Senior Project Manager (Remote)

Job description / Role

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 51 st 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 Senior Project Manager to join our team, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

We envisage success in this role to include;
– Leading and managing teams consisting of Project Managers and Assistant Project Managers and integration of Design Managers and project Controls Specialists, ensuring that an integrated Project Team is operational.
– Overseeing all day-to-day Contract matters during the project execution on single or multiple projects. Understands and ensures Client’s Brief and Project Charter are complete. Oversees and negotiates changes to the scope of work and contractors. Responsible for following up on instructions & commitments associated with the project(s).
– Taking an active, personal role in the establishment, implementation and management of project Safety Management Systems and Procedures. Responsible for the consistent management of Safety and Quality performance of projects.
– Overseeing establishment of Package / Project specific briefs, contracts and procedures. Assisting the Deputy Project Director on matters that cross between interfacing elements or projects.
– Establishing the program requirements for all areas of the project(s) and monitors the draft and final deliverables for adherence to these criteria.
– Overseeing the Project Management Teams to develop construction budgets, schedules and plans for the various elements of a project. Oversees the Project Management Teams in the Procurement of other Consultants and Contractors.
– Monitoring and reporting to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions, which would affect project cost or schedule. Supports or develops recommendations and action plans to resolve issues affecting or likely to affect the successful execution of the works.
– Liaising with Design Management and Project Controls personnel for delivery of design, costs, schedules and overall project support. Establishes regular meeting to review package status, formulate action items and follows up on close out.

– To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 10 years work experience partnered with a B achelor degree in Civil Engineering.

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.

About the Company

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 57 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 ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.