Senior Project Manager - Landscape

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance coverage

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex landscape architecture and public realm projects from inception to closeout. You will manage scope, budget, teams, and client relationships, ensuring delivery to high design standards.

The role requires strong certification background (PMP/PRINCE2), advanced degree in related fields, and experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams across phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline from a recognized university.
• Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline is highly desirable.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent internationally recognized project management certification is desirable.
• Chartered status or professional registration with a recognized institution is highly advantageous.
• Professional training in project controls, commercial management, contract management, design management, or risk management would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, management, coordination, and delivery of complex landscape architecture and public realm projects from inception through design, tender, construction administration, handover, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project execution plans, delivery strategies, programmes, resource plans, and project management procedures.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risks, and contractual deliverables to achieve objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams and coordinate with Project Directors and Discipline Leads on priorities and milestones.
• Serve as primary day-to-day client contact, lead meetings, and present to stakeholders.

Skills

PMP

PRINCE2

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Landscape Architecture

Master's Degree in Landscape Architecture / Urban Design / Project Management

Tools

BIM

Job description

Job Description Overview

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading the successful delivery of complex landscape architecture and public realm projects throughout all project phases, from concept design through construction administration and project closeout. The role combines project leadership, client management, commercial oversight, resource planning, and technical coordination to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest design and quality standards.

Your role: Lead the overall planning, management, coordination, and delivery of complex landscape architecture and public realm projects from inception through design, tender, construction administration, handover, and project closeout. Develop and maintain project execution plans, delivery strategies, programmes, resource plans, and project management procedures. Manage project scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, risks, and contractual deliverables to achieve agreed project objectives. Lead multidisciplinary project teams comprising landscape architects, urban designers, architects, engineers, BIM specialists, technical consultants, and other project professionals. Coordinate closely with Project Directors and Discipline Leads to establish project priorities, resource requirements, delivery strategies, and key milestones. Serve as the primary day-to-day point of contact for clients and build strong, collaborative, and trusted client relationships. Lead client meetings, project progress reviews, design coordination meetings, technical workshops, and stakeholder presentations. Ensure client requirements, project objectives, design intent, and key deliverables are clearly understood and communicated across the project team. Manage projects through concept design, schematic design, detailed design, tender, construction administration, handover, and closeout stages. Monitor project programmes, deliverables, critical milestones, dependencies, and resources and implement corrective measures where required.

About you

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline from a recognized university. Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline is highly desirable. PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2, or equivalent internationally recognized project management certification is desirable. Chartered status or professional registration with a recognized landscape architecture, architecture, engineering, construction, or project management institution is highly advantageous. Relevant professional training or certification in project controls, commercial management, contract management, design management, or risk management would be advantageous. Professional qualifications or training in sustainable landscape design, BIM, digital project delivery, environmental design, or related disciplines would be an added advantage.

Rewards & benefits

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, familycare, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis, a world‑class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Worker Type

Employee Job Type Regular At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world‑class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long‑standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world‑class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end‑to‑end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.