Senior Project Manager - Infrastructure Advisory

Market: Cities & Places

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery, and cutting edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact:

In our strategic advisory work, we empower clients to deliver smarter, more sustainable, and more affordable solutions. From optimising asset performance to developing robust strategic programmes, we bind clients' strategies, organisation, and assets together to reduce risk, improve outcomes, and deliver return on investment.

Role Overview

Our Strategic Consulting team in the Middle East leads the market in sustainability, asset management, digital and transaction advisory services. We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to support master planning, pre feasibility studies, feasibility studies, optimisation studies, sustainability policy, frameworks, and independent reviews to provide strategic analysis to clients in support of significant investment decisions or to resolve complex technical challenges. This role is based in our Riyadh office, KSA.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical input for delivery of consulting projects.
• Develop further technical and high level commercial skills on such projects.
• Formulate and develop innovative solutions to complex problems lacking precedent.
• Develop technical skills in areas of specialization for solution integration.
• Leverage senior practitioners across the region and globally to support consulting projects.
• Collaborate with other team members to deliver goals and targets of the Project Consulting section and Buildings and Infrastructure team.
• Provide technical input and high level thinking to support "Front end" consulting projects (master planning, pre feasibility, feasibility, optimisation, thought leadership and training) for clients across key sectors.
• Collaborate with existing Jacobs practitioners regionally and globally to refine and define this service offering and lead its strategic growth.
• Provide key technical input and linkages to technical, economic, and financial consulting capability within Jacobs globally.
• Track and contribute to industry developments to ensure application of latest technical developments.
• Target important areas for innovation and develop solutions addressing work issues.
• Keep abreast of new methods and developments impacting Jacobs to recommend change.
• Liaise with research bodies and leading technical individuals or organisations locally.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Economics, Business or equivalent; proven experience as a technical professional on projects.
• Minimum of 8 years strong experience in delivering strategic consulting or consulting advice in a Project Manager capacity.
• Ability to deliver high quality outputs under tight time frames.
• Understanding of and ability to follow company and client policies and procedures.
• Self motivation with capacity to work independently and as part of a team (including virtual teams).
• Analytical and logical thinking.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent report writing capabilities.
• Previous experience within the Middle East or international consulting industry highly regarded.

Benefits & Culture

Jacobs is committed to a culture of caring, safety, flexibility and diversity. We offer flexible working arrangements, inclusive employee networks, mental health support, global giving and volunteering programmes, and opportunities to maximise your potential and make a difference.

We value collaboration and believe in in person interactions, supported by a hybrid working policy allowing flexibility between office and remote work.

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Please note: If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered; to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.

Location

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
All SA Regions