Senior Project Manager

Summary

Join Turner & Townsend as a Senior Project Manager in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia! In this key role, you will serve as the primary client interface, ensuring project delivery on time and within budget, while adhering to quality, sustainability, and safety standards. You will develop and manage governance systems, monitor team performance, and mitigate project risks. This position requires a degree in engineering or construction management, extensive project management experience (minimum 10-15 years), and experience in the Middle East. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to project success. Turner & Townsend offers a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering, construction management or an equivalent technical qualification
• Real Estate sector experience
• Minimum 10 - 15 years Project Management experience
• Minimum 5 years experience of working in the Middle East
• Industry experience within power, energy, real estate, and infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a suite of governance, communication and management control systems for the proper conduct and assured delivery of the client’s essential services and works
• Review the organization structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures
• Monitor overall team performance and initiate any required safety or performance improvement measures and methodologies
• Monitor and audit compliance with the requirements of the management systems and report as required
• Continually identify any project risks, actively assign and manage mitigations as appropriate
• Initiate and conduct weekly technical and progress meetings relating to the services and works
• Manage any client stage gateway reviews and attainment of conditions precedent to such approvals
• Manage the attainment of design stage deliverables to schedule and quality that may be concurrent with any fast-track works package procurements and associated permitting and approvals requirements
• Attend the site(s) as often as required to review HSSE, logistics and progress against the programme
• Produce formal reports on project progress measured against the baseline and milestone dates and agreed project-wide KPI’s
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reports on project progress for the Employer’s representative, prepare and conduct presentations as required
• Manage and administer the relevant contracts affording appropriate protection of the client’s interests
• Manage the timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract

Preferred Qualifications

• Recognised Project Management Qualification
• Membership or chartership of a recognised professional industry body, such as RICS/CIOB

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment
• Exposure to a wide range of challenging projects