Project Support Manager

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Project Support Manager to join our team **You will be **responsible for providing support for a portfolio of projects **and works closely with Infrastructure Director on strategy, prioritization of support, and other needs, overseeing the financial and scheduling aspects of projects.

This role involves close collaboration with project managers and other team members as well, to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. The Project Support Manager plays an integral role in identifying potential project risks and developing strategies to mitigate them, ensuring smooth portfolio execution. The role reports to Digital Infrastructure Director.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of one of the most transformative projects in Saudi Arabia's history. A visionary giga-project that aims to create a world-class entertainment, sports, and cultural destination, offering unparalleled experiences to visitors from around the globe. Our project aims to deliver a world-class entertainment and tourism destination, showcasing thrilling attractions, diverse entertainment offerings, and captivating cultural experiences.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Assists in planning, execution, and monitoring of projects. Ensure that project tasks are completed according to the project plan.
- Prepare, maintain, and update project schedules, including critical path analysis and forecasting of key projects milestones.
- Coordinate cost control activities, including budget preparation, forecasting, and management of project expenditures and financial reporting.
- Manage risk assessment and mitigation strategies, identifying potential project risks and developing contingency plans.
- Facilitate communication and provide regular project status updates to stakeholders, including projects 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 and ensure appropriate documentation and approvals are obtained.
- Identify and manage interdependencies between portfolio projects and external stakeholders as well
- Conduct post-project evaluations to identify lessons learned and best practices for future project improvements.
- Prepare plans, budgets, staff forecasts and actuals and progress reports, if needed, presents to management and client for review or approval.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
- Strong experience in project delivery aspects
- Define, create, and maintain, KPIs and KRAs to ensure projects performance monitoring
- Ensures adherence to all corporate, contractual, ethics and safety standards, policies, and procedures.

**What Required Skills You'll Bring**:

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management roles in projects that exceed total contract value of 1bn SAR
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
- Proven experience in managing project schedules, budgets, and financial reporting
- Experience in risk management and mitigation strategies.
- Familiarity with contract management and change management processes
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- 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.
- Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

**What Desired Skills You'll Bring**:

- Professional certifications such as PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRiNCE2 are highly desirable.

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start**:
Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.