Our client are a leading international Engineering consultancy who are looking for a Project Manager for their office in Riyadh.

Reporting directly into the Project Director you will be responsible for:

• Responsible for operations of the project, ensuring that relevant client executives are adequately supported in executing strategic initiatives with speed and efficiency
• Defines and promotes requisite levels of governance and control that enables clear visibility of performance in key areas
• Promoting improvement measures to increase operational efficiencies and organizational effectiveness with appropriate procedures and processes
• Assignment of personnel and management in line with existing processes (including Prior Approval Forms /PAFs)
• Management of PMO task orders (Work Order Release Forms/ WERs) and associated cost reporting including timesheet data
• Embed and manage PMO functions including project controls, information management, quality, health and safety, administration, reporting and systems
• Ensuring efficient information management is in place to facilitate good communication, collaboration and integrated reporting
• Assisting in setting up and driving best practices within the PMO and client organization

Core Competencies

• Ability to navigate in a stage of the program lifecycle where strategy and scope is still in development and helping the organisation to align initiatives to strategic objectives
• Setting up the environment for a high performing team in an organisation still in its infancy stage
• Applying gravitas to achieve buy-in for new ways of working and ensuring actions are captured and completed on due dates
• Contributes to cost efficiency through integrated controls
• Lead by example, communicates expectations, motivates, engages and empowers others in achieving key goals
• Proactively builds positive connections and robust relationships within internal and external project teams and with relevant stakeholders
• Actively seeks to understand client objectives, needs and priorities. Speaks up when client needs are at risk of not being met even by their own specifications or decisions
• Manages conflict - not shy to deal with conflict and working it out to achieve mutual benefit

Key Requirements

• Must have as minimum a Bachelors’ degree in Architecture / Planning / Engineering
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in relevant field / position
• Major project experience with a focus on project setups and PMOs
• Good working knowledge of information management and project controls
• High level understanding of integrated reporting with excellent data management skills