Project Director, FM Services Delivery
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Executive Facilities Project Director to join our team!
In this role you will lead FM services delivery on a major destination programme, acting as the single accountable authority and primary client partner across our Facilities Management Agent contract.
Responsible for governing multiple FM service packages, a large multi-disciplinary team, and the full programme lifecycle from pre-operational advisory through phased activation to steady-state operational delivery.
What You'Ll Be Doing
- Leads, and controls all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the Vendor Management programme.
- Acts as the single client-facing authority - accountable for all governance, delivery, performance, and escalation management.
- Leads the full vendor lifecycle across all FM service packages - procurement, onboarding, performance management, and contract administration.
- Responsible for the Programme Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Plan, and all governance documentation.
- Governs CAFM as the single source of truth for all asset, maintenance, and performance data.
- Owns the FM strategy, PPM regimes, and maintenance optimisation approach across the programme.
- Works with key project individuals to devise action plans to address cost overruns, delays, scope changes or improvement needs
- Chairs monthly steering committees and presents programme performance to client leadership.
- Builds and leads the delivery organization - developing talent, embedding Saudisation, and building succession.
- Monitors and reports to management on programme progress, milestones, and any conditions affecting cost or schedule.
What Required Skills You'Ll Bring
- Qualifications in Facilities Management, Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years FM experience with 5+ years in a senior client-side governance or FM Director role.
- Proven multi-vendor FM management experience across hard, soft, and specialist service domains.
- CAFM governance experience at Operations level - IBM Maximo preferred.
- GCC experience with working knowledge
- Strong commercial capability - contract administration and executive-level financial reporting.
- Advanced leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Working knowledge of ISO 41001, ISO 55001, ISO 45001, and SFG20.
What Desired Skills You'Ll Bring
- Chartered membership of IWFM, CIBSE, IET, or equivalent.
- ORAT experience on a major destination, airport, or entertainment programme.
- PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent qualification.
- Advanced degree in a relevant field
- Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
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- Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices.
- To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
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