Project Manager - Industrial

Role Purpose

Strategic and People Management

• Cascade business strategy into operating plans and coordinate alignment with interfacing departmental strategies.
• Lead the Operations department by setting objectives, managing performance, developing staff, and driving adherence to organizational values.
• Lead talent development initiatives with technical and discipline experts to support business requirements.

Budgeting and Financial Planning

• Prepare and recommend the department budget and monitor financial performance against approved guidelines.

Commercial Management

• Manage progress billing for multiple construction projects and verify billing documents and related records.
• Lead variation and change-order management, assess impacts on scope, budget, and schedule, and support project control.
• Develop strategies to prevent claims and disputes and analyze claim merits to prepare appropriate responses.

Project Management

• Implement project management plans, methodologies, and processes throughout project lifecycles.
• Coordinate engineering schedules, procurement plans, site arrangements, permits, licenses, resources, and logistics.
• Coordinate architects, engineers, designers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and other project stakeholders.
• Provide progress updates, conduct site visits, monitor safety and plans, and support project handover.

Stakeholder, Risk, and Quality Controls

• Represent the project and organization to external stakeholders and maintain communication with clients, sponsors, teams, and partners.
• Identify project risks, lead mitigation strategies, escalate issues when required, and drive quality control processes.

Safety and QHSE

• Implement safety policies and procedures, integrate safety considerations from project start, and promote a safety-conscious project culture.
• Implement corporate QHSE and sustainability policies and processes in line with regulatory requirements.

Reporting and Improvement

• Lead continuous improvement and sustainability initiatives focused on standards, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Ensure unit reports are timely, accurate, and aligned with organizational requirements and quality standards.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field.
• At least 12 years of related experience, including 5 years with growing managerial accountability.
• English-language capability.
• Skills in project reporting, procurement and stakeholder management, risk management, permitting, communication, and stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering management or a related field.
• PMP or similar certification, EPC industry experience, and Arabic-language capability.