Senior Project Manager

Acuative Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuative Middle East is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale cybersecurity and ICT programs in Riyadh. You will oversee initiation through handover, coordinating cybersecurity deployments with construction activities, site readiness, MEP, and infrastructure development.

You will act as the primary liaison among customers, technical teams, vendors, subcontractors, and stakeholders, ensuring delivery on scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, CS, PM, or related discipline.
• 10+ years PM experience in ICT, cybersecurity, or infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder projects from initiation to completion.
• Coordination with construction, civil works, MEP, and site infra teams.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity technologies and enterprise ICT.
• Experience managing budgets, schedules, resources, risks and contractual deliverables.
• PMP or equivalent certification; PRINCE2 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale cybersecurity and ICT projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources and deliverables.
• Ensure delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Monitor progress and address delays and delivery challenges.
• Manage scope, change requests, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Coordinate with construction and infrastructure workstreams.
• Coordinate between customers, technical teams, vendors, subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings, progress reviews and stakeholder coordination.
• Manage vendor and subcontractor performance against commitments.
• Maintain communication with customer representatives and senior management.
• Drive issue resolution and timely escalation of critical matters.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports and dashboards.
• Manage project acceptance, handover, and final closure.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Vendor management

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, CS, PM or related

PMP or equivalent project management certification

PRINCE2 certification is an advantage

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and manage large-scale cybersecurity projects from initiation through completion and handover. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing project delivery, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, quality, and contractual requirements.

The role requires strong experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects, with the ability to coordinate cybersecurity and ICT deployments alongside construction activities, site readiness, civil works, MEP, and infrastructure development.

The candidate will act as the primary point of coordination between the customer, technical teams, vendors, subcontractors, and project stakeholders to ensure successful project execution and delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Management & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale cybersecurity and ICT projects.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and according to agreed quality standards.
• Monitor project progress and proactively address delays and delivery challenges.
• Manage project scope, change requests, dependencies, risks, and issues.

2. Cybersecurity & Technical Coordination

• Oversee the implementation and deployment of cybersecurity solutions, including:
• Identity and Access Management (IAM).
• Security Information and Event Management (SIEM).
• Security Operations Center (SOC).
• Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Network Access Control (NAC).
• Coordinate with technical teams to ensure completion of High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and go-live activities.
• Ensure technical deliverables meet customer requirements and project specifications.

3. Construction & Infrastructure Coordination

• Coordinate cybersecurity and ICT project activities with construction and infrastructure workstreams.
• Monitor site readiness and coordinate with civil works, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), ICT infrastructure, and construction teams.
• Align technology deployment schedules with construction milestones and site handover plans.
• Identify and resolve dependencies between construction activities and cybersecurity implementation.
• Ensure sites are ready for equipment installation, integration, testing, and commissioning.
• Act as the main coordination point between customers, internal departments, vendors, subcontractors, and implementation partners.
• Lead project meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder coordination sessions.
• Manage vendor and subcontractor performance against project commitments.
• Maintain effective communication with customer representatives and senior management.
• Drive issue resolution and ensure timely escalation of critical matters.

5. Governance, Reporting & Project Closure

• Establish and maintain project governance, reporting structures, and control processes.
• Prepare and present regular project status reports, dashboards, and executive updates.
• Maintain project risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, and mitigation plans.
• Manage project acceptance, documentation, handover, and final closure.
• Ensure customer satisfaction and achievement of business, technical, and financial objectives.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of overall project management experience, preferably in large-scale ICT, cybersecurity, or infrastructure projects.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects from initiation to completion.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating with construction, civil works, MEP, and site infrastructure teams.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity technologies and enterprise ICT infrastructure.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, resources, risks, and contractual deliverables.
• Strong experience in vendor, subcontractor, and customer management.

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications:

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• PRINCE2 certification is an advantage.
• Experience in cybersecurity or ICT infrastructure project delivery.
• Experience in construction, mega-projects, smart cities, or large-scale infrastructure developments.
• Familiarity with project planning and reporting tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or equivalent.
• Strong leadership and project execution capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Strong risk management and decision-making capabilities.
• Ability to coordinate technical and construction teams effectively.
• Strong reporting, presentation, and customer relationship management skills.