32 construction companies in Dammam ranked by 1-year headcount growth. The top 10 are free below, each with a short data note. The full ranked list of 32 is a CSV + Excel download.
Edition October 2026 · updated 2026-10-09 · source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data
Key numbers
- Median 1-year headcount growth: 17.5% across 32 companies (range 1.5% to 80.0%). 0 of 32 at least doubled their headcount.
- Size mix: 10–19 employees: 1, 20–49 employees: 8, 50–99 employees: 8, 100–249 employees: 9, 250–499 employees: 5, 500–999 employees: 1. The most common band is 100–249 (28%).
- Main sub-industries: Commercial & Residential Construction (18), Civil Engineering Construction (14).
- Largest company on the list: Projects Pioneers Contracting (500–999 employees, 34.7% growth). 9 of 32 have fewer than 50 employees.
- Versus the whole October 2026 dataset (3246 companies), this page's median is lower: 17.5% vs 22.1%.
- Same sector by city (median growth): Abu Dhabi 42.3% (n=50), Doha 23.8% (n=50), Dubai 51.5% (n=50), Riyadh 36.0% (n=50), Dammam 17.5% (n=32), Jeddah 19.7% (n=29), Muscat 17.6% (n=29), Sharjah 15.8% (n=24), Manama 10.9% (n=19), Kuwait City 13.4% (n=18).
- Same location by sector (median growth): manufacturing 25.0% (n=50), education & training 19.4% (n=12), freight & logistics 19.1% (n=20), construction 17.5% (n=32), IT services & software 16.9% (n=13), retail & e-commerce 14.3% (n=26), professional services 13.2% (n=11).
Sector context
- Across the GCC, 26.0% of construction SMBs with growth data grew headcount by 20% or more in a year, against 10.8% in the US (2.4×).
- Only 0.80% of GCC construction SMBs show any of 22 common SMB SaaS tools (CRM, accounting, HR, scheduling), against 1.49% in the US.
- In Saudi Arabia, 3,901 SMBs (10–200 employees) sit in the wider Construction industry; 3.5% of them show Excel, Zoho, Odoo, QuickBooks, Xero, HubSpot or Calendly. Zoho is detected at 65, QuickBooks at 0 and Xero at 1.
Top 10 by headcount growth
| # | Company | Industry | Size band | 1-yr growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Askar | Civil Engineering Construction | 50–99 | 80.0% |
| 2 | Saudi Friends Engineering & Cosntruction | Commercial & Residential Construction | 20–49 | 50.5% |
| 3 | Specialized Energy Works Contracting | Commercial & Residential Construction | 20–49 | 47.4% |
| 4 | Nafisco | Commercial & Residential Construction | 100–249 | 45.9% |
| 5 | MAS Engineering and Construction | Commercial & Residential Construction | 20–49 | 45.4% |
| 6 | Cloud Seven Group | Civil Engineering Construction | 50–99 | 41.1% |
| 7 | JOUD United | Commercial & Residential Construction | 20–49 | 40.0% |
| 8 | Projects Pioneers Contracting | Commercial & Residential Construction | 500–999 | 34.7% |
| 9 | Manifa | Civil Engineering Construction | 20–49 | 28.0% |
| 10 | Future Lifts Elevator | Commercial & Residential Construction | 50–99 | 25.5% |
| + 22 more companies, ranked 11–32, in the full list | ||||
#1 Al Askar
Headcount grew 80.0% in 12 months, 4.6× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #1 of 8 companies here in the 50–99-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Civil Engineering Construction; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#2 Saudi Friends Engineering & Cosntruction
Headcount grew 50.5% in 12 months, 2.9× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #1 of 8 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#3 Specialized Energy Works Contracting
Headcount grew 47.4% in 12 months, 2.7× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #2 of 8 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $5M-$10M.
#4 Nafisco
Headcount grew 45.9% in 12 months, 2.6× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #1 of 9 companies here in the 100–249-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $10M-$25M.
#5 MAS Engineering and Construction
Headcount grew 45.4% in 12 months, 2.6× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #3 of 8 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#6 Cloud Seven Group
Headcount grew 41.1% in 12 months, 2.3× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #2 of 8 companies here in the 50–99-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Civil Engineering Construction; revenue band $1M-$5M.
#7 JOUD United
Headcount grew 40.0% in 12 months, 2.3× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #4 of 8 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $5M-$10M.
#8 Projects Pioneers Contracting
Headcount grew 34.7% in 12 months, 2.0× this ranking's median of 17.5%. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $25M-$50M.
#9 Manifa
Headcount grew 28.0% in 12 months, 1.6× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #5 of 8 companies here in the 20–49-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Civil Engineering Construction; revenue band $5M-$10M.
#10 Future Lifts Elevator
Headcount grew 25.5% in 12 months, 1.5× this ranking's median of 17.5%, #3 of 8 companies here in the 50–99-employee band. Based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia; primary sub-industry: Commercial & Residential Construction; revenue band $25M-$50M.
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Methodology
Source: licensed B2B firmographic and technographic data, pulled 9 Oct 2026; page updated 2026-10-09. Scope: companies headquartered in the city with 10–500 employees and at least 10 data profiles; the top 50 by 1-year headcount growth per industry, after removing likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups; companies with zero or negative growth are left out. Growth is the modelled change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months; values above 200% are labelled estimated because they come from small headcounts. Location is the company's headquarters city; firms headquartered elsewhere with large local offices are not included, and likely local branches of foreign or 1,000+ staff groups were removed by a name/website rule that can miss some branches. Some companies are local branches of larger groups; the size band is for the local entity. Figures move between monthly editions. Company-level data only: no personal names, emails or phone numbers.
We publish a ranking only when at least 15 companies qualify, and skip a page when its top 10 would repeat another page.
FAQ
- Which construction company in Dammam grew fastest this year?
- In the October 2026 edition, Al Askar ranks first with 80.0% 1-year headcount growth, followed by Saudi Friends Engineering & Cosntruction (50.5%) and Specialized Energy Works Contracting (47.4%).
- How fast are construction SMBs in Dammam growing?
- The median company on this list grew headcount by 17.5% in 12 months. This is a list of fast growers, not a sector average. Across the GCC, 26.0% of construction SMBs with growth data grew headcount by 20% or more in a year, against 10.8% in the US (2.4×).
- What does "growth" mean here?
- The change in the company's own employee count over the last 12 months, modelled from licensed B2B firmographic data. It is not revenue growth and not a count of open vacancies.
- Why do some figures say "estimated"?
- Growth above 200% usually comes from a small starting headcount, so a few hires move the percentage a lot. We keep these companies but label the figure.
- What is in the paid list?
- All 32 companies on this page with website, city, industry, size band and growth, as CSV and Excel. Company-level only: no personal contact details.
- How often is this updated?
- Monthly. Each edition is dated; this one is October 2026.