Project Director

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Lead project delivery and multidisciplinary teams across engineering, design, procurement, construction, project controls, commercial, quality, safety, and stakeholder functions.
• Establish project governance, execution strategies, decision protocols, reporting requirements, and clear organizational responsibilities.
• Own scope, schedule, budget, cash flow, risk, quality objectives, and performance targets; take corrective action when required.
• Develop and maintain the Project Execution Plan and integrate functional plans and procedures.
• Serve as senior project-delivery contact for the client, consultants, contractors, authorities, and other stakeholders; lead executive meetings and track actions.
• Oversee design, technical delivery, constructability, value engineering, codes and standards compliance, procurement, construction, and commissioning requirements.
• Monitor project controls, cost forecasts, schedule, change, risk and opportunity, performance reporting, variations, claims, notices, payments, and contractual correspondence.
• Champion health, safety, environment, quality, and security; manage resourcing and develop project leaders.
• Promote BIM, digital delivery, data-driven reporting, document control, and information management; coordinate project interfaces and implement risk mitigation.
• Oversee testing, commissioning, handover, closeout, lessons learned, final accounts, and reporting to senior management and the client.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, or a related discipline from a recognized institution.
• Over 20 years of progressive experience delivering major infrastructure, buildings, mixed-use, or large-scale development projects, including senior project leadership.
• Proven track record as a Project Director, Senior Project Manager, or equivalent on large, complex, multidisciplinary projects.
• Strong project management knowledge across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, procurement, contracts, construction, commissioning, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage large teams, consultants, contractors, and multiple work packages; strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, presentation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to develop project strategies, governance, recovery plans, and performance improvements; proficiency with project reporting and common digital collaboration, document management, scheduling, and controls platforms.

Desired qualifications

• Experience delivering major infrastructure or large-scale development programs in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East is desirable.
• Experience with government, semi-government, giga-project, or major developer clients and regional approvals is desirable.
• Working knowledge of BIM, digital project delivery, integrated project controls, and reporting systems is desirable.
• PMP, PE, CEng, RICS, or equivalent internationally recognized credential is advantageous.
• Experience with complex procurement, multiple contract packages, and high-value programs is preferred.