Manama, Bahrain
Published on: November 5, 2026
Senior Project Manager - Large C&I Energy Projects
Job Description
ROLE IDENTIFICATION
Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Large C&I Energy Projects Department: Operations - Project Execution
Reports To: VP Projects & Supply Chain Location: Manama, Bahrain Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Travel Required: Regular, office-based in Manama with frequent site presence and client interaction across project locations
ROLE SUMMARY
Our client is an established sustainable energy partner to commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses across the Middle East. The company delivers energy solutions through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases, helping businesses reduce energy costs, improve power reliability and lower carbon emissions. Its solutions include solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), hybrid energy and energy efficiency, and the business is backed by leading international infrastructure and development investors. The Senior Project Manager leads the end-to-end execution of the company's major and complex energy projects in Bahrain, representing more than 120 MWp and more than USD 50 million in CAPEX, with accountability for safe delivery, programme, budget, quality, contractor performance and project stakeholder management from pre-construction and EPC mobilisation through commissioning and handover. The role leads multidisciplinary project teams and EPC partners, manages project-level commercial and contractual matters, identifies and resolves delivery risks and provides clear visibility to senior leadership on project performance. Working closely with Execution leadership and the company's Technical, Commercial, Procurement and PMO, QHSSE, Legal, Finance and O&M teams, the Senior Project Manager ensures major projects are delivered in line with approved investment, contractual and technical requirements.
KEY RESULT AREAS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
KRA 1: Project Planning and Mobilisation Objective: Establish a robust delivery foundation for major projects before mobilisation, with clear scope, programme, resources, controls and risk ownership. Key responsibilities:
• Lead development of the project execution plan, including scope, work breakdown structure, programme, resource requirements, procurement interfaces and key delivery milestones.
• Provide constructability, delivery, cost and schedule input during pre-construction and EPC negotiations, working closely with Business Development, Commercial, Technical, Procurement and Legal.
• Coordinate technical feasibility, design readiness, permitting, grid connection and authority requirements to support timely mobilisation.
• Lead project-specific risk reviews, maintain a clear risk and issue register and establish mitigation, contingency and escalation actions.
• Participate in EPC and major subcontractor evaluation and negotiations, ensuring delivery requirements, responsibilities and interfaces are clearly defined.
• Confirm project governance, reporting cadence, document controls and decision-making routes before construction activities commence.
KRA 2: Project Execution and Controls Objective: Lead safe, on-time and on-budget execution of assigned major projects through disciplined contractor management and project controls. Key responsibilities:
• Lead EPC contractor and project-team performance through structured progress reviews, look-ahead planning, site coordination and timely issue resolution. • Manage project schedule, budget, cost forecasting and variance analysis, implementing corrective actions where performance deviates from plan.
• Manage scope and change control, assessing programme, cost, contractual and technical impacts before changes are instructed or approved.
• Coordinate design reviews and technical inputs with the internal Technical and specialist teams, ensuring engineering decisions support constructability, programme and project requirements.
• Ensure effective QA/QC through construction, inspections, testing, mechanical completion and commissioning readiness.
• Promote visible QHSSE leadership and ensure project activities comply with company standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain complete, audit-ready project records including progress reporting, risk and issue logs, variations, RFIs, inspection records and key decisions.
KRA 3: Commercial, Stakeholder and Project Leadership Objective: Protect project outcomes through strong commercial discipline, clear leadership and effective management of project-specific stakeholders. Key responsibilities:
• Act as the company's senior project interface with clients, EPC contractors, consultants, suppliers, authorities and utilities for assigned major projects.
• Manage project-level contractual and commercial matters, including variations, claims, notices, payment-related delivery inputs and contractor performance issues, escalating material matters where required.
• Provide clear and timely project reporting to the VP Projects & Supply Chain and other senior stakeholders, highlighting schedule, cost, quality, HSE, commercial and stakeholder risks.
• Lead and coordinate the multidisciplinary project delivery team, setting clear priorities, responsibilities and accountabilities across internal and external contributors.
• Coach and guide Project Managers, Site Engineers and other project-team members assigned to the projects, sharing lessons learned and promoting consistent execution practices. • Resolve complex delivery issues through evidence-based analysis, collaborative decision-making and timely escalation where authority or support is required.
KRA 4: Commissioning, Handover and Close-out Objective: Achieve safe technical completion and a controlled transition to Operations & Maintenance with all contractual, technical and documentation requirements closed. Key responsibilities:
• Plan and coordinate pre-commissioning, commissioning, performance testing and authority or grid acceptance activities with the relevant technical teams and contractors.
• Ensure commissioning packages, testing records, as-built documentation, O&M manuals, warranties and other handover deliverables are complete and accepted.
• Lead punch-list closure and formal handover to Asset Management and O&M, ensuring outstanding actions have clear owners and timelines.
• Support PAC/FAC and Defects Liability Period requirements, coordinating contractor resolution of defects and outstanding contractual obligations.
• Conduct post-project reviews covering schedule, cost, contractor performance, risk and lessons learned, and feed relevant findings into future project planning and execution.
REQUIREMENTS
Essential:
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant project management experience in construction, EPC, renewable energy or power infrastructure, including significant responsibility for complex project delivery.
• Demonstrated track record of leading major renewable energy, power or infrastructure projects through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Strong experience managing EPC contractors, multidisciplinary project teams, project controls and complex stakeholder interfaces.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding, including variations, claims, change control, budget management and delivery risk.
• Strong technical understanding of solar PV and grid-connected energy projects, with the ability to challenge and coordinate engineering outputs from a delivery and constructability perspective.
• Experience operating in the GCC or a comparable multi-stakeholder regulatory environment, including coordination with utilities and authorities.
• Experience working effectively in a multinational, matrix organisation with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Preferred:
• PMP, IPMA or PRINCE2 project management certification.
• Experience with BESS, hybrid energy or complex grid-interconnection projects.
• Working knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Arabic language capability is advantageous, but not essential. TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES (all at Advanced level)
• Project Planning & Initiation: Ability to structure project scope, timelines, and deliverables aligned with business objectives.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to identify, engage, and align key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates project risks and issues.
• Time & Resource Management: Efficiently allocates resources and manages timelines to meet deliverables.
• Cost Management: Ability to monitor and control project costs, budgets, and reporting.
• Contractual & Commercial Awareness: Understands contractual obligations, scopes, and commercial impact.
• Quality Assurance: Ensures deliverables meet agreed standards and customer expectations.
• Safety Culture & Leadership: Driving behavioural change, accountability, and proactive safety leadership at all levels of the organisation.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Communication & Active Listening: Adapts communication style to audience, fosters open dialogue, and ensures clarity across teams.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Anticipates challenges, evaluates risks, and makes data-driven, balanced decisions that support business needs.
• Accountability & Ownership: Takes ownership for team or project outcomes and models accountability for others.
• Time & Task Management: Balances competing priorities, optimising time and resources for complex projects.
• Continuous Learning & Improvement: Shares knowledge, mentors others, and promotes best practices.
• Stakeholder Management & Coordination: Influences outcomes through trust-based relationships and proactive coordination.
SPECIAL NOTE This Job Description is a summary of the typical functions of this position and is not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible responsibilities and duties. Responsibilities may differ from those outlined above, and additional duties may be assigned based on organisational and operational requirements.
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