Director - Infra UAE

Alvarez and Marsal; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm in Dubai is seeking a Director/Senior Director to lead capital projects offerings and implement innovative solutions for performance improvement and operational turnaround. Ideal candidates will have 15-20 years of experience in large-scale infrastructure with professional accreditations such as MRICS or PMP. Familiarity with the Middle East client base and excellent communication skills are essential. This role offers a dynamic work environment emphasizing leadership and problem-solving capabilities.

Qualifications

• 15 to 20 years of experience in large scale infrastructure and capital projects.
• Middle East experience is mandatory.
• Professional accreditation like MRICS, PMI or PMP is required.
• Exposure to capital strategy, deal advisory, and asset optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the growth of capital projects offerings.
• Help clients resolve issues and deploy global best practices.
• Develop client relationships with senior to c-suite-level management.
• Support Managing Directors with client pitch production.
• Participate in firm-building committees and initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/construction or MBA

Job description

Description

Job title: Director Senior Director

Reporting To: Managing Director

Location: UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi) and KSA (Riyadh) & Regional Expansion

Business unit: Infrastructure and Capital Projects (I&CP)

Company Overview

Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 11,000+ people across four continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what’s really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.

The Team

Our team is focused on improving return on investment capital and reducing the risks specific to capital projects. Our highly respected Infrastructure and Capital Projects (I&CP) team is built on deep industry sector expertise with a demonstrably differentiated ability to address the most complex business problems and by supporting our owner/operator/contractor clients with the expertise of our deep project, Alvarez & Marsal's ultimate goal is to reduce the level of uncertainty associated with the development and operational costs of your projects, contributing to greater shareholder value drawn from procurement through execution and asset management through different solutions.

Our I&CP Advisory Team operates throughout the entire development life cycle:

• Capital Strategy and Deal Advisory (Financial, Technical and Regulatory Vision)
• Capital Delivery and Project Rescue (Execution Phase)
• Asset Optimization (Operational and Technical Improvement)

Our initial key focus in terms of service offering will cover:

• Development Management
• Strategic PMO & Client Representative
• Cost Advisory
• Claims and Disputes

A&M Culture

A&M is a fast-paced environment with a highly dynamic culture which emphasizes diversity and inclusion. We empower, coach and mentor future leaders and endorse meritocracy to develop skilled consultants who deliver tangible results and build long-lasting relationships. Our entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry.

The collaborative, supportive environment, and engaging work - guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity - are the main reasons our people love working at A&M.

Inclusive Diversity means just that–we embrace diversity and foster inclusiveness. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

The Role

We are looking to recruit exceptional business leaders in our two main hubs of KSA (Riyadh), UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai), and to support wider regional growth at Director and Senior Director levels. Working with some of the brightest and most experienced colleagues in the industry, you will develop and implement innovative solutions in the context of performance improvement, digitization, delivery transformation, and operational turnaround.

You will be working as part of a wider global practice focused on deploying digital, risk allocation, delivery support as well as cost-efficiency solutions while simultaneously integrating governance throughout the infrastructure projects lifecycle.

Responsibilities

From the beginning, you will work in a fast-growing and dynamic team to:

• Lead the growth of capital projects offerings, maximize efficiency and proactively find solutions to increase productivity
• Help clients resolve issues and deploy global best practices at all stages in the lifecycle of capital projects
• Bring, build and develop client relationships, and understand needs of senior to c-suite-level management in day-to-day interactions
• Working with our Managing Director to lead and identify a portfolio of high-impact opportunities across capital projects, ranging from quick wins to major transformational outcomes
• Support Managing Directors and other senior members of the global team with client pitch production
• Actively participate in firm building committees and initiatives such as recruiting, learning and development, culture, marketing, and finance

Requirements

To be considered, you must possess:

• A high-grade bachelor’s degree in engineering and/or construction discipline (and/or MBA) from an accredited top-tier university
• 15 to 20 years plus experience working on large scale infrastructure and capital projects.
• Middle East Experience is mandatory with access to a current client base in region.
• Professional Accreditation such as MRICS, FRICS, PMI, PMP, MAPM, CIOB et al.
• Arabic language skills are desirable but not essential
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Previous exposure to capital strategy & deal advisory, capital delivery and project rescue and asset optimisation.
• Prior full-time consulting experience or non-consulting (engineering) professional services work experience
• Strong problem-solving skills and financial background combined with a deep understanding of business and operational drivers
• Experience in giga & mega projects (and/or real estate, hospitality, entertainment, infrastructure, transportation, sports, aviation and sectors).
• Understanding of the construction execution life cycle and exposure to feasibility studies, technical due diligence, procurement, PPP, development management, strategic PMO, client representative, cost advisory, claims and disputes.