Associate Logistics Director

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project:

Mace is providing project management consultancy services on a major mixed-use master-planned development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The development incorporates residential, retail and entertainment, commercial, hospitality and community assets across a large and complex urban environment.

We are seeking an experienced associate logistics director to lead the logistics function across the project.

This is a senior leadership role requiring an individual who can operate strategically at programme and client level while remaining closely connected to delivery on the ground. You will establish the logistics strategy, governance, and operating model for the development and lead its implementation through consultants, contractors, and the wider project team.

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience of logistics leadership on major, complex developments, ideally within large-scale residential, mixed-use, or master-planned environments.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Overseeing the development and implementation of the overall project logistics strategy, from early planning through construction and handover.
• Establishing logistics principles, standards, governance, and controls across the development.
• Developing short-, medium-, and long-term logistics plans aligned with the master programme, procurement strategy, and construction sequencing.
• Providing strategic advice to senior stakeholders on logistics constraints, opportunities, risks, and delivery strategy.
• Translating the overarching logistics strategy into practical, executable delivery plans at the site and asset level.
• Supervising the planning of site access, egress, traffic management, haul routes, laydown areas, storage, lifting, material movement, welfare, and temporary facilities.
• Planning logistics requirements across multiple plots, work packages, and contractors; managing interfaces and competing demands across the development.
• Reviewing contractor logistics plans and challenging contractors to ensure proposals are safe, coordinated, efficient and aligned with the overall programme.
• Working closely with project, design, construction, commercial, and procurement teams to ensure logistics requirements are incorporated early into project planning.
• Ensuring logistics considerations influence design development, construction methodology, procurement packaging and phasing decisions.
• Managing coordination with relevant authorities and external stakeholders where project logistics interface with the surrounding road network, communities, or infrastructure.
• Monitoring logistics performance during construction and intervening where contractor performance or interfaces threaten programme delivery.
• Directing and developing the project logistics team, ensuring clear responsibilities and effective coverage across the development.
• Driving collaboration between consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to maintain safe and efficient movement of people, plants, and materials.
• Promoting best practice, innovation, and continuous improvement across logistics planning and delivery.

You’ll need to have:

• Extensive experience in construction and project logistics, including leadership positions on major developments.
• Demonstrable experience developing and implementing logistics strategies for large-scale, complex construction programmes.
• Strong experience across both strategic logistics planning and operational/site delivery.
• Experience working across major residential, mixed-use, or master-planned developments would be highly advantageous.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, phasing, procurement, and programme interfaces.
• Proven experience coordinating logistics across multiple contractors, assets, and concurrent work packages.
• Strong knowledge of site establishment, access and traffic management, materials management, temporary facilities, lifting strategy, and construction logistics planning.
• Ability to interrogate programmes and construction methodologies and identify logistics risks before they affect delivery.
• Strong client-facing capability with the credibility to advise and influence senior project stakeholders.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing contractor performance.
• Previous PMC, consultancy or client-side experience on major programmes would be highly advantageous.
• Saudi Arabia or wider Middle East major project experience would be beneficial.
• Relevant degree or professional qualification in construction, engineering, logistics, supply chain, or a related discipline is preferred.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill all the criteria, please apply, as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role