Senior Project Manager Aviation

About the Role

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Project Manager - Aviation to join its growing Aviation team in the Middle East. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, KSA, and supports the delivery of major airport infrastructure, terminal, landside, and aviation development projects across all SA Regions. The role requires a blend of technical expertise, project management capabilities, stakeholder management, and commercial awareness.

Role Overview

The Senior Project Manager will provide technical and project leadership to multidisciplinary teams. This involves overseeing the planning, design, coordination, and delivery of complex aviation projects from concept through detailed design and implementation, ensuring successful outcomes aligned with client objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, management, and technical delivery of major aviation projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives, budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
• Manage multidisciplinary design teams across aviation, architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, MEP, airport systems, and specialist disciplines.
• Provide technical leadership and oversight throughout all project phases, ensuring compliance with international best practices, aviation standards, and client requirements.
• Develop project execution plans, resource strategies, and delivery programs to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Coordinate design interfaces between airside, landside, terminal, cargo, and ancillary facility developments.
• Drive technical reviews, design coordination workshops, value engineering studies, and risk management activities.
• Monitor project performance, proactively identifying and mitigating technical, commercial, and delivery risks.
• Manage project budgets, forecasting, change management processes, and commercial performance while ensuring contractual compliance.
• Lead client engagement activities, acting as a trusted advisor and primary point of contact for project stakeholders.
• Support business development initiatives including proposal preparation, technical submissions, interviews, and client presentations.
• Foster strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, identifying opportunities for future aviation projects and strategic growth.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of experience in a relevant field. The role requires a strong background in project management and technical leadership within aviation infrastructure projects.

Work Environment at Jacobs

Jacobs focuses on solving critical problems for cities, environments, and industries globally. The company promotes a culture of caring, inclusivity, and collaboration, leveraging diverse perspectives. Jacobs offers flexible working arrangements and a hybrid working policy, allowing employees to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations, while valuing in-person interactions for culture and client delivery.

Application Information

The salary for this position is not disclosed. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.