Senior Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Compliance and Value Preservation Senior Associate to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will tackle complex business challenges from strategy to execution, ensuring effective project governance and performance. Your responsibilities will include engaging with clients, analyzing project-related documents, and developing high-quality presentations. This position offers an opportunity to work on multiple projects simultaneously while fostering collaborative relationships. If you're passionate about delivering capital projects and eager to grow your skills in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant experience in project delivery and management.
• Fluent in English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, executing, and closing engagements effectively.
• Analyze project documents to identify gaps and performance issues.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Team Collaboration

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Post-graduate certification in project management

Job description

As a Project Compliance and Value Preservation Senior Associate you will work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping solve complex business issues from strategy to execution and operations. Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

1. Core team member as part of engagement planning, execution, and closure
2. Fulfill day-to-day requests by the engagement manager / the client
3. Develop presentation and draft reports, with high quality presentation, narrative, etc.
4. Establish effective working relationships with engagement team and clients
5. Attend / lead meetings with clients, covering a wide variety of business and technical topics related to program and project performance, governance, and controls.
6. Review and analysis of project related documents, for the purpose of, but not limited to, understanding current state, identifying procedural and / or governance gaps, and areas of underperformance.
7. Assist in the delivery of multiple engagements in parallel.
8. Analyze complex ideas or proposals and help build a range of meaningful recommendations.
9. Be actively involved in business development activities; help identify and research opportunities with new / existing clients, and assist responding to opportunities (developing proposals).
10. Keep up to date with local, regional, and international business and economic issues.
11. Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
12. Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
13. Continue to develop internal relationships, PwC brand, and new skills outside of your comfort zone.

The Requirements

1. Bachelor degree in an engineering field (ex. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) issued by an accredited university.
2. Post-graduate certification related to program, project, risk and disputes management is a plus.
3. 4+ total years of relevant experience.
4. Experience in actual delivery of construction and capital projects.
5. Ability to support multiple projects in parallel.
6. Experience with a management consulting firm is a plus.
7. Technical and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex issues to support the creation and delivery of clear and understandable client solutions.
8. Experience around reviewing capital projects performance.
9. Experience around projects governance, risks & controls.
10. Passionate about delivery of capital projects and has a strong desire to succeed by learning from colleagues and creating collaborative relationships at all levels.
11. Ability to manage or work effectively within a team to deliver projects and solutions.
12. Motivated to build excellent working relationships and meet deadlines successfully in a fast paced & dynamic environment.
13. Understanding of the KSA working environment in large corporate private, semi-government, & government entities.
14. Confident communicator and can deliver messages with impact to a wide variety of audiences.
15. Fluent in English (minimum 7.0 IELTS band score or equivalent if English is not the native language). Arabic would be considered a plus.