Project Director - Infrastructure

Job Description

Project Leadership and Delivery

• Lead large-scale infrastructure and masterplan development projects across Saudi Arabia.
• Provide strategic leadership from planning and design through implementation and close-out.
• Establish execution strategies, governance frameworks, delivery plans and performance objectives.
• Ensure delivery on schedule, within budget and in accordance with client expectations and quality standards.
• Direct multidisciplinary engineering, project management, commercial, planning and specialist teams.

Client and Stakeholder Management

• Act as primary client interface and trusted advisor for key projects and accounts.
• Develop relationships with government authorities, developers, infrastructure agencies and strategic stakeholders.
• Lead executive-level client engagement and project governance discussions.
• Represent the organisation at steering committees, executive meetings and project review forums.
• Support long-term client relationships and future business opportunities.

Commercial and Financial Management

• Assume responsibility for project financial performance and commercial success.
• Oversee budgets, resource planning, forecasting, profitability and project controls.
• Support contract negotiations and commercial strategy and decision-making.
• Monitor risks and implement mitigation measures.
• Manage change control, variations and commercial issues throughout project delivery.

Technical Leadership and Governance

• Provide technical oversight and strategic direction on infrastructure and masterplan projects.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet client requirements, regulatory standards and industry best practices.
• Review and approve critical project deliverables and technical outputs.
• Lead multidisciplinary coordination and champion innovation, value engineering, sustainability and technical excellence.
• Promote quality, safety and engineering governance, including compliance and assurance reviews.

Business Development and Team Leadership

• Support strategic growth initiatives within the Transport and Infrastructure business.
• Participate in major bids, tenders, client presentations and business development activities.
• Identify repeat-business and account-expansion opportunities and provide market intelligence.
• Lead, mentor and develop high-performing multidisciplinary teams.

Required Profile

• Extensive experience with leading international engineering consultancies.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale infrastructure and masterplan development projects in Saudi Arabia.
• Strong technical engineering background, preferably in Civil Engineering.
• Exceptional project leadership, commercial management, stakeholder engagement and client relationship capabilities.
• Experience with project financial performance, risk management, governance, quality and regulatory compliance.