Senior Engineering Manager - Design

JASARA Program Management Company; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Manager for Engineering Management to lead and innovate within large-scale projects. This role requires a seasoned professional with over 15 years of engineering experience, including significant leadership roles. You will be responsible for developing effective engineering strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will drive project success and foster collaboration across multiple disciplines. If you thrive in high-pressure environments and have a proven track record in engineering project management, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Over 15 years of engineering experience, including 5 years in senior roles.
• Experience in GCC and with major contractors or developers.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering strategies, plans, and deliverables for projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
• Monitor and report on engineering activities progress.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Project Management

Negotiation Skills

Complex Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Resource Management

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

The Senior Manager - Engineering Management will ensure the development of effective strategies, engineering management plans, engineering activities schedule (including critical and strategic milestones), risk identification and mitigation plans, resource strategy, forecast resource plans, stakeholder management plan, communication plan, report preparation & presentation and compliance with applicable Neom standards & practices reporting plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, develop, implement and manage the engineering strategies, engineering management plan, engineering deliverables schedule, risk management plan, stakeholder management plan, communication plan, reporting plan, needed to meet the requirements of the project.
• Providing engineering work output, expertise and guidance to ensure project engineering outcomes are effectively delivered in support of the Project Manager/Director.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Neom codes, standards and practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, including project managers, architects, consultants, and contractors, to achieve the projects outcomes and objectives.
• Drive project engineering success, foster innovation, and ensure fit-for-purpose engineering solutions are identified and delivered.
• Monitoring and reporting the progress of all engineering activities in relation to the project in accordance with management requirements.
• Prepare scopes of work, evaluate technical proposals for related engineering services or construction works.
• Provide all necessary engineering support.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage team performance and project outcomes.
• Assured engineering outcomes aligned to project objectives.
• Plan and oversee the execution of projects engineering activities in order to meet timelines, budget, and quality including applicable standards.
• Strategic risk management for the area they are responsible for.

Managing resources effectively including resources allocation, and procurement.

Essential skills:

• Proven track record of leading engineering projects and/or an office for a major contractor, consultant and/or developer delivering significant work.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues, both logical and interpersonal.
• Ability to negotiate efficiently and effectively.
• Strong leadership skills and experience in managing and coordinating multiple teams across the various stages of a project's lifecycle.
• Ability to be a team player that motivates and educates other team members and comprehends complex, technical subjects.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to effectively interact with a diverse group of individuals.
• Excellent knowledge of, and conversant with, development of concept strategies, development programs and business cases for large building projects.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment.

Demonstrate a strong ability to analyze complex issues and develop innovative solutions to overcome obstacles to ensure successful project execution.

Experience

Over 15 years of engineering experience, with at least 5 years senior/director engineering experience. 6 years of experience gained in Engineering Project Management or equivalent leadership roles.

• GCC experience.
• Developer experience.
• Project Management experience.
• Multi-disciplinary project leadership experience as a designer working with world-class architectural designers on iconic projects.