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Project Manager - Oil & Gas

Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across qatar with 2 recent postings.

In brief

A Project Manager - Oil & Gas in the GCC region requires hse, leadership, compliance, risk management, logistics. Analyze and coordinate the schedule, timeline, procurement, staffing, and budget of a product or service on a per project basis. This role is in demand across the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Salary across the GCC

Salary across the GCC

Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.

Project Manager - Oil & Gas — Monthly gross median in local currency, by country × seniority.
CountryJuniorMid-LevelSeniorLead / Principal
United Arab Emirates18,500 AED32,000 AED49,500 AED68,500 AED
Saudi Arabia17,500 SAR30,500 SAR47,000 SAR65,500 SAR
Qatar19,500 QAR33,500 QAR51,500 QAR71,500 QAR
Kuwait1,500 KWD2,600 KWD4,050 KWD5,600 KWD
Oman1,700 OMR2,900 OMR4,500 OMR6,250 OMR
Bahrain1,600 BHD2,750 BHD4,250 BHD5,900 BHD
Salary breakdown

How Project Manager - Oil & Gas pay varies in the UAE

UAE · mid-level · monthly gross in AED

Based on 500 data points · updated June 15, 2026 · How we estimate

Sample size
500
verified reports
Year-over-year
+7%
vs 2025
Hiring demand
High
roles open now
Remote share
45%
fully or hybrid

By company size

Median compensation varies with headcount.

Startup (<50)27,000
Scale-up (50–500)32,000
Enterprise (500+)41,500

Top-paying industries

Median for this role, ranked by sector.

01Fintech
39,000
02Cloud & SaaS
35,500
03E-commerce
32,000
04Government tech
30,000
05Telecom
27,500

Estimates modelled from GCC pay surveys and live posting volume — a directional guide, not a live salary feed.

Required skills

hseleadershipcompliancerisk managementlogisticsexcelcommunicationproject management

Top hiring companies

  • People Dynamics
  • Octagon International Qatar / GSO-Q

Active markets

  • qatar
What a Project Manager - Oil & Gas does
  • 01

    Lead EPC project delivery from

  • 02

    FEED verification through construction and commissioning support

  • 03

    disciplinary scopes including

  • 04

    Civil & Structural, Piping, Mechanical, E&I, Telecom, Substations, and Cathodic Protection

  • 05

    Execute projects across

  • 06

    Greenfield, Brownfield, and corridor

  • 07

    , including live operating plants and tie

  • 08

    Ensure full compliance with

Country
Seniority level
Based on 14,820 verified salaries across the GCC · Updated monthly
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