Senior Project Manager, Marine Systems – Kuwait

SRT Marine Systems plc; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading benefits package

Private health and travel insurance

In-country living support

Job summary

SRT Marine Systems plc is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery across complex, multi-site projects with a hands-on, site-based approach in Kuwait. You will coordinate ICP, design consultants, subcontractors and internal teams through design development, construction readiness, installation and acceptance.

The role requires strong project governance, international delivery experience, and the ability to manage scope, schedule and budget while ensuring safety, quality and customer

Qualifications

• Strong, proven experience in project management and delivery of complex construction and system integration projects.
• Experience of international build, construction and design knowledge would prove highly beneficial.
• Experience working with in-country partners, design consultants, customer-side stakeholders, government/regulatory stakeholders and local subcontractors in the Middle East or comparable international delivery environments.
• Ability to review and challenge contractor programmes, identify schedule risk, support recovery planning and translate programme issues into practical site actions.
• Strong capability in managing design clarifications, technical deviations, approval dependencies, procurement interfaces and installation-readiness constraints.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and workstreams, ensuring delivery remains focused on scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and customer outcomes.
• Maintain project governance, including delivery reviews, action tracking, decision logs, escalation routes, reporting cycles and customer-facing progress forums.
• Oversee integrated planning, schedules, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, RAID, change control and delivery forecasts.
• Coordinate Kuwait delivery across customer, government, regulatory, ICP, consultant, subcontractor and internal SRT interfaces.
• Maintain a regular site presence across Kuwait, travelling frequently to project locations to review progress, resolve blockers and confirm construction and installation readiness.
• Act as design manager/coordinator during design development, overseeing ICP design consultant deliverables, review cycles, comment responses, approval submissions and alignment with SRT / customer requirements.
• Coordinate design workshops and reviews between SRT technical teams, the Programme Director, ICP, consultants, customers and site delivery teams.
• Manage design queries, technical clarifications, deviations, approvals, procurement dependencies and installation-readiness constraints.
• Ensure construction and design activities comply with applicable Kuwait health, safety, environmental and statutory requirements.
• Assist with tender activity, scope interpretation and delivery advice as required

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Site delivery

Team leadership

IT literacy

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

CAD

Job description

SRT Marine Systems plc is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead delivery across complex, multi-site projects with a hands-on, site-based approach in Kuwait. You will coordinate ICP, design consultants, subcontractors and internal teams through design development, construction readiness, installation and acceptance.

The role requires strong project governance, international delivery experience, and the ability to manage scope, schedule and budget while ensuring safety, quality and customer