Assistant Project Manager

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration - through conceptualization - to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you'll discover more than just a job - you'll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a Assistant Project Manager to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, KSA .

This role will be assisting the Project Manager to maintain the design, quality control, client satisfaction and financial performance of a specific project. They will represent KEO in communications with the client on behalf of the project manager, from initial effort throughout the entire course of the agreement activity and in post agreement activities.

We envisage success in this role to include:
- Assisting with the management of all phases throughout project scope, including project set-up, design and project coordination meetings.
- Planning and maintaining project scheduling, project budgets, project staffing, project work plan, and project set-up with project team and sub consultants.
- Mitigating project risks and resolving issues.
- Tracking and proactively managing the financial performance of project, e.g. work plan, schedule, fees, billings and collections, to ensure completion of project within budget and with maximum profitability (this includes the completion of monthly project progress reports and preparing invoices and pursuing payments).
- Communicating project objectives and project requirements to key stakeholders, including appropriate and complete communication with the client.
- Ensuring proactive, up to date communication and reports to Design Leadership and Principle in Charge regarding project status and performance.
- Ensuring implementation of and compliance with ISO 9001 at all stages of the project to achieve technical excellence in all deliverables.

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