Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Deals
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC we value every individuals role in shaping our future. Were looking for candidates who excel in their roles and embody our core behaviours of Trusted Leadership and Distinctive Outcomes. Trusted Leadership focuses on building trust delivering sustained results and showing courage and honesty. Distinctive Outcomes emphasize excellence collaboration and inclusiveness. We seek selfaware collaborative individuals committed to continuous learning and delivering quality and integrity.
The Team
The Project Compliance and Value Preservation Unit within PwCs Forensics Practice consists of a team of talented and multidisciplinary engineers who have industry experience in the development & delivery of capital projects and its operations across multiple industries currently focusing on Real Estate and Infrastructure.
Our mission is to build trust around capital spend and support our clients to preserve the value of their capital investment and operations.
Our main focus is on giga and mega projects where our team is highly experienced in engaging in factual reviews by looking into historical capex and opex transactions and current practices identifying program and project management procedural design and control gaps and issues impacting performance and providing recommendations to rectify the noted deviations.
Sample offerings under our project compliance and value preservation proposition:
oProvision of advisory and technical due diligence services to board and board committees;
oProvision of independent technical function operation review focused on governance and efficiency;
oConducting expenditure reviews which are focused on identifying potential noncompliance and cost recovery opportunities; and
oProvision of disputes advisory services for the construction industry.
What to consider before applying
This role will be based out of our Riyadh KSA office.
The Role
As a Project Compliance and Value Preservation Senior Associate you will work as part of a team of problem solvers helping solve complex business issues from strategy to and operations. Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:
- Core team member as part of engagement planning and closure
- Fulfill daytoday requests by the engagement manager / the client
- Develop presentation and draft reports with high quality presentation narrative etc.
- Establish effective working relationships with engagement team and clients
- Attend / lead meetings with clients covering a wide variety of business and technical topics related to program and project performance governance and controls.
- Review and analysis of project related documents for the purpose of but not limited to understanding current state identifying procedural and / or governance gaps and areas of underperformance.
- Assist in the delivery of multiple engagements in parallel.
- Analyze complex ideas or proposals and help build a range of meaningful recommendations.
- Be actively involved in business development activities; help identify and research opportunities with new / existing clients and assist responding to opportunities (developing proposals).
- Keep up to date with local regional and international business and economic issues.
- Develop a point of view on key global trends and how they impact clients.
- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decisionmaking.
- Continue to develop internal relationships PwC brand and new skills outside of your comfort zone.
The Requirements
- Bachelor degree in an engineering field (ex. Civil Mechanical Electrical) issued by an accredited university.
- Postgraduate certification related to program project risk and disputes management is a plus.
- 4 total years of relevant experience.
- Experience in actual delivery of construction and capital projects.
- Ability to support multiple projects in parallel.
- Experience with a management consulting firm is a plus.
- Technical and analytical skills with the ability to translate complex issues to support the creation and delivery of clear and understandable client solutions.
- Experience around reviewing capital projects performance.
- Experience around projects governance risks & controls.
- Passionate about delivery of capital projects and has a strong desire to succeed by learning from colleagues and creating collaborative relationships at all levels.
- Ability to manage or work effectively within a team to deliver projects and solutions.
- Motivated to build excellent working relationships and meet deadlines successfully in a fast paced & dynamic environment.
- Understanding of the KSA working environment in large corporate private semigovernment & government entities.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Confident communicator and can deliver messages with impact to a wide variety of audiences.
- Fluent in English (minimum 7.0 IELTS band score or equivalent if English is not the native language). Arabic would be considered a plus.
Why youll love PwC
Were inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology youll be a part of amazing teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work and our continuous development environment will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact and support your wellbeing through a competitive compensation package inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us at (if blank degree and/or field of study not specified)
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Available for Work Visa Sponsorship
Yes
Government Clearance Required
No
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