Technical Director - Roads & Highways
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About the Role
WSP is seeking an experienced Technical Director – Roads & Highways to join their Transport & Infrastructure team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves providing technical direction, project oversight, and client engagement across major infrastructure projects.
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Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the delivery of roads and highways projects across Saudi Arabia
- Lead the planning, design, and execution of large scale transportation, infrastructure, and land development projects
- Oversee multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring successful integration of disciplines
- Drive design excellence through technical innovation, value engineering, and international best practices
- Review and approve key technical deliverables, ensuring compliance with client requirements and regulations
- Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, government agencies, and stakeholders
- Support business development through client engagement, tenders, and proposals
- Lead, mentor, and develop teams of engineers and project professionals
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (Master's degree preferred)
- Minimum 18+ years of professional experience in roads and highways engineering, design, and project delivery
- Demonstratable client facing experience managing key stakeholders
- Proven experience working with leading international engineering consultancies, preferably in Saudi Arabia for the last 5 years
- Extensive experience delivering large scale roads, highways, infrastructure, and land development projects
- Strong understanding of Saudi Arabian infrastructure markets, project delivery frameworks, and authority requirements
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Job Description
- WSP is seeking an experienced Technical Director – Roads & Highways to join our Transport & Infrastructure team in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- This is a senior role responsible for providing technical direction, project oversight, and client engagement across major roads, highways, infrastructure, and land development projects throughout the Kingdom.
Technical Leadership & Project Delivery
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for the delivery of roads and highways projects across Saudi Arabia.
- Lead the planning, design, and execution of large scale transportation, infrastructure, and land development projects.
- Oversee multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring the successful integration of highways, structures, transportation planning, utilities, drainage, and urban infrastructure disciplines.
- Drive design excellence through technical innovation, value engineering, and the implementation of international best practices.
- Review and approve key technical deliverables, ensuring compliance with client requirements, local regulations, and company standards.
Client & Stakeholder Management
- Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, government agencies, developers, and other key stakeholders.
- Build and maintain long term relationships with major clients and authorities across Saudi Arabia.
- Lead client presentations, technical workshops, design reviews, and strategic project discussions.
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients, providing technical and commercial insights throughout the project lifecycle.
- Support stakeholder engagement and authority approvals to facilitate successful project delivery.
Business Development & Market Leadership
- Support the growth of the Roads & Highways business through active client engagement and business development activities.
- Contribute to strategic pursuits, tenders, technical proposals, and major bid submissions.
- Identify new project opportunities within the Saudi market and strengthen relationships with existing clients.
- Support regional leadership in developing market strategies and growth plans.
Project & Commercial Management
- Provide oversight of project programmes, budgets, resources, and delivery performance.
- Ensure projects are delivered in accordance with agreed commercial, technical, and quality objectives.
- Monitor project risks and implement mitigation strategies to maintain successful project outcomes.
- Support project directors and design managers in resolving complex technical and delivery challenges.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop teams of engineers and project professionals.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and technical excellence.
- Support recruitment, succession planning, and capability development within the Roads & Highways team.
- Promote effective multidisciplinary coordination across all project phases.
Quality, Governance & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with company quality management systems, project governance procedures, and HSE requirements.
- Lead technical reviews and assurance processes to maintain the highest standards of project delivery.
- Champion best practices and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline (Master's degree preferred).
- Minimum 18+ years of professional experience in roads and highways engineering, design, and project delivery.
- Demonstratable client facing experience managing key stakeholders.
- Proven experience working with leading international engineering consultancies, preferably in Saudi Arabia for the last 5 years.
- Extensive experience delivering large scale roads, highways, infrastructure, and land development projects.
- Strong understanding of Saudi Arabian infrastructure markets, project delivery frameworks, and authority requirements.
- Demonstrated involvement in projects across feasibility, concept design, detailed design, and construction support phases.
- Arabic language skills are preferred but not essential.
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