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.
· Preliminary engineering design
· Systems integration strategies
· 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.
· Build and maintain strong relationships with:
· Royal Commission for Makkah City (RCMC)
· Government Procurement Authority
· Saudi Geological Survey
· 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.
· Lead and mentor multidisciplinary delivery teams.
· Drive a culture of accountability, collaboration, safety, and excellence.
· Support recruitment, succession planning, and staff development initiatives.