Senior Technical Director

Overview

Technical Director

What You ll Be Doing

• Acting as the senior technical authority for highways and roads infrastructure projects, providing leadership across all design and engineering disciplines.
• Leading and overseeing the planning, development, and delivery of highway and road designs across all project phases, including concept, preliminary, detailed design, and construction support.
• Managing and coordinating multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including roadway, structures, drainage, utilities, traffic, ITS, and interfaces.
• Establishing and enforcing technical standards, design criteria, procedures, and assurance processes for highways and roads programs.
• Reviewing and approving design deliverables to ensure compliance with client requirements, Saudi standards, Parsons quality systems, and best engineering practices.
• Working closely with Program Directors and Project Managers to ensure design solutions align with scope, schedule, budget, and constructability requirements.
• Providing technical leadership in resolving complex engineering challenges, risks, and interfaces associated with large-scale road and highway networks.
• Guiding and overseeing the work of design consultants, ensuring technical compliance while maintaining appropriate professional accountability.
• Supporting business development and pre-contract activities by acting as a technical advisor during bids, proposals, and client presentations.
• Contributing to the development of technical strategies, innovation initiatives, and continuous improvement in highways and roads design delivery.
• Engaging with clients, authorities, and stakeholders on technical matters, representing Parsons at senior technical forums and reviews.
• Leading the technical team, including mentoring and developing technical talent within the organization, strengthening long-term engineering capability.

What Required Skills You ll Bring

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Chartered Membership of recognized institution.
• 20+ years of experience in highways and roads infrastructure design and engineering.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership on large-scale highways, expressways, interchanges, and major road corridor projects.
• Strong background in design management and engineering governance for complex infrastructure programs.
• Comprehensive understanding of Saudi Arabian design standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements for highways and roads.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams and external design consultants.
• Strong technical judgment with the ability to balance design excellence, constructability, cost, and schedule considerations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience operating in a client-facing, consulting environment on major infrastructure programs.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional registration.

What Desired Skills You ll Bring

• Experience working on government-led or giga-scale infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia.
• Exposure to smart mobility, digital engineering, and sustainable highways design practices.
• Experience supporting bids and proposals for large highways and roads infrastructure programs.
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles and their application to highways and transportation infrastructure.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced, and evolving program environments.