Job Description Summary

The Portfolio Leader is accountable for leading a portfolio of projects in Middle East region in addition to select complex projects in Saudi Arabia from contract signing through final completion of all contractual obligations. This role is responsible and accountable for identifying, assigning, and leading competent Project Directors/Project Managers and cross-functional teams to achieve business outcomes in Safety, Quality, Delivery, compliance, customer satisfaction, and financial targets including cash, revenue, contribution margin, and past dues. The Portfolio Leader is also responsible for early identification of critical issues and gaps, developing mitigation strategies, and proactively driving resolution.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Owns EHS performance of the projects within contractual obligations and leads with no compromise on Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost.
• Manages the project portfolio to ensure achievement of Cash, Revenue, Contribution Margin, and customer satisfaction targets.
• Leads project execution from contract signing through final completion of contractual obligations.
• Acts as the first and primary customer contact and serves as the executive-level escalation point for portfolio-related matters.
• Supports the upcoming ITO pipeline by developing risk registers with mitigation actions and partnering with ITO and Commercial teams to influence execution strategy, including sourcing and partner approach.
• Engages early with ITO leads and Commercial Managers to ensure successful project transition, handover overlap, and closure of process gaps.
• Aligns broader customer, country, and partner strategy to improve customer and portfolio outcomes.
• Partners with Functional Leaders to manage project progress, identify risks early, and drive mitigation actions.
• Drives disciplined daily management rigor and Prioritizes issues and escalates critical matters to senior leadership channels as needed.
• Supports project teams in resolving root cause process issues in a structured manner.
• Aligns project teams when conflicting priorities arise, including cost versus schedule and cost versus risk decisions.
• Supports Functional Project Managers in managing escalations across functions, customers, and partners.
• Understands performance risks ahead of time and partners with Performance Engineering and other functions to develop mitigation plans.
• Drives accountability across the project team for ownership of key performance targets including revenue, cash, and contribution margin.
• Coaches Project Managers on project execution best practices, risk management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Facilitates development plans for Project Managers and supports capability building across the team.
• Promotes a strong risk management culture within the portfolio.
• Develops process improvement plans and supports a lean and daily management culture across the organization.
• Manages multiple stakeholders including customers, partners, contractors, and internal teams to ensure successful project completion.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent from an accredited college or university.

• Minimum 10 years of Project Management experience in Energy, Power, Construction, or related industries.

• Significant Project and/or Contract Management experience in the power industry.

• Proven experience managing multiple projects and leading within a matrix organization.

Desired Characteristics:

• Understanding of large-scale capital project costs and estimates.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work independently with minimal direction.

• Master’s degree in Business Administration or Engineering from an accredited university or college.

• Experience leading both standard product projects and complex system solutions, including manufacturing, outsourced scopes, Balance of Plant (BOP), and Installation & Commissioning.

• Experience in a customer-facing role involving negotiations, issue resolution, and executive stakeholder management.

• Strong ability to work in a matrix environment and influence diverse, multi-cultural teams toward a unified goal.

• Financial acumen and strong understanding of P&L accountability.

• Customer focus and strong stakeholder management skills.

• Experience handling quality issues and performance risks in project environments.

• Passion for and knowledge of LEAN implementation in a project organization.

• Strong portfolio leadership, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.

• Strong people management, team building, performance management, operational planning, process management, negotiation, and relationship management skills.

• Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex messages clearly.

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to gain acceptance and buy-in from matrix functions and stakeholders.

• PMP Certification, Project Management Leadership Program (PMLP) graduate, or other formal Project Management training preferred.

• Excellent English language skills, written and spoken.

• Fluent Arabic language capability preferred where regionally relevant.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

Additional Information

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