Director – Major Projects & Infrastructure

Job Description

Leadership & Strategy

• Provide strategic leadership for a portfolio of major transport and infrastructure programmes, aligning delivery priorities with business objectives, client needs, and regional market opportunities.
• Shape market positioning and support business growth through key account development, pursuit strategy, proposal leadership, and executive-level client engagement.
• Establish clear governance, decision-making frameworks, and performance expectations across programmes to support consistent, high-quality delivery.
• Represent the business externally with clients, partners, and industry stakeholders, strengthening market profile and helping secure future opportunities.
• Work closely with peers and the broader leadership team in an effective and collaborative manner.

Project & Programme Management

• Lead the delivery of major transport and infrastructure projects from concept through detailed design and construction support, ensuring programmes are structured, resourced, and governed effectively.
• Own programme performance against schedule, budget, margin, cash flow, and quality targets, with clear accountability for forecasting, financial control, and overall portfolio health.
• Drive programme controls including risk management, change control, reporting, KPI monitoring, schedule assurance, and recovery planning across multi-package and multi-stakeholder environments.
• Oversee resource planning and coordination across multi-disciplinary teams to maintain delivery efficiency and effective interface management.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with key clients, government authorities, and strategic partners across the region, including ministries, commissions, municipalities, and major development entities.
• Act as the senior client interface for major programmes, leading executive discussions, resolving complex issues, and maintaining confidence in delivery performance and commercial outcomes.
• Oversee stakeholder coordination and authority engagement, including support for approvals, permitting, and resolution of issues affecting programme progress.

Technical Excellence

• Provide technical leadership across engineering solutions, mobility strategies, and design methodologies, ensuring that projects are innovative, practical, and aligned with client objectives.
• Ensure robust technical assurance and compliance with international standards, local authority requirements, design safety obligations, and organisational quality systems.
• Champion digital engineering, BIM, model-based delivery, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality, efficiency, and consistency across programmes.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and inspire high-performing multi-disciplinary teams, setting clear expectations for delivery, collaboration, and professional standards.
• Build organisational capability through effective resource planning, performance management, knowledge sharing, and development of specialist and leadership talent.
• Support recruitment, succession planning, and retention strategies to strengthen long-term capability across the transport and infrastructure business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
• 20+ years of experience delivering major transport and infrastructure projects, with at least 10 years in the Middle East.
• Proven leadership experience on mega‑projects such as highways programmes, mobility corridors, rail/metro interfaces, smart mobility projects, and integrated infrastructure developments.
• Strong background in multi‑disciplinary design management, including roads, highways, bridges and utilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large consultant and contractor teams within complex programme environments, with strong capability in resource planning, delivery oversight, and interface management.
• Excellent knowledge of international and regional codes, design standards, and approval processes.
• Sound understanding of design safety, HSE leadership, regulatory compliance, and authority approvals processes across major infrastructure programmes.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and client‑facing skills with experience engaging with ministries and major authorities.
• Strong commercial and contractual acumen, including experience with bid leadership, consultancy frameworks, contract strategy, procurement interfaces, change management, and programme financial performance.
• Experience managing programme performance through governance, reporting, KPIs, and executive-level decision-making in high-profile delivery environments.
• Experience working with large engineering consultancies on high-profile regional projects.
• Chartered/Professional Engineer status (CEng, PE, PEng, etc.) is highly desirable.
• Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
• Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.
• Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
• With us, you can.
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