Project Manager – Rail & Transit Projects

Your role

Project Leadership & Delivery

· Lead and manage the overall delivery of the Makkah Metro Support Consultancy Services.

· Serve as the primary point of contact between the Client, stakeholders, and the Consultant team.

· Direct multidisciplinary teams comprising rail engineers, systems specialists, planners, commercial experts, PPP advisors, environmental specialists, and project controls professionals.

· Develop and maintain the overall project execution strategy, governance framework, and delivery plans.

· Ensure all project deliverables are completed within agreed quality, budget, and programme requirements.

· Establish project controls, reporting structures, risk management processes, and decision-making frameworks.

· Drive collaboration and integration across civil, systems, operations, commercial, and procurement workstreams.

· Manage project resources, budgets, schedules, and stakeholder expectations.

Programme & Project Management

· Develop and manage the overall project programme using Primavera P6 and/or equivalent planning tools.

· Oversee preparation and monitoring of project schedules, milestones, and critical path activities.

· Lead programme governance meetings and executive reporting.

· Monitor project performance against programme, budget, quality, and risk objectives.

· Review and challenge project assumptions, delivery strategies, and recovery plans.

· Ensure compliance with client requirements, Saudi regulations, and international best practices.

· Lead project risk workshops and mitigation planning activities.

Technical Coordination

Oversee delivery of:

· Metro planning studies

· Preliminary engineering design

· Systems integration strategies

· Tender documentation

Functional requirements

· Business cases

· Land acquisition assessments

· Governance and PPP frameworks

· Coordinate interfaces between civil works, rail systems, rolling stock, operations, and future expansion phases.

· Ensure integration of BIM, digital engineering, sustainability, RAMS, safety, and operational requirements.

· Manage technical reviews and approvals with stakeholders and authorities.

· Procurement, Commercial & PPP Leadership

· Lead development of procurement strategies for EPC+F and PPP packages.

· Oversee preparation of tender documents, evaluation methodologies, and contract packaging strategies.

· Support prequalification, market sounding, tender clarification, bidder engagement, and contract award activities.

· Manage interfaces with PPP advisors, financial consultants, commercial teams, and legal advisors.

· Support Value-for-Money assessments, business cases, risk allocation strategies, and concession structures.

· Lead commercial negotiations and tender evaluation activities.

Stakeholder Management

· Build and maintain strong relationships with:

· Royal Commission for Makkah City (RCMC)

· NCP

· EXPRO

· Government Procurement Authority

· Saudi Geological Survey

· Municipal authorities

· Utility providers

· Metro operators and transport stakeholders

· Facilitate executive steering committee meetings and governance forums.

· Ensure alignment across stakeholders with competing priorities and technical requirements.

· Present project status, risks, recommendations, and strategic decisions to executive leadership.

Governance & Quality Management

· Establish project governance frameworks and reporting structures.

· Ensure compliance with Government Procurement Authority requirements and local content regulations.

· Implement quality assurance and quality control procedures.

· Maintain project documentation and approvals.

· Lead lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Ensure compliance with ISO 19650, BIM requirements, and project governance standards.

People Leadership

· Lead and mentor multidisciplinary delivery teams.

· Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and excellence.

· Support recruitment, succession planning, and staff development initiatives.

· Conduct performance reviews and resource planning.