Senior Project Manager

We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to be based in Saudi Arabia.

Principle Accountabilities

1. Manage and co-ordinate all aspects of the design and construction of a SAR 400m new build barracks.
2. Primary interface with client’s design consultant and building contractor.
3. Assistance with other projects, as directed by the Programme Manager.
4. Revision of Project Management Plan, as required.

Technical Requirements - Essential

1. Degree qualified in construction related discipline.
2. Chartered status (or equivalent).
3. Candidate must be Western educated.
4. Minimum of 10 years of post graduate professional experience of which 2 will have been in a similar senior position.
5. Commercial awareness.
6. Working knowledge of Health & Safety best practices.
7. Working knowledge of Microsoft Project software.
8. Administrative skills.
9. Delegation skills.

Technical Requirements - Desirable

1. Experience in Saudi Arabia or the Middle East.
2. Experience of design management.
3. Experience of PCM and Predict Software.

Behavioural Requirements - Essential

1. Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English.
2. Proactive and able to drive a project forward.
3. Ability to influence outcomes.
4. Ability to work well with a team.
5. Western candidate preferred.
6. Ability to distribute work effectively.

Rewards and Benefits

Atkins competitive core benefits package includes:

1. A competitive salary.
2. Accommodation allowance.
3. Transportation allowance.
4. 26 working days annual leave (based on 6 day working week).
5. Medical and life insurance cover.
6. Company gratuity scheme.
7. Discretionary bonus scheme.
8. Annual flight allowance to point of origin.

About The Company

Atkins is one of the leading providers of professional, technology based consultancy and support services to the industry, commerce and governments in all of the world’s major economies. With over 17,000 staff operating in Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, Atkins has a broad range of skills and resources and provides Clients with a comprehensive service throughout the entire life cycle of the projects in the built environment.

We aim to be the international first choice supplier of technical and integrated services. Shaped by our customers' needs, our vision is to:

• focus on quality
• seek world class design and excellence
• strive to add value
• be flexible to the evolving needs of a changing society

Atkins first carried out design and supervision commissions in the Gulf area in 1967. From its regional head office in Dubai, U.A.E. Atkins Middle East now employs over 2000 staff located in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Oman (Muscat), Qatar (Doha), Bahrain (Manama), Kuwait (Kuwait City) and India (Bangalore).