Project Support Manager - ICT

Parsons Oman; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in Saudi Arabia is looking for a Project Support Manager to provide vital support for a portfolio of ICT projects. This role involves planning, monitoring, and ensuring project delivery excellence. Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in ICT project management on large-scale projects, excellent organizational and analytical skills, and proficiency in project management tools. Join the team and contribute to transforming one of the most significant projects in Saudi Arabia's history.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years experience in ICT project management on projects exceeding 1bn SAR.
• Proven experience in managing project schedules, budgets, and financial reporting.
• Experience in developing risk management and mitigation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, execution, and monitoring of projects.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules and budgets.
• Coordinate cost control activities including budget forecasting.

Skills

Project management

Risk management

Budget management

Communication

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Professional certifications (PMP or PRiNCE2)

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Power BI

SharePoint

MS Office suite

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next! At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Project Support Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to provide support for a portfolio of ICT projects and works closely with Infrastructure Director on strategy, tasks prioritization, and other needs, as required.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the most transformative projects in Saudi Arabia's history. A visionary giga-project that aims to create a world-class entertainment, sports, and cultural destination, offering unparalleled experiences to visitors from around the globe. Our project aims to deliver a world-class entertainment and tourism destination, showcasing thrilling attractions, diverse entertainment offerings, and captivating cultural experiences.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Assists in planning, execution, and monitoring of projects. Ensure that project tasks are completed according to the project plan.
• Prepare, maintain, and update project schedules, including critical path analysis and forecasting of key projects milestones.
• Coordinate cost control activities, as applicable, including budget preparation, forecasting, and management of project expenditures and financial reporting.
• Manage risk assessment and mitigation strategies, identifying potential project risks and developing contingency plans.
• Facilitate communication and provide regular project status updates to stakeholders, including projects teams, management, and clients.
• Oversee contract management processes, including negotiation, execution, and analysis of contracts for compliance and performance.
• Facilitate change management procedures to register and assess the impact of project changes and ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are obtained.
• Identify and manage interdependencies between portfolio projects and external stakeholders as well.
• Conduct post-project evaluations to identify lessons learned and best practices for future project improvements.
• Prepare plans, budgets, staff forecasts and actuals and progress reports, if needed, presents to management and client for review or approval.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Strong experience in project delivery aspects.
• Define, create, and maintain, KPIs and KRAs to ensure projects performance monitoring.
• Ensures adherence to all corporate, contractual, ethics and safety standards, policies, and procedures.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in ICT project management roles in projects that exceed total contract value of 1bn SAR.
• Proven experience in managing project schedules, budgets, and financial reporting.
• Experience in risk management and mitigation strategies.
• Familiarity with contract management and change management processes.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving skills and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in project management software tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, Power BI, Sharepoint, MS Office suite).
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams.
• Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines, if requested.

What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:

• Professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRiNCE2 are highly desirable.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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