Senior Project Manager - Station MEP

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Station MEP to lead the complete design, construction, testing, commissioning and handover of station MEP systems across HVAC, electrical, public health and life-safety.

The role requires a minimum of 15 years of experience in rail or transit projects, strong leadership of multidisciplinary teams, and proven client representation to ensure delivery on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering required.
• Master’s degree in engineering or project management advantageous.
• Professional engineering registration or chartership desirable.
• Minimum 15 years of MEP engineering, project management, design management, or construction supervision experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary project management consultancy representative for station MEP activities.
• Represent the client in technical, design, construction, and coordination meetings.
• Ensure employer requirements, contracts, design briefs, and technical standards are communicated and implemented.
• Provide independent advice to the client on technical, programme, commercial, quality, and risk matters.
• Manage the complete station MEP design lifecycle from concept to issued-for-construction documentation.
• Review MEP design submissions and ensure compliance with standards and contracts.

Skills

Station MEP management

Rail and metro station delivery

Client representation

Project management consultancy

MEP design management

Construction supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Master’s degree in engineering or project management

Professional engineering registration or chartership

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Station MEP

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Industry: Construction • Function: Project‑Program Management • Experience: Minimum 15 years • Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: 42,000–58,000 (estimated)

Senior Project Manager – Station MEP in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior construction opportunity for an experienced rail and transit professional to manage the complete design, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover lifecycle of station mechanical, electrical, and public health systems. The role will lead station MEP delivery across HVAC, electrical distribution, emergency power, lighting, plumbing, drainage, fire protection, fire alarm, building management systems, SCADA interfaces, extra‑low‑voltage systems, vertical transportation, and life‑safety installations. The successful candidate will represent the client, coordinate multidisciplinary stakeholders, manage technical and commercial risks, and ensure that station systems are delivered safely, within budget, on schedule, and in accordance with approved requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary project management consultancy representative for station MEP activities.
• Represent the client in technical, design, construction, commercial, and coordination meetings.
• Ensure employer requirements, contracts, design briefs, technical standards, and project objectives are communicated and implemented.
• Provide independent advice to the client on technical, programme, commercial, quality, and risk matters.
• Manage the complete station MEP design lifecycle from concept and schematic design through detailed design and issued‑for‑construction documentation.
• Review mechanical, electrical, public health, fire and life‑safety, vertical transportation, BMS, SCADA, and ELV design submissions.
• Evaluate drawings, calculations, specifications, models, equipment schedules, and technical reports.
• Confirm compliance with local regulations, international standards, civil defence requirements, authority conditions, and project specifications.
• Chair design reviews, value engineering workshops, constructability sessions, and multidisciplinary coordination meetings.
• Oversee design verification, validation, requirements traceability, and closure of technical review comments.
• Resolve interfaces between MEP, architecture, structures, civil works, rail systems, station finishes, and operational systems.
• Support the development and review of tender documents, technical scopes, employer requirements, and MEP package specifications.
• Review contractor and supplier technical proposals, clarifications, exceptions, and proposed deviations.
• Prepare recommendations to support technical evaluations, contract awards, negotiations, and post‑award clarifications.
• Oversee station MEP construction and installation activities from the client’s perspective.
• Monitor contractor methodologies, work sequencing, logistics, staffing, productivity, and resource planning.
• Challenge ineffective construction approaches and recommend practical improvements.
• Coordinate the resolution of site technical issues, requests for information, design changes, and interface conflicts.
• Track MEP interfaces with civil works, architectural finishes, systems integration, utilities, and other trades.
• Monitor contractor compliance with project health, safety, and environmental requirements.
• Support the client’s safety objectives during installation, testing, and commissioning.
• Review testing and commissioning strategies, procedures, plans, and integrated test schedules.
• Monitor pre‑commissioning, functional testing, systems integration, and life‑safety commissioning activities.
• Review test reports, non‑conformance records, punch lists, and outstanding defects.
• Ensure contractors complete corrective actions and close technical issues within agreed timescales.
• Coordinate with operations and maintenance teams to confirm operability, maintainability, accessibility, and lifecycle performance.
• Oversee as‑built drawings, operation and maintenance manuals, training plans, asset information, and handover deliverables.
• Track station MEP activities against the master programme and approved milestones.
• Identify critical path activities, dependencies, emerging delays, and schedule risks.
• Develop or initiate recovery measures where programme slippage affects station delivery.
• Monitor MEP costs, changes, variations, claims exposure, and commercial risks.
• Support negotiations and resolution of technical and commercial matters.
• Maintain station MEP risk registers, mitigation actions, contingency measures, and issue logs.
• Produce progress reports, dashboards, executive presentations, and governance updates.
• Coordinate with operations, maintenance, safety, security, information technology, commercial, and other client departments.
• Interface with civil defence, utility providers, building control authorities, and permitting bodies.
• Support timely no‑objection certificates, approvals, inspections, permits, and statutory clearances.
• Coordinate multiple consultants, contractors, systems integrators, suppliers, and third‑party stakeholders.
• Lead and mentor station MEP engineers, discipline leads, and technical specialists.
• Promote consistent quality, safety, technical assurance, and proactive risk management.
• Ensure robust quality assurance and quality control processes are applied across design and construction deliverables.
• Capture lessons learned and support knowledge transfer across the wider program.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, building services engineering, or a related discipline.
• Master’s degree in engineering, project management, or a related field is advantageous.
• Professional engineering registration or chartership such as CEng or PE is highly desirable.
• Project management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 is an advantage.
• Minimum 15 years of MEP engineering, project management, design management, or construction supervision experience.
• Early‑career experience in major building MEP systems.
• Current and substantial experience delivering MEP works for rail or transit stations.
• Significant experience within a project management consultancy, client organisation, or international engineering consultancy.
• Proven involvement in large multidisciplinary transportation, infrastructure, or complex building programmes.
• Demonstrated success managing station or complex facility MEP packages from design through commissioning and handover.
• Strong contractor, consultant, vendor, and stakeholder management experience.
• Prior work on metro stations, rail stations, airports, hospitals, or major public‑use developments is highly advantageous.
• Deep technical knowledge of HVAC, power distribution, emergency power, lighting, plumbing, drainage, fire protection, fire alarm, BMS, SCADA, ELV, and life‑safety systems.
• Strong understanding of local codes, authority requirements, international standards, and fire and life‑safety regulations.
• Experience managing complex design reviews, constructability assessments, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Strong planning, organisation, analytical, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Proven ability to manage design risks, construction issues, commercial exposure, and programme constraints.
• Excellent client‑facing communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary project environments.
• High standards of professionalism, integrity, accountability, and client service.
• Proficiency in project management software and Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with BIM, Revit, common data environments, and document control platforms is advantageous.
• Fluent written and spoken English. Arabic language capability is advantageous.

Skills Set

• Station MEP management
• Rail and metro station delivery
• Project management consultancy
• Client representation
• MEP design management
• Mechanical systems
• Electrical systems
• HVAC
• Power distribution
• Emergency power
• Lighting systems
• Public health systems
• Plumbing and drainage
• Fire protection
• Fire alarm systems
• Building management systems
• SCADA interfaces
• ELV systems
• Vertical transportation
• Life‑safety systems
• Design assurance
• Technical assurance
• Requirements management
• Design verification and validation
• Interface management
• BIM coordination
• Revit
• Constructability reviews
• Value engineering
• Tender evaluation
• Contractor management
• Construction supervision
• Testing and commissioning
• Integrated systems testing
• Quality assurance
• Quality control
• Risk management
• Change management
• Cost monitoring
• Schedule management
• Stakeholder coordination
• Authority approvals
• Handover management
• Operation and maintenance documentation
• Executive reporting
• Team leadership