Senior Project Manager

This is a senior high-impact opportunity for an experienced project management professional to own the end-to-end delivery of complex strategic initiatives across alkalmas growing healthcare network.

As Senior Project Manager you will be a cornerstone of alkalmas PMO leading multiple concurrent projects or multi-workstream programmes that span clinical operations facilities technology finance and regulatory compliance. You will work directly with executive sponsors clinical leaders and external partners bringing rigour credibility and discipline to some of the organisations most consequential work.

Reporting to the Director of PMO you will also play a role in shaping the PMO itself role-modelling the methodologies tools and behaviours that alkalma needs as its project function matures.

What You Will Do

Project Initiation & Planning

Lead initiation of complex strategic projects working with executive sponsors to define scope objectives success criteria assumptions constraints and dependencies.

Translate strategic intent into clear objectives measurable outcomes and practical delivery roadmaps.

Develop comprehensive project plans covering workstreams milestones tasks resource requirements timelines and budget aligned with alkalmas PMO methodology and governance standards.

Design and agree proportionate governance for each project including steering committee composition reporting cadence escalation paths and decision rights.

Project Execution & Delivery

Drive execution across multiple concurrent projects or multi-workstream programmes coordinating workstream leads managing cross-functional dependencies resolving conflicts and keeping delivery on plan.

Lead project team meetings and working sessions with clear agendas structured discussion accurate minutes and tracked action items.

Manage project resources coordinating allocation of staff budget technology and external support; escalating resource conflicts to the Director of PMO.

Monitor and control project scope assessing all change requests for impact on timeline budget and quality and processing changes through the agreed change control process.

Manage external vendors contractors and technology partners holding them to agreed deliverables timelines and contract terms; resolving performance and commercial issues.

Risk Issue & Stakeholder Management

Identify assess and document project risks and issues at initiation; maintain and actively manage the risk register throughout the project lifecycle.

Develop and implement risk response plans; escalate risks with significant impact or probability to the Director of PMO and executive sponsors.

Manage stakeholder communications producing regular status reports project dashboards and steering committee packs appropriate to audience and seniority.

Manage sensitive project communications with clinicians executive leadership and external regulators with professionalism and care.

PMO & Governance Contribution

Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of alkalmas PMO methodology tools templates and governance frameworks.

Support the Director of PMO in portfolio-level reporting including project status resource utilisation budget performance and risk summary.

Mentor and support junior project team members; role-model professional project management disciplines across the organisation.

What Were Looking For

Essential

8 years of project management experience including at least 5 years leading complex multi-workstream projects or programmes independently.

PMP (Project Management Professional) PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent certification required.

Demonstrated track record of delivering high-stakes projects on time within scope and within budget in complex organisational environments.

Experience in a UAE or GCC healthcare setting familiarity with DHA/DOH regulatory frameworks clinical governance and the operational realities of a regulated healthcare environment.

Strong stakeholder management skills able to earn credibility with clinicians and executives alike and manage sensitive communications with professionalism.

Excellent written and spoken English; professional command of project management tools and documentation standards.

Bachelors degree in a relevant field; Masters-level qualification (MBA MHA MPH MSc Project Management or equivalent) preferred.

Valued

Experience working in or helping to build a formal PMO function.

Change management certification (e.g. Prosci) or demonstrable experience managing organisational change alongside project delivery.

Lean / Six Sigma Agile or other complementary methodology certification.

Arabic language proficiency a significant advantage across alkalmas clinical and operational network.

Experience with technology and digital health implementations in a healthcare context.

Why alkalma

alkalma offers an exceptional environment for a project management professional who wants their work to matter. The projects you will deliver new centres clinical programmes technology platforms compliance frameworks are not incremental. They are the foundations of a healthcare organisation built to have genuine impact on mental health in the UAE.

What you can expect:

A senior mandate with real authority reporting to the Director of PMO working alongside the CEO COO and clinical leadership.

A broad project portfolio spanning clinical operational technology regulatory and growth workstreams no two projects alike.

The opportunity to shape alkalmas PMO function as it matures leaving a lasting mark on how the organisation plans and delivers.

A multidisciplinary team of clinicians executives and operational leaders who are committed to excellence and appreciate structured project discipline.

A fast-growing organisation with a compelling mission and regional ambition.