About the Company
The company will prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Hill International with more than 4,100+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. www.hillintl.com. Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, www.gisiconsulting.com.
About the Role
The Project Manager – City-Wide Projects will lead and manage city-wide infrastructure packages under the PMC framework, with a primary focus on major water and wastewater utility treatment assets (STP – Sewage Treatment Plants / RO – Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants). The role demands end-to-end accountability across the complete project lifecycle (design oversight, procurement, construction, interface management, testing, commissioning, and handover), managing multiple contractors and cross-functional teams while acting as the primary interface for client reporting and strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
Project Leadership & Lifecycle Management:
- End-to-End Governance: Direct and manage the full project lifecycle for city-wide infrastructure packages, ensuring all milestones align with quality, cost, and schedule baselines.
- Multi-Package & Contractor Oversight: Lead, coordinate, and supervise multiple main contractors and sub-consultants across civil, mechanical, electrical, and process packages.
- Testing, Commissioning & Handover: Oversee the critical Testing & Commissioning (T&C) phases for STP/RO assets, ensuring seamless operational readiness and compliance before client handover.
Performance Monitoring & Cross-Functional Coordination:
- Integrated Project Controls: Continuously monitor project progress, cost variance, schedule compliance (Primavera P6), and quality metrics across all active packages.
- Civil-MEP & Process Interface Management: Resolve critical technical and operational interfaces between civil structures, mechanical equipment, electrical/ICSS, and process engineering systems.
- Cross-Functional Alignment: Drive rigorous daily and weekly coordination between construction teams, commercial & contracts managers, planning engineers, and design leads.
Client Interface & Risk Management:
- Client Representative & Reporting: Serve as the main PMC focal point for client communications, executive progress reporting, and milestone presentations.
- Risk Mitigation & Decision-Making: Proactively identify project risks (technical, commercial, schedule) and implement concrete mitigation strategies to prevent project delays or claims.
- Contractual & Claim Support: Assist commercial and contracts teams in reviewing variations, claims, and contractor performance evaluations.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil \ Architecture Engineering (Environmental/Water), Environmental Science, or related field (Mandatory).
- Master’s degree (Preferred).
Certifications:
- LEED AP (BD+C) or proven track record of delivering LEED Gold certified projects (Mandatory).
Experience:
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil or Mechanical preferred) – Mandatory
- Master’s degree in Project Management, Construction Management, or Engineering Management – Preferred
- (Strong project management track record on major infrastructure projects may substitute for postgraduate studies)
Experience:
- 12+ years of progressive engineering and project management experience.
- Proven experience in a Project Manager role within a PMC (Project Management Consultancy) or Engineering Consultant framework – Mandatory.
- Hands-on experience in STP (Sewage Treatment Plants), RO (Reverse Osmosis), or large-scale water treatment utilities – Highly Preferred.
- Demonstrated experience managing multi-package, multi-contractor city-wide infrastructure programs.
Certifications & Skills:
- PMP (Project Management Professional) – Strongly Preferred
- Primavera P6 Knowledge – Advantage
- Executive Leadership / Project Management Training – Preferred
Required Skills
Water & Process Engineering Systems: Solid technical grasp of mechanical, piping, pumping stations, process systems, and civil structures involved in STP/RO plants.
Leadership & Decision-Making: Decisive leader capable of managing multi-disciplinary teams, resolving contractor conflicts, and driving high-pressure deliverables.
Commercial & Schedule Literacy: Strong understanding of project controls, earned value management, and contractual frameworks.
Executive Communication: Outstanding client-facing skills with the ability to articulate complex progress and risk scenarios concisely.
