Director – Facility Management Operations

foregroundllc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Client in Saudi Arabia seeks a Director of Operations to oversee large-scale facility management contracts, ensuring service quality, compliance, and profitability across multi-site operations. The role focuses on operational standardisation, workforce productivity, and cost control, while supporting contract renewals and new bids.

It requires senior FM leadership experience and strong client management across large accounts, with preference for Saudi-based experience and a technical FM

Qualifications

• Senior operations leadership experience within facility management or outsourced services.
• Experience with large contracts and workforce-intensive environments.
• Experience operating in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred.
• Strong client management skills, operational discipline, and leadership maturity.
• Technical FM background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Oversee large-scale facility management contracts, ensuring service quality, compliance, and profitability.
• Manage multi-site operations, SLAs, and client relationships across key accounts.
• Drive operational standardisation, workforce productivity, and cost control.
• Support contract renewals and new bids in collaboration with business development.
• Drive HSE and compliance standards across operations.

Skills

Senior operations leadership

Large contracts experience

Workforce management

Client management

Operational discipline

Leadership maturity

Saudi Arabia experience

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a leading facility management services provider supporting commercial, mixed-use, and infrastructure assets across Saudi Arabia. The organisation is expanding its service portfolio and operational footprint.

The Role

The Director of Operations will oversee large-scale facility management contracts, ensuring service quality, compliance, and profitability. This role will manage multi-site operations, SLAs, and client relationships across key accounts. A major focus will be operational standardisation, workforce productivity, and cost control. The Director will work closely with business development to support contract renewals and new bids. The role will also drive HSE and compliance standards across operations.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior operations leadership experience within facility management or outsourced services. Strong exposure to large contracts and workforce-intensive environments is essential. Experience operating in Saudi Arabia is highly preferred. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong client management skills, operational discipline, and leadership maturity. Technical FM background is advantageous.