Handover Manager - Infrastructure Assets
Posted date [2026-07-06]
(ID: 47540)
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Job Description and Requirements
Handover Manager - Infrastructure AssetsJob Snapshot
Role: Handover Manager - Infrastructure Assets
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Experience: 7+ years handover or testing and commissioning experience
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Handover Manager - Infrastructure Assets in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Civil Engineering opportunity with Parsons Corporation for a Saudi National professional who can manage asset handover, testing and commissioning coordination, documentation review, stakeholder approvals, and operational readiness for large-scale infrastructure projects. The role supports PMCM delivery by ensuring assets are accepted in line with project requirements, commissioning evidence, contract handover criteria, quality expectations, and operations team readiness.
Job Details
Country: Saudi Arabia
City: Riyadh
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 28000-42000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Saudi National
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The
Handover Manager will oversee the transition of infrastructure assets from project delivery into operations by coordinating testing, commissioning, inspections, documentation, approvals, and final signoffs. This position helps reduce delays in asset acceptance by keeping handover trackers current, reviewing contractor submissions, identifying missing records, escalating blockers, and maintaining clear communication between project directors, contractors, subcontractors, project managers, and operations teams. The role is important for ensuring completed assets are safe, documented, compliant, and ready for long-term use.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate daily with project directors, contractors, subcontractors, project managers, and operations representatives on handover progress.
* Maintain a clear and up-to-date asset handover tracker covering assigned assets, required actions, documentation status, inspections, approvals, and closeout items.
* Attend site meetings, inspections, walkthroughs, readiness reviews, and coordination sessions to verify handover progress and asset readiness.
* Review testing and commissioning plans submitted by contractors and confirm alignment with asset requirements, project specifications, and handover criteria.
* Monitor and witness on-site testing and commissioning activities where required by the project or stakeholder process.
* Collect, review, organize, and validate test reports, commissioning records, certificates, inspection checklists, and supporting evidence.
* Identify gaps, delays, incomplete records, or execution issues related to testing and commissioning and escalate them to the project manager.
* Collate and review handover documentation packages, including as-built drawings, test results, commissioning certificates, warranties, guarantees, operation and maintenance manuals, training manuals, and training attendance records.
* Provide clear feedback to contractors on missing documents, incorrect submissions, incomplete packages, technical gaps, and handover deficiencies.
* Coordinate with relevant stakeholders for site inspections, documentation reviews, operational acceptance, approvals, and final signoffs.
* Facilitate communication between project delivery teams and operations teams to reduce delays in asset acceptance.
* Track outstanding snags, unresolved handover items, documentation deficiencies, pending approvals, and stakeholder comments until closure.
* Prepare weekly handover and commissioning updates showing progress, risks, blockers, required actions, and unresolved issues.
* Support project leadership with readiness summaries, acceptance status, issue escalation, and practical recovery recommendations.
* Maintain organized handover records, logs, trackers, reports, correspondence, and evidence files for audit and closeout purposes.
* Submit final handover reports documenting completed asset transfers, lessons learned, recurring issues, and recommendations for future projects.
* Promote disciplined handover processes that support quality, safety, compliance, and smooth operational transition.
Ideal Profile
* Saudi National candidate.
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
* LEED certification is preferred.
* Minimum 7 years of experience in handover management, testing and commissioning, operational readiness, infrastructure closeout, or related project delivery roles.
* Experience on large-scale infrastructure, construction, PMCM, or civil engineering projects is preferred.
* Strong understanding of testing and commissioning processes, asset handover requirements, contract closeout, and documentation standards.
* Able to manage handover trackers, commissioning logs, inspection records, action lists, and detailed progress reports.
* Strong knowledge of handover documentation, including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, guarantees, test certificates, commissioning records, and training records.
* Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple assets, contractors, submissions, deadlines, and stakeholder requirements at the same time.
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate effectively between contractors, project teams, client representatives, and operations teams.
* High attention to detail with the ability to identify documentation gaps, missing approvals, inconsistent records, and handover risks.
* Practical problem-solving ability with confidence escalating blockers and supporting timely closeout.
* Committed to quality, safety, compliance, and project requirements.
* Able to work under pressure during final delivery, inspection, commissioning, and acceptance phases.
* Professional approach to reporting, coordination, follow-up, and stakeholder communication.
Skills Set
* Handover management
* Asset handover
* Testing and commissioning
* Infrastructure closeout
* PMCM delivery
* Operational readiness
* Handover trackers
* Commissioning logs
* Site inspections
* Site walkthroughs
* Readiness reviews
* Asset acceptance
* As-built drawings
* Test reports
* Commissioning certificates
* Warranties
* Guarantees
* O&M manuals
* Training manuals
* Training attendance records
* Documentation review
* Document validation
* Contractor coordination
* Subcontractor coordination
* Operations team coordination
* Stakeholder approvals
* Final signoff
* Snag tracking
* Deficiency tracking
* Risk reporting
* Weekly status updates
* Final handover reports
* Lessons learned
* Quality compliance
* Safety compliance
* LEED awareness
* Project closeout reporting
Why Join Us
This role offers a Saudi National Handover Manager the opportunity to support major infrastructure delivery in Riyadh through structured asset handover, testing and commissioning coordination, documentation control, and operational readiness. The position provides strong exposure to PMCM project delivery, contractor coordination, stakeholder signoffs, quality closeout, and asset acceptance processes. It is a valuable opportunity for a detail-focused project professional who wants to improve handover quality, reduce acceptance delays, and contribute to reliable infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and project delivery company supporting major transportation, utilities, urban development, public realm, and civil infrastructure programmes. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to large-scale development through PMCM expertise, project controls, testing and commissioning coordination, handover management, safety leadership, and practical delivery knowledge that help create reliable and future-ready infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate daily with project directors, contractors, subcontractors, project managers, and operations representatives on handover progress.
* Maintain a clear and up-to-date asset handover tracker covering assigned assets, required actions, documentation status, inspections, approvals, and closeout items.
* Attend site meetings, inspections, walkthroughs, readiness reviews, and coordination sessions to verify handover progress and asset readiness.
* Review testing and commissioning plans submitted by contractors and confirm alignment with asset requirements, project specifications, and handover criteria.
* Monitor and witness on-site testing and commissioning activities where required by the project or stakeholder process.
* Collect, review, organize, and validate test reports, commissioning records, certificates, inspection checklists, and supporting evidence.
* Identify gaps, delays, incomplete records, or execution issues related to testing and commissioning and escalate them to the project manager.
* Collate and review handover documentation packages, including as-built drawings, test results, commissioning certificates, warranties, guarantees, operation and maintenance manuals, training manuals, and training attendance records.
* Provide clear feedback to contractors on missing documents, incorrect submissions, incomplete packages, technical gaps, and handover deficiencies.
* Coordinate with relevant stakeholders for site inspections, documentation reviews, operational acceptance, approvals, and final signoffs.
* Facilitate communication between project delivery teams and operations teams to reduce delays in asset acceptance.
* Track outstanding snags, unresolved handover items, documentation deficiencies, pending approvals, and stakeholder comments until closure.
* Prepare weekly handover and commissioning updates showing progress, risks, blockers, required actions, and unresolved issues.
* Support project leadership with readiness summaries, acceptance status, issue escalation, and practical recovery recommendations.
* Maintain organized handover records, logs, trackers, reports, correspondence, and evidence files for audit and closeout purposes.
* Submit final handover reports documenting completed asset transfers, lessons learned, recurring issues, and recommendations for future projects.
* Promote disciplined handover processes that support quality, safety, compliance, and smooth operational transition.
Ideal Profile
* Saudi National candidate.
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
* LEED certification is preferred.
* Minimum 7 years of experience in handover management, testing and commissioning, operational readiness, infrastructure closeout, or related project delivery roles.
* Experience on large-scale infrastructure, construction, PMCM, or civil engineering projects is preferred.
* Strong understanding of testing and commissioning processes, asset handover requirements, contract closeout, and documentation standards.
* Able to manage handover trackers, commissioning logs, inspection records, action lists, and detailed progress reports.
* Strong knowledge of handover documentation, including as-built drawings, O&M manuals, warranties, guarantees, test certificates, commissioning records, and training records.
* Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple assets, contractors, submissions, deadlines, and stakeholder requirements at the same time.
* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate effectively between contractors, project teams, client representatives, and operations teams.
* High attention to detail with the ability to identify documentation gaps, missing approvals, inconsistent records, and handover risks.
* Practical problem-solving ability with confidence escalating blockers and supporting timely closeout.
* Committed to quality, safety, compliance, and project requirements.
* Able to work under pressure during final delivery, inspection, commissioning, and acceptance phases.
* Professional approach to reporting, coordination, follow-up, and stakeholder communication.
Skills Set
* Handover management
* Asset handover
* Testing and commissioning
* Infrastructure closeout
* PMCM delivery
* Operational readiness
* Handover trackers
* Commissioning logs
* Site inspections
* Site walkthroughs
* Readiness reviews
* Asset acceptance
* As-built drawings
* Test reports
* Commissioning certificates
* Warranties
* Guarantees
* O&M manuals
* Training manuals
* Training attendance records
* Documentation review
* Document validation
* Contractor coordination
* Subcontractor coordination
* Operations team coordination
* Stakeholder approvals
* Final signoff
* Snag tracking
* Deficiency tracking
* Risk reporting
* Weekly status updates
* Final handover reports
* Lessons learned
* Quality compliance
* Safety compliance
* LEED awareness
* Project closeout reporting
Why Join Us
This role offers a Saudi National Handover Manager the opportunity to support major infrastructure delivery in Riyadh through structured asset handover, testing and commissioning coordination, documentation control, and operational readiness. The position provides strong exposure to PMCM project delivery, contractor coordination, stakeholder signoffs, quality closeout, and asset acceptance processes. It is a valuable opportunity for a detail-focused project professional who wants to improve handover quality, reduce acceptance delays, and contribute to reliable infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia.
About the Company
Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and project delivery company supporting major transportation, utilities, urban development, public realm, and civil infrastructure programmes. In Saudi Arabia, Parsons contributes to large-scale development through PMCM expertise, project controls, testing and commissioning coordination, handover management, safety leadership, and practical delivery knowledge that help create reliable and future-ready infrastructure.
