Road Transportation Director (Mekkah)
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About the Role
SYSTRA is seeking an accomplished Project Manager with strong construction project management and Transport & Mobility expertise to lead end-to-end delivery for a high-profile investment program in Mekkah.
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Responsibilities
- Provide end to end advisory leadership across the project lifecycle, from design review, commercial support, and implementation monitoring for bus and BRT programs
- Lead development of corridor and network strategies, demand forecasting inputs, service plans, and operational models
- Direct interface with public authorities, operators, consultants, and community stakeholders; facilitate governance, approvals, and public communications
- Manage program controls: schedule, cost, risk, and quality; establish PMO structures, KPIs, stage gates, and reporting dashboards
- Review and assure designs for Road infrastructure (corridors, stations, depots), ITS, fare collection, and priority measures
- Drive operational readiness planning (ORAT), service change management, and transition to operations
- Champion user experience, accessibility, equity, and reliability through data driven service performance management
- Integrate sustainability and resilience outcomes and align with ESG and client policy targets
- Mentor teams, build client relationships, and identify business development opportunities
Requirements
- 20+ years of overall experience
- 15+ years of relevant experience: Construction management, Real estate development, Transport and Mobility O&M experience is a plus
- KSA Experience is a must
- Proven leadership delivering large, complex urban mobility programs in advisory or client side roles, including PMO setup and governance
- Demonstrated experience in greenfield implementation, bus priority measures, station/stop design interfaces, and ITS/fare systems for bus
- Stakeholder management at senior levels
- Excellent communication skills with ability to synthesize complex technical inputs into clear recommendations
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Transport Planning, Urban Planning, or related field; master’s degree preferred
- Professional accreditation (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, PE/CEng, PTP/CMILT) strongly preferred
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Context
- We are seeking an accomplished Project Manager with strong construction project management and Transport & Mobility expertise to lead end to end delivery for a high profile investment program.
- We seek a Project Manager to lead for the delivery of an awarded real estate development associated with a bus Public Transport Operation initiative.
- The role spans stakeholder management, performance management, procurement advisory, and implementation governance.
Missions/Main Duties
- Provide end to end advisory leadership across the project lifecycle, from design review, commercial support, and implementation monitoring for bus and BRT programs.
- Lead development of corridor and network strategies, demand forecasting inputs, service plans, and operational models, including fleet planning, depot strategy, and operational concepts.
- Direct interface with public authorities, operators, consultants, and community stakeholders; facilitate governance, approvals, and public communications.
- Manage program controls: schedule, cost, risk, and quality; establish PMO structures, KPIs, stage gates, and reporting dashboards.
- Review and assure designs for Road infrastructure (corridors, stations, depots), ITS, fare collection, and priority measures, coordinating across traffic engineering, urban design, utilities, and safety.
- Drive operational readiness planning (ORAT), service change management, and transition to operations, including safety management systems and incident response.
- Champion user experience, accessibility, equity, and reliability through data driven service performance management.
- Integrate sustainability and resilience outcomes (emissions reduction, energy efficiency, climate adaptation) and align with ESG and client policy targets.
- Mentor teams, build client relationships, and identify business development opportunities, proposals, and thought leadership.
Profile/Skills
- 20+ years of overall experience
- 15+ years of relevant experience: Construction management, Real estate development, Transport and Mobility O&M experience is a plus
- KSA Experience is a must.
- Proven leadership delivering large, complex urban mobility programs in advisory or client side roles, including PMO setup and governance.
- Demonstrated experience in greenfield implementation, bus priority measures, station/stop design interfaces, and ITS/fare systems for bus.
- Stakeholder management at senior levels, including elected officials, transport agencies, operators, and community groups.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex technical inputs into clear recommendations and executive reports.
- Understanding of ITS/SCADA, AVL/RTPI, AFC, and data governance.
- Familiarity with safety standards, accessibility guidelines, and design codes relevant to urban bus/BRT systems.
- Proficiency in MS Office, Power BI/Tableau; desirable exposure to GIS and modeling platforms.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Transport Planning, Urban Planning, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
- Professional accreditation (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, PE/CEng, PTP/CMILT) strongly preferred.
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