About the Role
The company is seeking a highly experienced Change and Value Engineering Manager to lead all Change Management and Value Engineering (VE) activities for a major project in Saudi Arabia. This key position will ensure that design developments, technical modifications, and optimization initiatives are effectively evaluated, governed, and implemented, delivering maximum project value while maintaining compliance with technical, commercial, schedule, quality, and operational requirements.
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Key Job Responsibilities:
- Establish and manage the project's Change Management framework and governance processes.
- Lead the review, assessment, and approval of design and technical change requests.
- Maintain the Change Register, ensuring full traceability and appropriate documentation for all proposed and approved changes.
- Coordinate with design, planning, procurement, commercial, and construction teams to assess change impacts and implementation requirements.
- Facilitate and lead Value Engineering workshops throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify opportunities to optimize cost, constructability, performance, and lifecycle value without compromising quality or functionality.
- Evaluate alternative materials, systems, technical solutions, and construction methodologies.
- Conduct impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses for proposed changes and value engineering initiatives.
- Present recommendations and technical findings to senior management, clients, and key project stakeholders.
- Monitor KPIs, track value realization, and prepare regular management reports on change and value engineering performance.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Professional registration or chartership is desirable.
- Certified Value Specialist (CVS) or equivalent Value Engineering certification is an advantage.
- Minimum 12 years of professional experience.
- Proven experience managing change control and value engineering processes on large-scale building, infrastructure, or mega projects.
- Strong Design and Build project experience.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary technical reviews and complex stakeholder engagement.
- Experience within government, defence, healthcare, airport, mixed-use, or major institutional developments is highly desirable.
- Previous Saudi Arabia experience would be a strong advantage.
Why Join the company?
Join a world-class team delivering a landmark development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and play a vital role in optimizing project performance, driving innovation, and ensuring effective decision-making across all stages of delivery. You will work alongside multidisciplinary experts while helping shape the technical and commercial success of a high-profile programme.
