Senior Interface Manager

Overview

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 highly experienced Stakeholder and Interface Manager to join our site supervision team in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Stakeholder and Interface Manager shall be responsible for identifying, managing, and resolving all physical, technical, contractual, and stakeholder interfaces across enabling and early works packages. Acting as part of the Site Supervision Consultant team, the role ensures effective coordination between contractors, designers, utilities, authorities, and adjacent works to minimize conflicts, manage risk, and maintain continuity into subsequent main works.

This is a senior, site-based role requiring both strategic oversight and hands‑on interface management across multiple work fronts, authorities, and stakeholders operating concurrently within the site environment.

The Stakeholder and Interface Manager shall be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Develop, implement, and maintain the Project Stakeholder Management Plan, Interface Management Plan (IMP), and Communication Strategy in alignment with project requirements
• Identify, define, and manage all physical, contractual, technical, and stakeholder interfaces across enabling and early works packages
• Establish, maintain, and actively manage interface registers, responsibility matrices, action trackers, and coordination workflows
• Ensure clear definition and communication of scope boundaries, handover points, and interface responsibilities between contractors, consultants, and stakeholders
• Lead stakeholder interface activities involving contractors, utility providers, regulatory authorities, and adjacent project teams
• Develop and maintain structured interface analysis plans, including strategic swim lanes for follow‑up, escalation, communication, and negotiation
• Plan and lead engagement activities to secure stakeholder approvals, permits, NOCs, and agreements in accordance with the project program
• Track, report, and elevate the status of approvals, interface risks, and unresolved issues to the Engineer and Client representatives
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders at senior and operational levels
• Influence and promote a collaborative mindset across all parties to facilitate safe, timely, and coordinated delivery of the Works
• Coordinate closely with the wider supervision team to manage interfaces related to construction sequencing, traffic management, access, logistics, and safety
• Liaise with all relevant authorities and stakeholders throughout the process of securing permits, licenses, and regulatory approvals
• Support technical coordination with design teams and discipline…