Senior Project Manager (Urban Realm)

Faithful+Gould Saudi Arabia Limited; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

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 - Urban Realm to lead end-to-end delivery of major public realm projects in the Middle East region. You will manage multidisciplinary teams, drive design integration, and oversee construction, handover, and closeout efforts while ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met.

The role requires extensive experience in mega projects, strong client and stakeholder engagement skills, and familiarity with international design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Master’s degree in Urban Design, Project Management, Engineering Management, or relevant field preferred.
• 15+ years of experience in project management within engineering consultancy, PMC, or major developer organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of urban realm projects from concept design through construction, handover, and closeout.
• Develop and implement project execution plans, delivery strategies, and governance frameworks.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams including urban designers, landscape architects, civil engineers, utilities engineers, transportation specialists, and contractors.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Provide strategic leadership and technical guidance across all project phases.
• Oversee design development and coordination across disciplines to align with master plans.

Skills

Urban realm design

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project governance

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering / Architecture / Urban Planning

Master's Degree in Urban Design / Project Management

Job description

Job Description Overview The Senior Project Manager - Urban Realm will lead the planning, design coordination, procurement, and delivery of large-scale urban realm and public space projects. The role is responsible for managing multidisciplinary teams, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders to successfully deliver high-quality public realm environments including streetscapes, plazas, parks, waterfronts, pedestrian networks, civic spaces, and mixed-use urban developments in line with client objectives, budget, schedule, sustainability goals, and international best practices. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring excellence in project governance, risk management, design integration, construction delivery, and stakeholder engagement

Your role

Project Leadership & Delivery Lead end-to-end delivery of urban realm projects from concept design through construction, handover, and closeout. Develop and implement project execution plans, delivery strategies, and governance frameworks. Manage multidisciplinary teams comprising urban designers, landscape architects, civil engineers, utilities engineers, transportation specialists, and contractors. Ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and to the required quality standards. Provide strategic leadership and technical guidance throughout all project phases.

Design Management

Oversee design development and coordination across multiple disciplines. Ensure urban realm designs align with master plans, regulatory requirements, sustainability objectives, and client expectations. Drive value engineering initiatives and design optimization. Review design submissions and recommend improvements related to constructability, functionality, and lifecycle performance.

Construction Management

Monitor construction progress and contractor performance. Lead project controls activities including schedule management, cost control, forecasting, and reporting. Resolve technical, commercial, and delivery challenges impacting project objectives. Manage testing, commissioning, handover, and defect rectification processes.

Stakeholder & Client Management

Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and key stakeholders. Build and maintain strong relationships with government authorities, utility agencies, developers, and operators. Lead project meetings, steering committees, workshops, and progress reviews. Prepare executive-level reports and presentations.

Commercial & Risk Management

Manage project budgets, change control, claims, and contractual obligations. Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies. Ensure compliance with PMC procedures, project governance frameworks, and contractual requirements. Support procurement activities including consultant and contractor evaluations.

Sustainability & Quality

Promote sustainable and resilient urban development principles. Ensure incorporation of environmental, social, and ESG objectives into project delivery. Uphold the highest standards of quality management and HSE compliance.

About you

Education Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Management, or related discipline. Master's Degree in Urban Design, Project Management, Engineering Management, or relevant field preferred. Experience 15+ years of experience in project management within engineering consultancy, PMC, or major developer organizations. Proven experience leading large-scale urban realm, public realm, streetscape, landscape, waterfront, or city development projects. Strong experience delivering projects within the Middle East, preferably Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, or other GCC markets. Experience working on mega projects, mixed-use developments, smart cities, or infrastructure-led developments is highly desirable. Demonstrated success managing multidisciplinary consultant and contractor teams.

Technical Competencies

• Strong understanding of: Urban realm and public space design Landscape architecture and streetscape development Infrastructure integration and utility coordination Construction management and contract administration Project controls, scheduling, and cost management Risk and stakeholder management Sustainability and placemaking principles

Knowledge of Standards

Strong familiarity with: FIDIC contract forms International urban design standards Public realm design guidelines Local authority regulations and approval processes Health, Safety and Environmental requirements Leadership

Leadership Competencies

Exceptional leadership and team management capability. Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills. Proven ability to manage complex, high-profile projects in fast-paced environments. Excellent commercial awareness and decision-making ability. Strong negotiation, communication, and presentation skills. Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive project outcomes.

Preferred Certifications

Preferred Certifications PMP (Project Management Professional) PMI-SP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification Chartered Engineer (CEng) MRICS, RICS, APM, CIHT, ASLA, or equivalent professional accreditation

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.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We're 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. Find out more.

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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.