Project Manager - Automation and Electrical Projects - Dammam - #17164

Leverage your abilities and join the dynamic team a leading global engineering company within the Automation Machinery Manufacturing industry that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.

Job Context: Working as a Project Manager entails managing project progress, finances, and risks, ensuring compliance with contracts and quality standards, maintaining customer relations.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead project teams, allocate tasks, and provide feedback
• Ensure projects follow plans, policies, and best practices
• Monitor and control project progress and resources
• Monitor and control project finances, budgets, and invoices
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks and opportunities
• Ensure contract compliance, monitor terms, and coordinate procurement
• Implement the company's quality strategies and ensure compliance
• Act as the primary contact for customers and maintain relationships
• Develop and implement HSE plans, enforce standards, and ensure a safe work environment
• Monitor project financials, costs, and revenue
• Provide regular project status reports for the top management
• Perform tasks assigned by management
• Be open to relocation and travel as needed
• Monitor and control project costs, expenses, OCF, Revenue, NWC, GM, and %GM
• Issue milestone invoices on time and following up with the customer to clear any overdues
• Report the project KPIs during Divisional, BU, and Hub review meetings (Progress status, Deliverables completion, Milestone Variance, financial status, Risks update, Lesson Learned, completed activities and plan to complete)
• Support Supply Chain Management in supplier negotiations, claims, and project changes
• Carry out any tasks assigned by management necessary to fulfill the job requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

We Are Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Project Management for Electrification, Automation & Controls projects for external customers
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Oil, Gas, Petrochemical, Power, or Water industry, specifically with SABIC & Saudi ARAMCO
• Project Management Certification, preferably PMP
• Proficiency in English with excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in leading teams and motivating individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge of additional functions like Engineering, Supply Chain Management, and Sales is preferred
• Experience in electrical engineering and control system solutions, including EPC projects
• Familiarity with FCM, SAP, PLW, and PR+ is preferable
• Strong negotiation, persuasion, decision-making, and influencing skills in line with company policy
• Excellent presentation design and delivery skills
• Ability to drive projects, manage execution, and handle uncertainties effectively