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Delivery Director

MVA International HeadhuntersAbu Dhabi Emirate, UAE1 weeks agoExecutive
Executivefulltime

Executive Director – Delivery (PPP Infrastructure) Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE The Opportunity We are supporting a confidential, well-capitalised infrastructure investment and development platform on the appointment of an Executive Director – Delivery.

Skills

LeadershipStrategic PlanningBudgeting

About This Role

The Opportunity

We are supporting a confidential, well-capitalised infrastructure investment and development platform on the appointment of an

Executive Director – Delivery

.

This is a senior, deal-connected role sitting at the intersection of

investment, project finance, commercial structuring, and project execution

, with full lifecycle responsibility from

development through to construction and handover into operations (O&M)

.

The focus is on

large-scale transport infrastructure

, including

highways, toll roads, tunnels, metro, and rail

, within a PPP / concession environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the
  • end-to-end delivery of major PPP / concession infrastructure projects
  • , from financial close through to construction completion and handover into O&M
  • Act as the
  • critical interface between investment, development, and project finance teams
  • , ensuring alignment from feasibility through execution
  • Take ownership of
  • PPP agreements, concession structures, and major delivery contracts (D&B, EPC)
  • Drive engagement with
  • government authorities, regulators, and public sector stakeholders
  • Manage and coordinate
  • technical, legal, financial, and advisory workstreams
  • across complex project structures
  • Lead
  • commercial negotiations and contract structuring
  • , ensuring appropriate risk allocation
  • Ensure delivery aligns with
  • investment case assumptions, financial models, and return thresholds
  • Provide
  • board-level reporting and senior stakeholder management
  • Oversee execution through
  • construction phases to successful operational handover

Candidate Profile

  • We are targeting senior infrastructure professionals with a
  • strong blend of technical delivery expertise and commercial PPP experience
  • :
  • Proven experience delivering
  • large-scale transport infrastructure projects
  • (roads, highways, tolling, tunnels, metro, rail)
  • Deep experience across
  • PPP / concession / BOT / DBFOM structures
  • Strong commercial and contractual grounding across
  • D&B, EPC, and concession agreements
  • Experience working alongside
  • project finance, investment, and feasibility teams
  • Ability to operate effectively with
  • government authorities and senior institutional stakeholders
  • Technically credible — able to
  • challenge engineering, delivery strategies, and execution plans
  • Track record of delivering projects from
  • development through construction to O&M handover
  • International experience (Middle East, Australia, Canada, South America) is advantageous
  • **Not a fit for candidates solely from renewables, oil & gas, or non-delivery role**

Leadership & Positioning

  • This role requires an individual who can:
  • Combine
  • hands-on delivery capability with executive-level influence
  • Operate comfortably at
  • Board and senior leadership level
  • Act as a
  • bridge between investment, commercial, and delivery functions
  • Bring the credibility to lead within a
  • high-performance, deal-driven infrastructure platform

Why This Role

  • Opportunity to play a
  • key leadership role within a growing infrastructure platform
  • Exposure to
  • complex, high-value PPP transport projects
  • True
  • end-to-end involvement across the deal lifecycle
  • Significant scope to influence
  • delivery strategy and execution capability

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