Senior Project Manager

GE Vernova; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Saudi Arabia is looking for a Project Manager to oversee project execution and ensure customer satisfaction. The successful candidate will manage all aspects of project responsibilities, engage with multiple stakeholders, and possess strong project management experience in the energy sector. Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English are required.

Benefits

Relocation Assistance Provided

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Project Management required.
• Experience planning and executing outages or repair activities.
• Legal right to work in KSA without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the first and primary contact for customers.
• Manage project profit and loss responsibilities.
• Develop and maintain project risk register.

Skills

Fluency in Arabic & English

Experience in energy industry

Strong oral and written communication skills

Ability to analyze and resolve problems

Experience working with customer stakeholders

Leadership in project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university

Knowledge level comparable to a Master's degree

Job description

Overview

The Project Manager is responsible for the overall execution of project to Customer satisfaction, through management of project related activities and resources. He/She is accountable from the signing of the contract to the finalization of all of GE Vernova's contractual obligations.

Responsibilities

• First and primary customer contact
• Accountable for EHS of the project within the contractual obligations
• Full Profit & Loss (P&L) responsibility of the project
• Manages multiple stakeholders to ensure project completion (partner, contractors, customer)
• Early development of execution strategy with Inquiry To Order (ITO) Commercial manager and ensure successful transition of the project
• Develops and manages the risk register with mitigation action
• Timely elevation of issues through Daily management
• Continuous Risk & Opportunities register maintenance and mitigation actions
• Contract flip page with the project team to ensure all requirements are understood and aligned
• Understand and drive and keep accountable the project team to own main performance target i.e. Revenue, Cost Margin, cash
• Align the project team when conflicting requirements arise (cost vs schedule, cost vs risk...)
• Support Functional project managers in escalation within project (across functions, with Customer, with Partner)
• Understand the Performance risk ahead of time (not only at the end of the project when official PT are run) and partner with Performance engineering team to mitigate the risks
• In certain cases, might lead country level activities spanning multiple smaller projects /sites with small number of PMs potentially reporting to them.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university
• Expertise in energy industry
• Experience in working with customer different stakeholders
• Experience planning and executing outages or repair activities
• Fluency in Arabic & English
• This role requires significant experience in the Project Management. Knowledge level is comparable to a Master's degree from an accredited university.
• The legal right to work in KSA without company sponsorship or time restriction.

Desired Characteristics

• Expertise in Gas Power Services business is preferred
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead programs / projects.
• Knowledge and experience within the power industry
• Familiarity with Contractual Service Agreements
• Knowledge of the Field Service Portal (FSP) systems
• Team leader in a dynamic, energetic and proactive environment

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes