Technical Office Manager (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

About Us:

Mapa is a globally recognized engineering and construction company operating across three continents. Our unwavering commitment to excellence and dedication to quality and performance have positioned us as industry leaders. As pioneers in innovation within the engineering and construction sector, we redefine boundaries and continuously elevate the standards of excellence.

Job Description:

Mapa is seeking a civil engineer with excellent English skills who can handle subcontract agreements and progress payment tracking, with a background in technical office engineering. The ideal candidate should have minimum 10 years of experience in technical office roles on infrastructure projects.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering,
• A master's degree in construction management, project management, or similar fields is a plus,
• Proficient in MS Office, Primavera, MS Project, AutoCAD and M-Files software,
• Highly organized with strong communication skills,
• Experience with ERP systems; SAP experience is a plus,
• Having at least 10 years of total technical office engineering experience in large-scale infrastructure or industrial projects and having completed at least 5 years of this experience in the field of project control at a senior level.
• Having a very good command of English,
• Experience working in Gulf countries,
• Effective communication and leadership skills,
• Compatible with flexible working hours in a busy work schedule,
• Excellent coordination, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Have experience in project cost control principles, WBS/CBS development and Earned Value Management (EVM).

Key Responsibilities:

• Create detailed and leveled work programs based on the main program (Baseline Schedule).
• Be able to perform critical path analysis and to establish progress measurement systems (PMS).
• Carry out detailed cost estimation, budgeting and cash flow planning during the project.
• Constantly compare actual costs with the budget and perform deviation analysis.
• Evaluate the financial and commercial terms of the articles of association and sub-contracts, to follow up the progress payouts.
• Analyzing change requests (variation orders) and time extension requests (time extension claims).
• Ensure the planning and budgeting of subcontractor work packages.
• Take an active role in the technical and commercial evaluation of subcontractor offers, to verify payment certificates and to monitor performance.
• Systematically identifying project risks, analyzing them and collaborating with the project management team to take mitigating measures.