Project Manager - Infrastructure & Utilities Operations

About the role

Egis Advisory Service Line manages large-scale developments for prestigious regional clients, including giga projects, municipalities and major urban and real estate ventures, with expertise in engineering, architecture and technology. This Project Manager role focuses on the strategic and technical aspects of these projects, based in Riyadh.

Key responsibilities

• Own the Project Charter and Project Execution Plan for the full term of the engagement.
• Build and protect the baseline schedule, including client dependencies, and re-baseline only through change control.
• Plan field campaigns, secure site access, permits and escorts ahead of each mobilization.
• Run governance forums from steering committee to weekly workstream sessions and drive decisions to closure.
• Apply delegated authority and escalation matrices, with options and recommendations for each escalation.
• Control the deliverable lifecycle through draft, validation workshop, client comments, response and approval, with internal peer review before submission.
• Manage stage gates on conditions met, recording exceptions with an owner and closure date.
• Run change control end to end and maintain the change log with cumulative impact.
• Own the risk and issue registers and the information request register, reporting movement and escalating overdue items.
• Maintain document control, the EDMS and a programme dashboard tracking deliverables, approvals and response times.
• Issue monthly reports on schedule variance, deliverable status, risk movement and decisions required from the client.
• Manage subconsultant performance against flowed-down schedules and acceptance criteria, and apply ISO 9001 controls to templates, reviews and document issues.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; civil, mechanical or electrical preferred.
• At least 8 years in project or programme management, with at least 3 years delivering in Saudi Arabia.
• PMP or equivalent.
• Delivery record on multi-site consultancy assignments with heavy field mobilization and subconsultant teams.
• Demonstrated ownership of a project execution plan, change control process and stage-gate regime.
• Strong stakeholder management with public sector and sovereign clients.
• Fluent English and Arabic.
• Saudi Council of Engineers registration, or eligibility to register.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of ISO 9001; familiarity with ISO 22301 and ISO 31000 is an advantage.
• Familiarity with quantitative schedule risk analysis and Monte Carlo-based contingency setting is an advantage.