Project Operations Lead

SNC-Lavalin Arabia Co. Ltd. (L.L.C.); Riyadh; On-site; SAR 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Project Operations Lead to oversee the operational execution of projects, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to required quality. You will bridge project teams, stakeholders and leadership to drive efficiency and governance across the portfolio.

The role centers on planning, resource management, performance tracking and risk mitigation, coordinating with clients, vendors and cross-functional teams to optimize workflows and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project operations, project management, or program management.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies (PMI, PRINCE2, Agile, or similar).
• Proven experience managing multiple projects and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience with project management and reporting tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Advanced skills in project tracking, budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Ability to manage risks, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and team collaboration capabilities.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate project operations to ensure successful project delivery.
• Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation strategies.
• Monitor project performance, risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution.
• Establish and enforce project governance, processes, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Track key project metrics and provide regular status reports to management.
• Optimize operational workflows and identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Support project managers with planning, execution, and change management activities.
• Manage resource utilization and capacity planning across multiple projects.
• Ensure project documentation is maintained accurately and consistently.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery efficiency.
• Facilitate project review meetings, lessons learned sessions, and operational audits.

Skills

PM methodologies

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Decision making

MS Project/Jira/Smartsheet

Budgeting & forecasting

Resource planning

Leadership & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Tools

MS Project

Jira

Smartsheet

MS Office Suite

Power BI

Job description

Job Description Overview The Project Operations Lead is responsible for overseeing the operational execution of projects, ensuring delivery objectives are met on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. This role acts as a bridge between project teams, stakeholders, and leadership to drive efficiency, governance, and continuous improvement. The position focuses on project planning, resource management, performance tracking, and operational excellence across the project portfolio.

Your role Lead and coordinate project operations to ensure successful project delivery. Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource allocation strategies. Monitor project performance, risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution. Establish and enforce project governance, processes, and compliance standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, clients, vendors, and stakeholders. Track key project metrics and provide regular status reports to management. Optimize operational workflows and identify opportunities for process improvements. Support project managers with planning, execution, and change management activities. Manage resource utilization and capacity planning across multiple projects. Ensure project documentation is maintained accurately and consistently. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project delivery efficiency. Facilitate project review meetings, lessons learned sessions, and operational audits.

About you

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.

8+ years of experience in project operations, project management, or program management.

Strong understanding of project management methodologies (PMI, PRINCE2, Agile, or similar).

Proven experience managing multiple projects and cross-functional teams.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Experience with project management and reporting tools such as MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.

Advanced skills in project tracking, budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.

Ability to manage risks, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Strong leadership, organizational, and team collaboration capabilities.

PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent certification preferred.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Power BI.

Rewards & benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Worker Type Employee Job Type Contractual (Fixed Term)

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.