Regional Quality Manager

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Regional Quality Manager to join our PMCM Division based in Riyadh, KSA. This position is responsible for responsible for leading and overseeing the implementation of the company’s Quality Management System across all projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Lead and manage the Quality function for PMI in KSA, ensuring alignment with company Quality Standards and continuous improvement.
• Implements PMI standard metrics to monitor the effectiveness of the Quality Management System (QMS) across all projects.
• Communicates and provides regular updates to the QA/QC team, Project Managers, and Project Directors regarding project quality matters.
• Participates in meetings with clients, project teams, and contractors to support quality assurance activities, as required.
• Frequent site visits to ensure full support and engagement with quality and project teams.
• Reports and provides periodic updates to the Director of Quality and the PMI Executive Director.
• Ensures timely implementation of the Service Quality Evaluation (SQE) process across all projects.
• Reviews client feedback received through SQE and ensures appropriate actions are taken to maintain high quality standards and client satisfaction.
• Monitors the development and issuance of project-specific Quality Plans, QA/QC procedures, and related documentation to ensure compliance with client requirements, and verifies effective implementation.
• Conducts QA/QC audits, reviews, site surveillance, and follow-up activities in accordance with the approved audit plan. Supports the recruitment process by assisting in the selection of qualified Quality personnel for projects.
• Supports the bidding team by providing Quality inputs, write-ups, and required quality-related documentation for proposals.
• Monitors, evaluates, and appraises Quality site personnel performance.
• Identifies and escalates quality issues and risks to the relevant Director in a timely manner.
• Ensures that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are implemented to address company-wide quality issues.

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 20 years work experience partnered with Qualified Lead Auditor plus postgraduate Quality related qualification.

Chartered Quality Professional Engineering Body and Quality Institute.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.