The company is seeking an exceptionally talented Project Support Manager to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will provide support for a portfolio of ICT projects and work closely with the Infrastructure Director on strategy, task prioritization, and other needs as required. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the most transformative projects in the history of Saudi Arabia—a visionary giga-project aimed at creating a world-class entertainment, sports, and cultural destination, offering unparalleled experiences to visitors from around the globe.
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Responsibilities:
- Assist in planning, execution, and monitoring of projects ensuring tasks are completed according to the project plan.
- Prepare, maintain, and update project schedules, including critical path analysis and key project milestones forecasting.
- Coordinate cost control activities, including budget preparation, forecasting, and management of project expenditures and financial reporting.
- Manage risk assessment and mitigation strategies, identify potential project risks, and develop contingency plans.
- Facilitate communication and provide regular project status updates to stakeholders, including project teams, management, and clients.
- Oversee contract management processes, including negotiation, execution, and analysis of contracts for compliance and performance.
- Facilitate change management procedures to register and assess the impact of project changes, ensuring documentation and approvals are obtained.
- Identify and manage interdependencies between portfolio projects and external stakeholders.
- Conduct post-project evaluations to identify lessons learned and best practices for future project improvements.
- Prepare plans, budgets, staff forecasts, and progress reports for management and client reviews or approvals.
- Define, create, and maintain KPIs and KRAs to monitor project performance.
- Ensure adherence to all corporate, contractual, ethics, and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
Required Skills:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in ICT project management roles on projects with total contract values exceeding 1 billion SAR.
- Proven experience in managing project schedules, budgets, and financial reporting.
- Experience in risk management and mitigation strategies.
- Familiarity with contract and change management processes.
- Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in project management software tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, Power BI, SharePoint, MS Office suite).
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Desired Skills:
- Professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRiNCE2 are highly desirable.
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