Associate Director - Programme Management

Mace Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global construction consultancy seeks a Senior Programme Leader based in Riyadh. The role involves leading a fast-paced programme, ensuring that multiple assets are delivered on time and budget in line with client objectives. Candidates should possess a degree in engineering or related field, relevant professional accreditations, and proven senior leadership experience in managing complex programmes. Join us to shape a high-performance culture and deliver strategic outcomes in a safe working environment.

Qualifications

• Professional accreditation preferred (e.g., PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, etc.).
• Proven experience delivering large, complex, multi-asset programmes.
• Ability to lead senior stakeholders in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior programme leadership and delivery strategy.
• Translate client objectives into measurable programme outcomes.
• Oversee execution of the programme with delivery partners.

Skills

Senior leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Performance improvement

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree in engineering, construction management, project/programme management or related discipline

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project

Fast-paced programme in Riyadh delivering a complex, multi-asset portfolio within a fixed and highly visible timeline. The programme requires strong leadership to integrate strategy, governance, and execution across planning, design, procurement, construction, and readiness activities, ensuring coordinated delivery, robust controls, and clear accountability across all stakeholders.

Lead programme strategy, governance, and delivery execution across multiple workstreams, with a core focus on managing and integrating Delivery Partners (DPs) to ensure safe, on-time, on-budget outcomes aligned to the client’s objectives. The postholder will act as a senior client-facing leader, driving robust controls, coordinated decision-making, risk management, performance improvement, and project delivery across the programme lifecycle.

You’ll be responsible for

• Providing senior programme leadership to shape and deliver the overall strategy, delivery model, and implementation roadmap.
• Translating client objectives into clear programme outcomes, measurable KPIs, and integrated delivery plans across assets, enabling works, infrastructure, and operational readiness.
• Establishing a high-performance culture across delivery partners and internal teams, promoting accountability, pace, and continuous improvement.
• Supervising day-to-day management of delivery partners, ensuring alignment to programme priorities, governance expectations, and delivery standards.
• Overseeing end-to-end execution of the programme, ensuring delivery outputs are consistent with client requirements and readiness deadlines.
• Managing complex stakeholder interfaces across client leadership, delivery partners, consultants, authorities, and third parties.
• Directing structured engagement, proactively identifying stakeholder risks, and turning constraints into deliverable actions.
• Being a champion of a strong safety-first culture and ensuring DPs operate in line with programme HSE requirements and relevant KSA regulations.

You’ll need to have

• Degree qualified in engineering, construction management, project/programme management, or a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• Professional accreditation is preferred (e.g., PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, APM, RICS, CIOB, or similar).
• Proven senior leadership experience delivering large, complex, multi-asset programmes.
• Ability to lead senior stakeholders, make decisive recommendations, and drive outcomes in high-pressure, time-critical programmes.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience supporting change control, commercial oversight, and performance improvement.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of well-being in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables and strategic outcomes and build long-term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfill all the criteria, please apply, as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part-time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable within the role.

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