Senior Project Management

Job Description

Overview

Atkins are searching for a Senior Project Manager to join our team with experience of managing large-scale multi-disciplinary projects within KSA and the GCC Region. The candidate is to have a minimum of 15+ years experience within the Middle East.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects within the KSA and GCC Region. They will be responsible for leading and managing projects within the business. Their primary role is to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet client requirements.

The selected candidate will work with the AtkinsRealis team and Client to establish project objectives, develop project plans, manage project budgets, and oversee project scheduling. They will be responsible for managing the project team, ensuring that team members are completing tasks on time and communication is maintained at all times.

Other roles also include managing project risk, developing contingency plans and ensuring that health and safety standards are followed in addition to adherence of AtkinsRealis’ project management methodology requirements. 

Your role

Project Delivery 

• Communicate scope, fee, deliverables and programme with the team through Project Kick-Offs and regular updates.
• Management of sub-consultants' agreements and payments (technical management through Design Management function).
• Ensure that the Project Execution Plan addresses design management requirements, including integration and interface management between Client requirements, sub-consultant design packages.
• Support the PD and PM in production of the Project Management suite of documents and standard forms.
• Assist in risk identification and management.
• Assist PD and PM to identify and manage scope changes, scope extensions.
• Identify resourcing issues and requirements and coordinate these with the Technical Team Leads.
• Escalate to PD / PM when/if required.
• Provide timely external and internal monthly reporting by implementing a planned delivery schedule for routine reporting.
• Ensure Quality Systems processes are adhered to in the delivery of projects.
• Undertake debriefs with Client.
• Assisting in managing the work financially, technically and contractually.

Financial Management 

• Monitor Design Team progress and costs – Highlight where costs are not tracking as planned and coordinate with the Project Technical Leads to mitigate against potential over-runs / underspends.
• Have a good understanding of Risk and the need to use their commercial acumen. 
• Manage Risks proactively through use of the tools provided and regular team and Client engagement and update Contingency requirements regularly (min. once per design stage).
• Prepare Invoices for review and sign-off by the Project Director and keep financial registers up to date.

Client Management 

• Liaise and interact with the client for the technical delivery components of the project.

About you

• Technical/ Engineering Education and background.
• Minimum of 20 years’ experience within the Middle East.
• Experience developing and implementing processes.
• Sharp background in:
  • Risk management (qualitative and quantitative).
  • Schedule management (schedule reviews, schedule various analysis).
  • Cost management (cost estimate, cost control and cost forecasting).
  • Contracts Management (Saudi Government procurement law and its executive bylaw).
  • PMI Standards of project management as earn value management and change control.
  • Development and enhancement of NO processes/ procedures.
• Arabic is preferred.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Worker Type

Job Type

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.