Project Director

Summary

Join Turner & Townsend as a Project Director in a remote location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Reporting to both internal and client representatives, you will serve as the primary client interface, ensuring project delivery on time, within budget, and to the highest quality, sustainability, and safety standards. This role demands a strong pre- and post-contract delivery background, excellent management and interpersonal skills, and a robust technical skillset in construction, commercial, and contractual awareness. You will manage a suite of governance, communication, and control systems, monitor team performance, and mitigate project risks. Success in delivering large-scale projects in real estate, renewable energy, or infrastructure is essential.

Requirements

• Minimum 15 - 20 years Project Management experience
• Minimum 10-year experience of working in the Middle East desired
• Recognised Project Management Qualification
• Degree in architecture, engineering, construction management or an equivalent technical qualification
• Industry experience within renewable energy, real estate, and infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a suite of governance, communication and management control systems for the proper conduct and assured delivery of the client’s essential services and works
• Review the organisation structures of the parties and recommend alignment measures
• Monitor overall team performance and initiate any required safety or performance improvement measures and methodologies
• Monitor and audit compliance with the requirements of the management systems and report as required
• Continually identify any project risks, actively assign and manage mitigations as appropriate
• Initiate and conduct weekly technical and progress meetings relating to the services and works
• Manage any client stage gateway reviews and attainment of conditions precedent to such approvals
• Manage the attainment of design stage deliverables to schedule and quality that may be concurrent with any fast track works package procurements and associated permitting and approvals requirements
• Attend the site(s) as often as required to review HSSE, logistics and progress against the programme
• Produce formal reports on project progress measured against the baseline and milestone dates and agreed project-wide KPI’s
• Prepare weekly, monthly and ad-hoc reports on project progress for the Employer’s representative, prepare and conduct presentations as required
• Manage and administer the relevant contracts affording appropriate protection of the client’s interests
• Manage the timely issuance of company invoices and receipts against the agreed contract

Benefits

Flexible working environment that respects work-life balance