Project Manager Transportation & Mobility

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end advisory leadership across the project lifecycle, including design review, commercial support, and implementation monitoring for bus and BRT programs.
• Manage the PPP contract, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, scope of work, risk allocation, performance requirements, key milestones, and deliverables throughout design and construction.
• Serve as the direct interface with public authorities, operators, consultants, and community stakeholders, facilitating governance, approvals, and public communications.
• Manage program controls, including schedule, cost, risk, and quality, by establishing PMO structures, KPIs, stage-gates, and reporting dashboards.
• Review and assure designs for road infrastructure (corridors, stations, depots), ITS, fare collection, and priority measures, coordinating across traffic engineering, urban design, utilities, and safety.
• Drive operational readiness planning (ORAT), service change management, and transition to operations, including safety management systems and incident response.
• Champion user experience, accessibility, equity, and reliability through data-driven service performance management.
• Integrate sustainability and resilience outcomes, such as emissions reduction, energy efficiency, and climate adaptation, aligning with ESG and client policy targets.
• Mentor teams, build client relationships, and identify business development opportunities, proposals, and thought leadership.
• Candidate Requirements
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, with a strong focus on construction projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in the Transportation & Mobility sector.
• Proven ability to manage PPP contracts and ensure compliance with complex contractual obligations.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of program controls, including schedule, cost, risk, and quality management.
• Work Location and Type
• This is a full-time position based in Riyadh and Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves managing projects critical to the region's transportation infrastructure development.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, with a strong focus on construction projects.
• Demonstrated expertise in the Transportation & Mobility sector.
• Proven ability to manage PPP contracts and ensure compliance with complex contractual obligations.
• Experience in leading multidisciplinary teams and coordinating with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of program controls, including schedule, cost, risk, and quality management.
• Work Location and Type
• This is a full-time position based in Riyadh and Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves managing projects critical to the region's transportation infrastructure development.