What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
WSP is currently looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager to join our growing PMC team in Riyadh. The role will involve leading and overseeing the successful delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with project goals, client expectations, and WSP's quality and safety standards.
Your new role, what's involved?
- Lead and manage large-scale infrastructure projects (e.g., roads, highways, utilities, bridges, tunnels) in a PMC capacity.
- Act as the primary interface with the client, providing strategic project leadership from initiation to completion.
- Establish and implement project controls, governance structures, and reporting protocols.
- Oversee the planning, design, procurement, construction, and close-out phases.
- Ensure project delivery aligns with client KPIs on cost, quality, time, and safety.
- Manage multi-disciplinary teams, including design consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and issues proactively.
- Lead regular project progress meetings and reporting sessions with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Provide mentorship and leadership to junior staff and team members.
We'd love to hear from you if you have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (Master’s preferred).
- Minimum 20 years of overall experience, with a strong background in PMC roles on large-scale infrastructure programs.
- Prior experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC region is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex project lifecycles across various phases.
- Strong knowledge of international contract forms (e.g., FIDIC).
- Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent are preferred.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Fluent in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
What's in it for you?
What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!
WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.
As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
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Job Reference: WSPME05438
