Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia seeks a Senior Project Manager for Infrastructure to lead large civil projects through design, procurement, construction and handover. You will drive schedules, budgets, risk, and safety with a strong client and stakeholder focus to ensure program success.

Ideal candidates have senior PM experience on major roads, bridges, utilities, and drainage with certifications in project controls and excellent leadership skills. Competitive salary offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Master's degree in a related field preferred.
• Contemporary PMP or equivalent certification desirable.
• Experience using Primavera P6 and MS Project.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, delivery, handover of major infrastructure projects.
• Develop execution strategies, plans, milestones, and governance.
• Define roles, communication, reporting, and decision processes.
• Provide leadership to multi-disciplinary teams and align with client goals.
• Create and manage the Integrated Project Management Plan.
• Coordinate with planning teams to set baselines and KPIs.
• Monitor schedule and cost variances; drive corrective actions.
• Manage scope changes through formal change control.
• Coordinate with design managers to ensure timely deliveries.
• Ensure designs support constructability and HSE requirements.
• Oversee interface management across disciplines and utilities.
• Resolve technical issues; capture lessons learned for future projects.
• Support procurement strategies and tender evaluations.
• Monitor contractor performance; review changes and payments.
• Oversee site execution to meet permits, QA/QC, and HSE standards.
• Lead project handover with close-out documentation and training.

Skills

Infrastructure project management

Civil engineering

Roads & highways

Bridges & structures

Drainage networks

Utilities infrastructure

Project governance

Scope management

Schedule management

Cost management

Change control

Risk management

Quality assurance

Design coordination

Procurement strategy

Contract management

Construction sequencing

Stakeholder management

Primavera P6

MS Project

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Master's degree in Project Management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Full‑time • Parson's Corporation

Job Overview

Senior Project Manager – Infrastructure in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced project leader who can manage the full lifecycle delivery of complex infrastructure projects. The role covers roads, highways, utilities, bridges, structures, drainage networks, associated civil works, design coordination, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, handover, stakeholder management, safety leadership, and performance reporting across major infrastructure programmes.

Job Details

• Country: Saudi Arabia
• City: Riyadh
• Industry: Civil Engineering
• Function: Project Management
• Salary: 50,000–75,000 SAR (estimated; subject to confirmation with employer)
• Gender: Any
• Candidate Nationality: Any
• Job Type: Full‑time

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, delivery, handover, and close‑out of major infrastructure projects from concept stage through final acceptance.
• Develop project execution strategies, implementation plans, delivery milestones, stage‑gate requirements, and governance arrangements.
• Establish clear project roles, responsibilities, communication protocols, reporting structures, and decision‑making processes.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams and align project contributors with scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and client objectives.
• Develop and manage the integrated Project Management Plan covering scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, procurement, communications, construction, and handover.
• Work with planning and project controls teams to establish baseline programmes, budgets, performance metrics, and progress measurement processes.
• Monitor schedule and cost performance, identify early variances, and drive corrective or recovery actions to protect delivery targets.
• Manage scope changes and variations through formal change control, ensuring impacts are properly assessed, documented, approved, and communicated.
• Coordinate with design managers and consultants to ensure design deliverables are timely, coordinated, buildable, and aligned with procurement and construction needs.
• Ensure designs support project requirements, constructability, maintainability, HSE‑by‑design principles, and long‑term operational performance.
• Lead interface management across roads, civil works, bridges, structures, utilities, MEP systems, traffic, drainage, and environmental disciplines.
• Oversee the resolution of key technical issues and ensure lessons learned are captured and applied to future project decisions.
• Support procurement strategies for major packages including civil works, structures, utilities, drainage, roads, bridges, and specialist systems.
• Work with commercial and procurement teams to prepare tender documentation, evaluate bids, support negotiations, and recommend contract awards.
• Manage contractor performance against contract requirements, including progress, quality, HSE performance, documentation, coordination, and commercial obligations.
• Review and recommend approval of major contract changes, claims, payment matters, and final accounts in coordination with the commercial team.
• Oversee site execution of infrastructure works, ensuring compliance with approved designs, specifications, permits, quality plans, and HSE standards.
• Coordinate construction sequencing, site access, traffic management, logistics, temporary works, and interface planning to reduce disruption and clashes.
• Ensure testing and commissioning plans are prepared and implemented for relevant infrastructure systems such as utilities, ITS, lighting, pump stations, and related assets.
• Lead project handover processes including punch lists, as‑built documentation, operation and maintenance manuals, training records, certifications, and end‑user acceptance.
• Promote and enforce a strong HSE culture across project teams, contractors, consultants, and site personnel.
• Ensure project‑specific HSE plans, method statements, risk assessments, permits, and critical controls are prepared, approved, and implemented effectively.
• Oversee quality plans, inspection and test plans, QA/QC processes, inspection records, nonconformance closure, and acceptance documentation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, utility requirements, statutory approvals, permit conditions, and client procedures.
• Establish and maintain project risk and issue registers, leading risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, contingency planning, and escalation.
• Escalate critical risks and issues with clear analysis, recommended actions, and practical recovery options.
• Act as the primary project contact for clients, authorities, utility owners, contractors, consultants, and key stakeholders.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through transparent communication, regular reporting, timely issue resolution, and practical coordination of community or traffic impacts.
• Provide regular project status reports covering schedule, cost, risk, HSE, quality, procurement, construction progress, decisions, and key actions.
• Define and track KPIs such as schedule performance, cost performance, change volume, HSE metrics, defects, rework, and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Lead monthly progress meetings, steering committees, executive reviews, technical coordination meetings, and project performance discussions.
• Drive continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned and applying improvements to project delivery methods, governance, reporting, and team coordination.
• Lead and mentor project engineers, coordinators, planners, HSE staff, quality specialists, commercial staff, and multidisciplinary project team members.
• Allocate resources effectively and maintain clear accountability across internal teams, consultants, contractors, and delivery partners.
• Foster a collaborative and solution‑focused culture across design, construction, commercial, client, and stakeholder teams.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related engineering discipline.
• Senior‑level progressive project management experience on major infrastructure projects such as roads, highways, bridges, utilities, drainage networks, structures, or large‑scale civil works.
• Demonstrated experience delivering multidisciplinary projects from initiation through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and close‑out.
• Experience working in a client, consultant, or Tier1 contractor environment is preferred.
• Strong project management capability across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, stakeholder management, procurement, and change control.
• Solid understanding of core infrastructure disciplines including roads, civil works, structures, drainage, utilities, MEP interfaces, traffic management, and environmental coordination.
• Experience coordinating design consultants, contractors, project controls teams, commercial teams, HSE teams, authorities, and utility stakeholders.
• Familiarity with FIDIC or similar standard forms of contract and their commercial, time‑related, claims, and change management provisions.
• Master's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Professional project management certification such as PMP or equivalent is desirable.
• Chartered or Professional Engineer status is an advantage.
• Skilled in managing construction sequencing, logistics, access constraints, community impacts, authority approvals, and utility interfaces.
• Proficient with project management and planning tools such as Primavera P6, MS Project, and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent leadership, team management, stakeholder management, negotiation, and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing, executive updates, presentations, and client‑facing communication.
• Able to make sound decisions under pressure while managing competing priorities, complex risks, and demanding project timelines.

Skills Set

• Infrastructure project management
• Civil engineering
• Roads and highways
• Bridges and structures
• Drainage networks
• Utilities infrastructure
• Large‑scale civil works
• Project governance
• Project execution planning
• Stage‑gate delivery
• Scope management
• Schedule management
• Cost management
• Change control
• Risk management
• Issue management
• Project controls
• Design coordination
• Consultant management
• Procurement strategy
• Tender evaluation
• Contract management
• Contractor performance management
• Construction sequencing
• Site logistics
• Traffic management
• Access coordination
• Testing and commissioning
• ITS systems
• Lighting systems
• Pump stations
• Handover management
• As‑built documentation
• O&M manuals
• QA/QC oversight
• Inspection and test plans
• HSE leadership
• Permit compliance
• Authority coordination
• Utility owner coordination
• Stakeholder management
• Community impact coordination
• Executive reporting
• KPI tracking
• Primavera P6
• MS Project
• Team leadership