Project Manager - Environmental Baseline Study

Euro Group Engineering Consultancy; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Euro Group Engineering Consultancy seeks a seasoned Project Manager to lead a county-wide environmental baseline and monitoring program. You will oversee planning, QA/QC, and stakeholder engagement for multidisciplinary teams implementing MEWA ISO compliant sampling and analysis across air, water, soil, noise, and GIS-guided monitoring.

The role requires strong leadership, 10+ years in environmental PM, and proven experience delivering data management platforms and geostatistical analyses.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science/Engineering, Environmental Management, Geospatial Science, or related discipline.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of environmental monitoring (air, water, soil, noise) and MEWA/ISO standards.
• Demonstrated experience with GIS applications, spatial analysis and environmental data management systems.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in project management, with at least 5 years leading complex environmental monitoring programs.
• Proven track record managing multidisciplinary teams and large field/laboratory programs across multiple land-use zones.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery, scope refinement, workplans, schedules, budgets, procurement and contract management.
• Oversee field monitoring across various environments ensuring MEWA ISO compliance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and assign tasks; monitor performance.
• Implement QA/QC protocols for sampling and lab analysis.
• Develop and deploy centralized environmental data management and visualization system.
• Ensure GIS-guided site selection and produce spatial analyses to identify hotspots.
• Produce technical deliverables: reports, plans, SOPs, QA/QC, analyses and handover docs.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with government agencies and client sponso­­rs.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Leadership & mentoring

Risk management

Communication

QA/QC awareness

Geospatial understanding

Education

Master’s degree in Environmental Science/Engineering/Geospatial Science

PMP or equivalent project management certification

Tools

GIS (ArcGIS)

Geostatistical analysis software

Environmental data management systems

Job description

Position Summary

Lead and manage the execution of a county wide environmental baseline and monitoring program. The Project Manager will oversee planning, delivery, QA/QC, and stakeholder engagement for multidisciplinary teams implementing MEWA ISO compliant sampling and laboratory analysis: air, water, soil, noise, GIS guided monitoring, centralized environmental data management and visualization, geostatistical analysis, reporting, training and handover of data ownership to the client.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end to end project delivery, scope refinement, workplans, schedules, budgets, procurement and contract management.
• Oversee technical implementation of field monitoring (air, water, soil, noise) across urban, agricultural, heritage, tourism, industrial, airport and reserve zones, ensuring MEWA ISO compliance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams (field, GIS, laboratory, data, statistical analysts, consultants and subcontractors), assign tasks and monitor performance.
• Implement and enforce QA/QC protocols for sampling chain of custody and laboratory analysis.
• Supervise development and deployment of a centralized scalable environmental data management and visualization system compatible with client platforms, ensuring data security, confidentiality and successful transfer of ownership.
• Ensure GIS guided site selection, spatial data capture and production of geostatistical maps and spatial analyses to identify hotspots, pollution sources, sensitive areas and trends/anomalies.
• Manage production of technical deliverables: baseline reports, monitoring plans, standard operating procedures, QA/QC reports, statistical analyses, geospatial maps and final handover documentation.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and coordination with government agencies, local authorities, heritage managers and other relevant parties; represent the project in meetings and workshops.
• Design and deliver capacity building activities and training for client staff on field methods, data systems, GIS, QA/QC and interpretation of results.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans and ensure timely resolution of issues to meet quality, schedule and budget targets.
• Provide regular progress reports and presentations to the client and project sponsors and ensure compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Environmental Science/Engineering, Environmental Management, Geospatial Science, or related discipline.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of environmental monitoring (air, water, soil, noise), MEWA/ISO standards, QA/QC, laboratory procedures and chain-of-custody practices.
• Demonstrated experience with GIS applications, spatial analysis and environmental data management systems.
• Familiarity with statistical analysis methods used for trend detection and environmental anomaly identification.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in project management, with at least 5 years leading complex environmental monitoring or assessment programs.
• Proven track record managing multidisciplinary teams and large field/laboratory monitoring programs across multiple land‑use zones.
• Experience delivering data management/visualization platforms and conducting geostatistical analyses; experience working with governmental agencies preferred.

Key Skills

• Project planning, scheduling and budget control
• Stakeholder management and coordination
• Strong leadership, team management and mentoring
• Risk identification and mitigation
• QA/QC systems and laboratory oversight
• GIS, spatial analysis and geostatistics
• Environmental data management and visualization platforms
• Excellent written and oral communication; report writing and presentations
• Fluent in English; Arabic proficiency desirable