Project & Stakeholder Manager

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects and design packages, overseeing planning, design development, approvals, tender support, and project close-out.
• Develop and maintain Project Execution Plans, coordinating with technical and project control teams.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across various disciplines.
• Monitor project progress against baselines, identify deviations, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Project Controls personnel on schedules, budgets, forecasts, and performance indicators.
• Develop and implement Project Stakeholder Management Plans, identifying and engaging internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish effective working relationships with clients, authorities, utility providers, and other project participants.
• Coordinate required authority approvals, permits, and technical submissions with Saudi stakeholders such as SEC, NWC, CST, STC, and RCJY.
• Act as the primary day-to-day contact for clients, managing expectations and delivering project presentations.
• Maintain control of contractual and technical project scope, identifying and managing potential changes.
• Lead project risk and opportunity workshops, establishing and maintaining registers, and monitoring mitigation actions.
• Ensure projects adhere to Assystem's Quality Management System and project management procedures.
• Maintain awareness of project budget, expenditure, and commercial performance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related major.
• Experience: 5-10 years of demonstrable experience managing engineering/design or infrastructure projects. Previous experience working on projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is strongly preferred.
• Technical Understanding: Good understanding of multidisciplinary design processes.
• Certifications (Preferred): PMP – Project Management Professional, and relevant Saudi Council of Engineers registration.
• Software Skills: Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Microsoft Visio, BIM collaboration platforms, network planning/design tools, and Microsoft Office.
• Required Competencies
• Strong telecommunications engineering knowledge, ICT, and ELV design capability.
• Knowledge of both building and infrastructure telecom systems.
• Demonstrated team leadership, technical problem-solving, and design coordination skills.
• Proficiency in technical checking and review.
• Effective client-facing communication, service provider, and authority coordination.
• Strong planning, organization, quality, and risk awareness.
• Ability to manage multiple design packages simultaneously and work effectively within multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.