Technical Project Manager

Uplift People Consulting; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Uplift People Consulting is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead complex technology projects in Saudi Arabia, including coordinating technical and business stakeholders and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.

You will manage scopes, schedules, risks and resources, while coordinating multiple teams and external partners, including periodic visits to customer sites and Aramco premises as required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record managing complex technology, engineering or industrial projects.
• Ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and manage schedules, budgets and resources.
• Strong communication with both technical specialists and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from kickoff to final delivery with clear milestones and governance.
• Monitor progress, budgets, and resources; produce dashboards for committees.
• Coordinate internal teams, customers, suppliers and partners; ensure deliverables meet requirements.
• Document reviews, steering committees and decision meetings; maintain stakeholder communication.
• Drive closure with documented lessons learned and process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Budgeting

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Technical liaison

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Our client is a global deep-tech company developing quantum processors, cloud-based platforms and advanced software solutions for industrial and scientific applications.

As part of its continued expansion in Saudi Arabia, the company is hiring a Technical Project Manager.

What You Will Do

Project Design and Planning

• Gather and centralize business and technical requirements.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria.
• Assess project feasibility with the relevant technical teams.
• Develop detailed project plans, milestones, budgets and resource requirements.
• Identify technical, operational and commercial risks and establish appropriate mitigation plans.
• Define project governance, roles, responsibilities and working methods.
• Secure stakeholder approval and formally launch projects.

Project Delivery

• Lead projects from kickoff through final delivery.
• Monitor project progress, milestones, budget consumption and resource allocation.
• Coordinate internal contributors, customers, suppliers and external partners.
• Ensure that deliverables meet the agreed technical, commercial and quality requirements.
• Identify issues and dependencies early and guide teams toward practical solutions.
• Manage changes in scope, schedule, resources or customer requirements.
• Prepare clear dashboards and reports for project committees and senior stakeholders.
• Organize and document customer reviews, internal reviews, steering committees and decision meetings.
• Maintain strong communication between commercial, technical and customer teams.

Project Closure

• Confirm the completion and acceptance of all project deliverables.
• Finalize and archive project documentation.
• Lead project‐closure and lessons‐learned reviews.
• Recommend improvements to project‑management methods and tools.

What We Are Looking For

• A technical, engineering or similarly relevant degree.
• At least three years of successful experience managing complex technology, engineering or industrial projects.
• Strong ownership of schedules, budgets, resources, risks and project deliverables.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary and matrix teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical specialists and business stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem‑solving skills.
• A proactive, structured and delivery‑focused working style.
• Experience managing customer‑facing projects within Saudi Arabia.
• The ability to work from Aramco’s premises in Dhahran for approximately one to two weeks per month.
• Confidence operating within complex governance and stakeholder structures.
• Experience in energy, industrial technology, advanced computing, AI, cloud or a similarly technical field.

Previous experience with Saudi Aramco or another major Saudi enterprise would be a strong advantage.

Nice to Have

• Experience in oil and gas, energy or industrial digitalization.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or a comparable project‑management certification.
• Knowledge of systems engineering or complex product lifecycles.
• Experience working with suppliers, subcontractors or research institutions.