Project Manager / Senior Project Manager Infrastructure

About the Role

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Project Manager / Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure to support major infrastructure and masterplan development projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves managing multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring successful project execution, and maintaining strong client relationships. The position focuses on delivering projects in line with agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of large-scale infrastructure and masterplan development projects.
• Manage multidisciplinary design and project delivery teams across all project phases.
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, resource forecasts, and delivery strategies.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in accordance with quality standards.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions as required.
• Coordinate with technical teams to ensure efficient and integrated project delivery.

Client and Stakeholder Management

• Act as a primary point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.
• Manage communications with government authorities, developers, contractors, and project partners.
• Lead project meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Support Project Directors in managing executive-level client interactions and project governance requirements.

Commercial and Technical Oversight

• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, resource utilisation, and commercial performance.
• Support contract administration, change management, and commercial reporting activities.
• Manage project risks and ensure mitigation measures are implemented.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight on infrastructure and masterplan development projects.
• Ensure engineering solutions align with client requirements, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design inputs and project deliverables.

Qualifications and Experience

• A strong technical engineering background, preferably in Civil Engineering.
• Proven experience working for leading international engineering consultancies on large-scale infrastructure and masterplan development projects in Saudi Arabia.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated commercial awareness and client-focused approach.
• Ability to manage complex stakeholder environments while delivering high-quality project outcomes.

Governance and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with project management processes, company procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Support project risk identification, management, and reporting activities.
• Maintain high standards of quality, safety, and technical excellence.
• Ensure contractual and regulatory requirements are met throughout project delivery.