Engineering Director

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an Engineering Director in Riyadh to provide strategic leadership and technical direction for a multidisciplinary engineering organization delivering complex construction management projects.

You will lead staffing, budgets, quality, and performance across projects, collaborate with project managers, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and career development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 20+ years of professional experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of industry practices and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide managerial and technical leadership for the engineering discipline.
• Review staffing budgets and resource plans across projects.
• Monitor quality, progress and performance across projects.
• Partner with Project Managers to resolve staffing and schedule challenges.
• Establish discipline standards, procedures and manuals.
• Lead annual salary planning and salary actions.
• Oversee full employee lifecycle including recruitment and development.
• Support pre-contract and business development with senior technical guidance.
• Manage overhead budgets and resource deployment.
• Promote continuous improvement through the Quality Improvement Program.
• Lead discipline committees and other internal forums to engage and develop personnel.

Skills

Executive leadership

Staffing & budgeting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline

Job description

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an accomplished Engineering Director to join our team. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership and technical direction to a multidisciplinary engineering organization, bringing together the expertise, resources and capabilities required to deliver complex construction management assignments successfully.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide overall managerial and technical leadership for the engineering discipline, ensuring teams are appropriately structured and aligned with project requirements.

• Review and approve staffing budgets, resource plans and assignment schedules across projects, including oversight of workforce forecasting and future resource requirements.

• Monitor the quality, progress and performance of the discipline across each project, ensuring production and delivery requirements are consistently achieved.

• Partner closely with Project Managers to identify and resolve current or anticipated challenges relating to staffing, quality, schedule performance and productivity.

• Establish and maintain discipline-specific standards, procedures and technical manuals, recommending improvements that enhance consistency and operational effectiveness.

• Lead the preparation of the discipline’s annual salary plan and manage salary actions within the approved framework.

• Oversee the full employee lifecycle for the discipline, including recruitment, selection, development, performance management, counselling and corrective action, as required.

• Ensure new employees receive an effective introduction to the organization, including its policies, procedures and performance expectations.

• Support pre-contract and business development activities, providing senior technical guidance and expertise as required.

• Manage the discipline’s performance against assigned overhead budgets, ensuring resources are deployed efficiently and responsibly.

• Actively participate in and champion the Quality Improvement Program, promoting a culture of continuous improvement across the discipline.

• Lead discipline committees and other internal forums, helping to engage, motivate and develop assigned personnel.

• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.

• 20+ years of relevant professional experience, including significant leadership and managerial responsibility.

• Extensive experience leading large teams of engineers, designers and technical support professionals.

• Demonstrated ability to direct multidisciplinary teams delivering technically complex engineering assignments.

• Strong understanding of engineering industry practices, standards and applicable regulations.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across technical, project and executive stakeholders.

• Comprehensive knowledge of current engineering technologies and the capabilities and efficiencies of relevant engineering software.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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