Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Client: Multi-national corporation providing consulting, engineering, and architecture services internationally

Assignment Type: Fixed term agreement, annually renewable

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (on-site)

Residential / Rotation: Residential and Riyadh based

ABOUT THE JOB

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience to join a Project and Construction Management team in Riyadh. This opportunity lies within the Infrastructure Division and requires specific expertise in Civil Engineering and Transportation projects, particularly those involving roads, highways, bridges, and tunnels in urban environments.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for overall project delivery, supporting the Site Team, fostering teamwork, providing technical input to project teams, and ensuring that client objectives are achieved.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Main descriptions of the job position:

- Assist the Project Director in the running of the project.
- Advise on the sufficiency of the design and information supplied and identify any outstanding or conflicting design issues.
- Liaise with all discipline Managers/Site Team leaders to ensure effective communication on project matters.
- Develop and implement procedures for planning, managing, supervising construction works, and controlling project costs.
- Review and approve technical documents submitted to the client by the contractors.
- Monitor overall progress and use of resources, initiating corrective actions where necessary.
- Ensure project deliverables meet agreed standards and satisfy stakeholder requirements at each stage of the project.
- Monitor overall project stakeholder relationships and adjust strategies and plans for engaging stakeholders.
- Apply change control and configuration management processes.
- Report through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments.
- Maintain an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact.
- Contribute to the resolution of technical issues during the lifecycle of the project.
- Take a proactive role in establishing, assessing, and evaluating project management processes, sharing knowledge, identifying opportunities, and providing advice to help improve processes and procedures.
- Apply analytical and project management skills as well as technical writing skills at a task level.
- Adopt and apply appropriate technical and quality strategies and standards.
- Identify and obtain support and advice required for the management, planning, and control of the project.
- Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be necessary or required by the client.

ABOUT YOU

- Masters degree in civil engineering, construction engineering, engineering management, or related field preferred; membership of a chartered institution.
- Professional Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), PRINCE2 or related certification.
- Years of Experience: Over 20 years total; over 15 years as Project Manager.
- Proven experience in supervising the construction of complex projects, mainly as a consultant. Candidates with exclusive contractor experience will not be taken into consideration.
- Experience in at least one or more road projects. Candidates without clear road experience will not be taken into consideration.
- Advanced level of English language. Basic knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
- Strong report writing skills, social skills, communication, teamwork, problem solving, autonomy, flexibility, and technical rigor.
- Willingness to work in a multinational environment.

Additional requirements:

- Transferable Iqama in case of non-Saudi candidates.
- Based in Riyadh.
- Valid SCE membership.