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Senior Project Manager

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🗓️ Posted 2026-09-16 Riyadh - Saudi Arabia Hybrid Construction
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market NA

About the Company

We are one of the world's leading professional services firms, uniting our engineering, advisory and science-based expertise to shape communities to advance humanity. From local beginnings to a globe-spanning presence today, we operate in over 50 countries and employ approximately 73,000 professionals, known as Visioneers. Together they pioneer solutions and deliver innovative projects across sectors: Transport & Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Earth & Environment, Water, Power & Energy and Mining & Metals. Together let's unlock potential everywhere. WeAreWSP Professional Services Specialties: Construction Management, Design & Engineering, Program Management, Strategic Consulting, Operations & Maintenance

About the Job

As a Senior Project Manager, you are responsible for the strategic leadership and successful delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary projects, with a focus on mixed-use and commercial developments, from early concept through to completion. The role requires a highly proactive and commercially astute approach, ensuring delivery aligns with client objectives, project requirements, operational considerations, and programme commitments.

Role & Responsibilities

  • ● Lead project teams, drive decision-making, and manage key stakeholder relationships, ensuring high-quality outcomes across all stages of design and delivery.
  • ● Operate with a high degree of autonomy, provide leadership across multiple workstreams, and act as a trusted advisor to clients.
  • ● Lead project set-up, including contract finalisation, internal alignment, and mobilisation of the team.
  • ● Fully understand and manage the contract, ensuring compliance with key obligations and deliverables.
  • ● Define, agree, and manage scope across all disciplines, ensuring clarity of responsibilities.
  • ● Lead the appointment and coordination of sub-consultants, including scope, fees, and agreements.
  • ● Identify and manage changes to scope, leading variation preparation, negotiation, and agreement with the client.
  • ● Ensure all deliverables meet WSP quality standards and client expectations.
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  • ● Act as the primary interface with clients, consultants, contractors, end users, and key stakeholders.
  • ● Provide clear leadership, establishing a high-performing one team culture.
  • ● Lead client engagement, workshops, and presentations, including executive-level reporting.
  • ● Manage complex stakeholder environments, including developers, consultants, contractors, operators, end users, and authorities.
  • ● Support clients with strategic decision-making, balancing commercial, operational, technical, and design priorities.
  • ● Proactively manage expectations, risks, and issues to maintain trust and project momentum.
  • ● Lead development of detailed, realistic programmes aligned with project delivery requirements and key milestones.
  • ● Manage programmes proactively, identifying and mitigating risks to delivery.
  • ● Coordinate with design teams to ensure alignment across all disciplines and project phases.
  • ● Oversee integration of design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
  • ● Ensure programmes reflect authority approvals, procurement strategies, construction sequencing, and phased handovers where applicable.
  • ● Work with Planning & Controls to maintain robust P6 programmes and client reporting.
  • ● Lead multidisciplinary design coordination through all stages (Concept to IFC and construction support).
  • ● Ensure alignment between client requirements, operational objectives, and technical design solutions.
  • ● Oversee design reviews, ensuring buildability, compliance, and coordination across disciplines.
  • ● Drive high-quality outputs through structured QA/QC processes.
  • ● Ensure coordination across all project stakeholders and technical interfaces.
  • ● Establish and lead the project Risk Register, ensuring regular review and active management.
  • ● Identify key risks associated with project delivery, stakeholder requirements, authority approvals, procurement activities, and programme constraints.
  • ● Develop and implement mitigation strategies.
  • ● Escalate critical risks to senior leadership and clients as required.
  • ● Lead all project commercial aspects, including budget management and financial reporting.
  • ● Manage project invoicing, cost tracking, and financial performance.
  • ● Lead preparation, negotiation, and agreement of variations.
  • ● Provide commercial advice to clients, particularly relating to programme impacts, scope changes, and project-related risks.
  • ● Oversee project delivery through to completion, ensuring alignment with client and operational objectives.
  • ● Coordinate phased handovers and ensure effective project close-out.