Senior Project Manager - Events

JOB DESCRIPTION

Senior Project Manager - Events

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

About The company:

The company is one of the Saudi Arabia's leading Event Management companies, established in 2008 and headquartered in Riyadh. With over 17 years of operational history, the company has delivered 1,200+ projects across 400+ clients, spanning government entities, semi-government organizations, and the private sector. Their service portfolio covers exhibitions, conferences, corporate events, and seasonal activations.

Role Overview:

The company is hiring a Senior Project Manager to take full end-to-end ownership of large-scale event and conference projects across Saudi Arabia. This is a senior individual-contributor role for an experienced events professional who combines deep technical knowledge with strong commercial awareness and supplier management skills. The successful candidate will manage complex, multi-track events from brief to closeout while maintaining cost control, quality standards, and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project management for large-scale conferences, exhibitions, and multi-track events across Saudi Arabia.

• Manage full project lifecycle: planning, execution, on-site delivery, handover, and closeout.

• Run multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining timelines, budgets, and quality across all workstreams.

• Prepare Bills of Quantities (BOQs), issue RFQs, evaluate suppliers, conduct commercial negotiations, and control project costs.

• Manage and coordinate suppliers, subcontractors, and internal project teams throughout delivery.

• Apply technical knowledge across staging, AV, LED, lighting, fabrication, exhibition booths, branding, and event technologies.

• Identify, manage, and mitigate project risks; make on-site decisions under pressure during live events.

• Leverage an established network of Riyadh-based event suppliers for efficient procurement and execution.

• Use Odoo ERP (Project Management module) for project tracking, task management, timelines, resource allocation, and reporting.

Candidate Requirements

The following are mandatory criteria:

• Currently based in Riyadh.

• Holds a valid PMP (Project Management Professional) certification.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in event and conference project management.

• Background exclusively on the supplier side: Event Management Company, Production House, or Event Agency.

• Demonstrated track record managing large-scale conferences, exhibitions, and multi-track events in Saudi Arabia.

• Full project lifecycle experience: planning through execution, handover, and closeout.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Hands-on experience managing suppliers, subcontractors, and internal project teams.

• Experience preparing BOQs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, and project cost control.

• Strong technical understanding of staging, AV, LED screens, lighting, fabrication, exhibition booths, branding, and event technologies.

• Proven ability to handle live event challenges and on-site decision-making.

• Established network of event suppliers in Riyadh.

• Fluent in Arabic with strong English communication skills sufficient for business needs.

• CV must include a clear summary of major conferences, exhibitions, and events managed, including the candidate's specific role and responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Odoo ERP, specifically the Project Management module, for task management, timelines, resource allocation, and project reporting.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary;

• Standard Saudi employment benefits as per Saudi Labour Law;

• High-impact senior role within one of Riyadh's most established event companies.