabrication, procurement, delivery, and installation activities to ensure seamless integration and adherence to project schedules.
* Monitor project progress, identify interface risks and constraints, assess schedule impacts, and support the implementation of mitigation and recovery measures in collaboration with the Project Controls and Delivery teams.
* Conduct regular site inspections and coordination meetings to verify progress, quality compliance, technical requirements, safety standards, and readiness of work fronts.
* Coordinate testing, commissioning, handover, authority approvals, utility interfaces, and stakeholder requirements to support successful project completion and operational acceptance.
* Provide technical advice to the Contractor on project delivery, quality management, health and safety compliance, and adherence to design and contract requirements.
* Support business development activities, tender submissions, and perform other duties as assigned by project management..
**Job Requirements:**
* Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or any other discipline related.
* Chartered Membership of relevant professional institutions such as ICE and IStructE, is preferred.
* With experience in the building construction field.
* Preferably with experience in arena type projects, exposure to offsite prefabricated works.
* Preferably with exposure to temporary erection related structure.
* Preferably have experienced on tender process (Design & Technical Orientated).
* Strong in persuasion, service-oriented client relationships and people management.
* Sound technical knowledge and interpersonal skills with problem-solving mindset.
* Strong sense of project task ownership and proactive attitude.
* Good working attitude, self-motivated and able to work independently.
* Proficient in English and Chinese (Putonghua) preferred.
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