Stage Gate Assurance & Monitoring Senior Manager City Asset Management

About Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

At Jacobs, we are dedicated to solving the world's most critical problems to create thriving cities, resilient environments, and advance scientific discovery, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Jacobs is a key delivery partner on one of Saudi Arabia’s flagship giga projects, a central pillar of Vision 2030, located approximately 45 km southwest of Riyadh. This landmark development aims to diversify the economy and enhance quality of life through world-class attractions, residential communities, and natural landscapes, while generating significant employment and enabling long-term, sustainable growth.

Role Overview

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is seeking a Stage Gate Assurance & Monitoring Senior Manager - City Asset Management to join its team in Riyadh. This full-time role supports the Asset Management Governance & Assurance Director and is central to coordinating asset management assurance across various project stages. The manager ensures that Asset Management (AM) requirements are consistently reviewed, evidenced, tracked, and integrated into project delivery, operational readiness, handover, and lifecycle planning, in alignment with the ISO 55001 asset management framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate Asset Management (AM) assurance activities across Stage Gate reviews, assessing requirements, trigger points, and evidence at appropriate project stages.
• Monitor AM requirements related to operational readiness, operator strategies, budgets, delivery plans, asset requirements, and handover preparedness.
• Prepare assurance reports detailing review status, risks, conditions, evidence gaps, and recommended decision outcomes.
• Support evidence-based go, conditional go, or no-go recommendations and ensure accurate recording of decisions.
• Facilitate and coordinate design reviews involving City AM, City Operations, O&M teams, delivery teams, and technical stakeholders.
• Ensure design reviews address operability, maintainability, lifecycle impacts, Opex considerations, service levels, and handover requirements.
• Track, monitor, and resolve review comments, actions, risks, and outstanding issues, escalating when necessary.
• Consolidate review findings, risks, conditions, and unresolved matters to support Stage Gate decision-making.
• Maintain AM platform records, action tracking, and assurance documentation to support governance and compliance requirements.
• Provide reporting and monitoring to ensure Stage Gate outcomes are implemented and reflected in project, readiness, handover, and lifecycle plans.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates for this role should possess a minimum of 14+ years of relevant experience in asset management, governance, or assurance roles. A strong understanding of the ISO 55001 asset management framework is essential.

Work Environment

This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, supporting a flagship giga project approximately 45 km southwest of the city. The role operates within a dynamic environment focused on large-scale infrastructure development and long-term sustainable growth.

Opportunity

This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a significant national development initiative, ensuring robust asset management practices are integrated into a landmark project.