Senior Project Expert

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities:

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Senior Project Expert , seconded to our Client from government sector in Doha, Qatar .

You will be responsible for overseeing Beautification committee Projects and ensuring governance, technical excellence, and strategic delivery in line with the Client’s policies, processes, procedures, and overall master plan.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Overseeing Beautification Committee projects in accordance with Client policies, procedures, and master plan.
• Ensuring projects meet technical requirements, scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and safety standards.
• Monitoring and managing GEC contracts, including performance, budgets, payments, change requests, and claims.
• Reviewing and approving project plans, construction management plans, and engineering deliverables.
• Identifying, assessing, and resolving project delivery risks, delays, and technical issues.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory, statutory, and Client requirements across all projects.
• Collaborating with internal departments and external authorities (e.g., MOTC, Kahramaa) to resolve technical challenges.
• Tracking project progress against baselines and ensuring alignment with master programme objectives.
• Reviewing and providing recommendations on design, construction, and operational aspects of projects.
• Monitoring GEC programme delivery, ensuring adherence to schedule, quality, and safety standards.
• Evaluating and approving GEC change requests, claims, and technical submissions.
• Advising on technical solutions and corrective actions to optimize project delivery.
• Overseeing integration of multiple projects within the Beautification Committee programme.
• Conducting technical reviews of construction, design, and planning documentation to ensure compliance with Client requirements.
• Providing guidance on risk mitigation, project controls, and quality assurance to ensure successful project execution.
• Supporting team performance and development by providing guidance, coaching, and mentoring to section staff as required.
• Participating in meetings with stakeholders to address project challenges, delays, and strategic alignment issues.
• Ensuring lessons learned and best practices are documented and applied across all projects for continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15+ years of relevant experience , including at least 7 years managing large-scale infrastructure, landscaping, or building programmes, partnered with University degree in Civil Engineering, Project Management, Programme Management, Construction Management, or equivalent.

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in developed countries (North America, Western Europe, UK, Australia, New Zealand) or GCC.
• Minimum 7 years in roles similar to the Senior Project Expert position.
• Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English, written and spoken.
• Preferably with prior working experience in Qatar and/or the Gulf region, ideally on the Client-side.
• Highly desirable to hold Chartership, license, or professional certification from an internationally recognized professional institution or organization.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.