Project Manager

Position overview

This role is responsible for managing field service operations for heavy-duty GE gas turbines, including Frame 3, 5, 6, 6FA, 7/9E, and 7/9FA units. The Project Manager acts as the main customer contact at the plant and oversees outage-related service work end to end. Core activities include budgeting, planning, scheduling, coordinating internal and external teams, improving processes, and working closely with the technical advisor to ensure smooth site execution.

Primary responsibilities

• Serve as the main interface for customers and represent the company throughout the project lifecycle.
• Align project delivery with customer expectations to achieve complete client satisfaction.
• Examine contract terms, convert them into an execution plan and budget, and ensure all stakeholders understand the agreed baseline.
• Create, maintain, and monitor a detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Manage agreements with vendors and suppliers so deliverables are met on time and to specification.
• Track project expenditure closely to stay within budget.
• Share regular project progress updates with stakeholders, comparing actual progress against the baseline plan.
• Assess project performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Run lessons-learned reviews at project closeout and document improvement actions.
• For major tenders, collect and review all customer technical requirements before passing them to tendering and engineering teams, and help resolve technical clarifications.
• Support tender preparation by reviewing the technical scope against customer requirements.
• Advise on long-term service agreements, relocation work, and CMU-related matters.
• Identify and arrange local resources needed for site execution.
• Take ownership of project delivery from sales handover until every contractual obligation is completed.
• Work with the project team and Lead Engineer during handover to verify the final contract and confirm deliverables.
• Prepare, update, and execute the Project Execution Plan and Quality Plan where applicable, including risk assessment, in alignment with the relevant business unit.
• Build the project team structure, clarify responsibilities and interfaces, and ensure team members are empowered within their roles.
• Monitor KPIs continuously and act quickly to protect financial, schedule, quality, and safety targets.
• Review project risks and opportunities on an ongoing basis and follow through on agreed actions.
• Provide status reports to both management and the customer on a regular basis.
• Develop and control the master schedule and manage float to support on-time completion.
• Lead customer claim management when required.
• Support supplier claim management in coordination with procurement.
• Drive continuous improvement by reporting non-conformities, customer complaints, and closing projects with documented lessons learned.
• Align customer technical needs with engineering and tender teams for scope and manpower planning.
• Occasionally prepare, submit, and follow up quotations for the company’s products and services based on local market needs.
• Help establish a local supply chain to support regional operational requirements.

Requirements

• B.Sc. degree in Mechanical, Aeronautical, or Marine Engineering.
• Training in gas turbine technology, maintenance engineering, and basic IT tools.
• Fluent professional communication in both English and Arabic.
• At least 5 years of experience in a similar role or in equivalent technical/site management work.
• Experience with maintenance, relocation, or new-build activities on heavy-duty GE gas turbines, including Frame 3, 5, 6, 6FA, 7/9E, and 7/9FA.
• Strong knowledge of gas turbines and related mechanical equipment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Arabic.
• Leadership ability for site management.
• Strong reporting discipline and ability to produce high-quality work reports.
• Hands-on approach with a strong drive for results.
• Flexible, resilient under pressure, and adaptable to changing project conditions.
• Creative mindset with the ability to empower others effectively.
• Customer-focused and quality-driven attitude.
• Strong command of MS Office tools.
• Very good working knowledge of MS Project and Excel.

Additional information

This position sits within the project management department and reports to the Managing Director, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to HPU/HPN project management leadership depending on the project being executed.