Project Manager

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Project Manager to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, KSA.

This critical role will be planning and managing Infrastructure Projects of medium level of risk and complexity, ensuring that they are delivered to a high quality, on time, on budget, and to client expectations.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Managing multi-discipline design teams working on infrastructure projects to ensure cost effective, quality, and timely input.

• Preparing, planning and controlling financial budgets and team resources in order to deliver required commercial outcomes.

• Representing the Firm in communications with the Client, Sub-Contractors and JV partners or as delegated by the Directors and Senior Managers.

• Preparing and managing complex project programs and project contracts.

• Developing and implementing measures to mitigate project-related financial and business risks, in partnership with Directors and Technical Leaders.

• Ensuring project standards and QMS procedures are implemented across each of the technical areas involved in the project, including project administration.

• Ensuring terms of the contract are followed, controls the scope and manages scope changes and their effect on delivery of project objectives.

• Managing project invoicing and project cashflow planning.

• Preparing monthly project planning, project cost plans and inputs to Divisional control plans. Inputs to monthly reporting protocols and project performance reports.

• Analyzing existing work processes, procedures and systems, identifying opportunities for increased efficiencies cost-effectiveness and service improvements.

• Participating in business development activities, including tender/proposal preparation and presentations.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or other Infrastructure related major and more than 10 years of experience in a similar position. Having a Project Management Professional certification and membership of a professional institution is desirable.

Furthermore, you should demonstrate:

• Excellent knowledge of design, production, construction techniques, procedures, industry codes and standards.

• Understanding of appropriate project and program management software.

• Knowledge of statutory and commercial frameworks with the ability to prepare and control budgets, manage contracts and invoices.

• Requires knowledge of financial terms and principles. Ability to calculate intermediate figures.

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including MS Project.

• Knowledge of infrastructure design practices.

• Ability to forecast resourcing and prepare budgets.