Environment Project Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Review, approve, and formally sign off all bi-annual environmental compliance submissions to NCEC.
• Review and endorse technical justifications for environmental exceedances, including air quality, noise, and other compliance-related matters, prior to submission.
• Approve remediation plans, corrective action reports, and closeout documentation related to NCEC violations and regulatory observations.
• Act as the senior point of contact with NCEC, managing regulatory engagement and escalation matters, while ensuring Site Engineers are adequately briefed and supported.
• Lead engagement with the Client and PMCM on environmental compliance, performance, risks, and strategic matters.
• Allocate responsibilities among the Site Engineers, establish priorities, and define escalation thresholds and decision-making authorities.
• Conduct regular progress, performance, and coordination meetings with Site Engineers, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and performance oversight.
• Ensure adequate resource planning and continuity of service during absences, leave periods, or peak workload demands.
• Perform quality assurance reviews of environmental reports, inspection findings, audit reports, compliance submissions, and tracker updates before issuance to contractors, the Client, PMCM, or NCEC.
• Ensure the Environmental Permit Compliance Tracker and all regulatory commitment registers are accurate, complete, and maintained in a timely manner.
• Lead senior-level engagement with PMCM' environmental managers and drive resolution of persistent non-compliance issues.
• Establish expectations and quality standards for overall deliverables.
• Manage contractual scope boundaries and timely deliverables and invoicing.
• Monitor workload, resource utilization, and deliverable frequencies against contractual assumptions.
• Maintain and regularly update the project risk register, with particular focus on regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, monitoring performance, and contractor compliance risks.
• Provide regular reporting to the Project Director on project performance, compliance status, key risks, opportunities, and issues requiring management intervention.
• Ensure robust document control, record management, and knowledge retention processes are maintained to support project continuity and audit readiness.
• Drive continual improvement initiatives, lessons learned, and best practices to enhance environmental performance and regulatory compliance across the project.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of relevant professional environmental experience
• Bachelor's degree (BSc) in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a similar discipline
• GCC and Saudi Arabia experience, including construction environmental assurance and environmental monitoring
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulations, compliance standards, and permitting processes applicable to Saudi Arabia
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex environmental data
• Demonstrated experience in regulatory liaison and engagement with relevant authorities in Saudi Arabia
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with clients, contractors, consultants and multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong data analysis and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate environmental monitoring and compliance information clearly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; Arabic language skills are preferred
• Attention to detail and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• A postgraduate qualification in an environmental or related discipline is preferred.