Program Director - PMO Leadership

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons seeks an executive Program Director - PMO Leadership in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to direct large-scale capital delivery programs valued up to 5 billion. You will drive governance, delivery performance, and commercial oversight across diverse workstreams, leading senior teams and stakeholder engagements.

Ideal candidates have 25+ years of experience in program leadership, strong PMO expertise, and a proven ability to optimize complex portfolios, manage risks, and deliver against contractual

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Business, or related field.
• Advanced degree is advantageous.
• Minimum 25 years of relevant experience with executive leadership responsibilities.
• Experience managing large, complex programs valued up to 5 billion.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic direction, governance, and delivery of one or more large-scale programs.
• Establish PMO methodologies, governance standards, and delivery tools.
• Oversee end-to-end program execution including scope, schedule, cost, and risk.
• Provide executive-level reporting, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Lead negotiations and manage client, contractor, and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

PMO leadership

Portfolio management

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract negotiation

Project controls

Resource mobilization

Leadership coaching

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Excel

Job description

Program Director - PMO Leadership

Program Director - PMO Leadership in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Construction hiring opportunity for an executive-level program leader who can direct complex PMO programs, multidisciplinary portfolios, and large-scale capital delivery environments valued up to 5 billion. This senior client-facing role is responsible for strategic leadership, governance, program execution, commercial oversight, stakeholder alignment, risk management, resource mobilization, and delivery performance across multiple projects and workstreams.

Job Details: Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Construction Function: Program Management Salary: 75000-110000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.) Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Context: The Program Director - PMO Leadership will serve as Parsons' senior representative to the client, leading a complex PMO program with strong impact on infrastructure delivery and the local community. The role provides enterprise-level oversight across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk, commercial matters, contractual commitments, benefits realization, and stakeholder outcomes. This position carries direct business impact by strengthening delivery governance, improving program controls, building high-performing teams, protecting client trust, and ensuring large programs are delivered in line with strategic objectives and contractual obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction, governance, and delivery of one or more large-scale complex programs or portfolios.
• Establish, mature, and continuously improve PMO methodologies, delivery processes, governance standards, and program management tools.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, contractual obligations, client requirements, and approved delivery frameworks.
• Oversee the end-to-end execution of enterprise-wide initiatives, including project direction, dependency management, portfolio coordination, and senior stakeholder alignment.
• Provide executive oversight across scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, commercial performance, benefits realization, and stakeholder outcomes.
• Develop KPIs, executive dashboards, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics to track program health, financial forecasts, delivery progress, and decision requirements.
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and escalate program-level risks and issues affecting scope, schedule, cost, quality, client confidence, and delivery certainty.
• Lead decision-making on complex trade-offs involving scope changes, program phasing, resource allocation, schedule priorities, and commercial impacts.
• Act as Parsons' senior representative with the client, subcontractors, consultants, authorities, and senior stakeholders throughout program execution.
• Lead negotiations related to scope changes, contractual matters, commercial adjustments, delivery priorities, and program-level commitments.
• Proactively manage senior stakeholder expectations while maintaining transparency, trust, accountability, and alignment.
• Build, lead, coach, and mentor large teams of project managers, engineers, designers, technical specialists, and support personnel.
• Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, collaboration, professional development, safety, quality, and client-focused delivery.
• Mobilize resources across company offices, regions, technical groups, and support functions to assemble capable delivery teams.
• Optimize resource allocation across multiple workstreams to maintain consistent quality, schedule performance, and delivery excellence.
• Provide operational management across personnel, facilities, technical environments, program controls, governance forums, and delivery support functions.
• Work closely with business development teams to identify, position, and secure additional work with existing and new clients.
• Leverage program success, client relationships, and delivery performance to support strategic growth opportunities.
• Monitor program progress, cost trends, commercial risks, contractual commitments, and conditions affecting performance.
• Provide executive-level briefings, board-level presentations, governance reports, and decision papers for clients and senior leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement in program delivery, project management technologies, engineering coordination, governance systems, and performance reporting.
• Ensure multidisciplinary teams remain aligned with program objectives, community impact, contractual commitments, and Parsons' strategic goals.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, Business, or a related discipline.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Program Management, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field is advantageous.
• Minimum 25 years of relevant experience, including significant supervisory, executive, and senior leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex programs or portfolios valued from 1 billion to 5 billion.
• Proven background in project management, program management, construction management, or PMO leadership at Program Director or equivalent senior level.
• Extensive experience leading large multidisciplinary teams of engineers, project managers, designers, technical professionals, and support personnel.
• Strong operational management experience across people, facilities, resources, technical environments, governance structures, and delivery organizations.
• Deep understanding of industry practices, regulations, engineering delivery, construction management, project controls, and modern project management technologies.
• Strong commercial, contractual, financial, and risk management capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at executive, client, board, and stakeholder levels.
• Proven ability to manage client relationships, lead negotiations, influence senior stakeholders, and protect program objectives.
• Ability to build delivery organizations, develop talent, improve capability, and create a high-performance leadership culture.
• Strong strategic judgment with the ability to balance business objectives, client needs, technical complexity, commercial risk, and community impact.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, RICS, PE, CEng, or equivalent credentials are highly desirable.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, accountability, and commitment to successful program outcomes.

Skills Set

• Program leadership
• PMO management
• Portfolio management
• Program governance
• Strategic leadership
• Construction program management
• Large-scale program delivery
• Capital program leadership
• Executive stakeholder management
• Client representation
• Multidisciplinary team leadership
• Project management
• Construction management
• Program controls
• Scope management
• Schedule management
• Cost management
• Quality management
• Risk management
• Issue management
• Commercial management
• Contractual management
• Financial forecasting
• Benefits realization
• KPI development
• Executive dashboards
• Program reporting
• Governance frameworks
• Delivery methodologies
• PMO tools
• Resource mobilization
• Resource allocation
• Team coaching
• Talent development
• Performance optimization
• Dependency management
• Change management
• Scope change negotiation
• Contract negotiation
• Commercial adjustments
• Stakeholder alignment
• Board-level presentations
• Executive communication
• Business development support
• Client relationship management
• Delivery excellence
• Operational management
• Engineering coordination
• Technical environment leadership
• Strategic growth support

Why Join Us

This Program Director - PMO Leadership role in Riyadh offers the opportunity to lead a high-value, community-impacting PMO program at executive level. The position provides senior visibility across complex portfolio delivery, client governance, commercial decisions, multidisciplinary leadership, project controls, risk management, and strategic growth. It is a strong fit for a proven program director who wants to guide major delivery outcomes, build high-performing teams, and contribute to large-scale infrastructure and construction development in Saudi Arabia's active Construction sector.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation is a global engineering, construction, and program management company supporting major infrastructure, transportation, urban development, environmental, defense, and technology-led programs. In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Parsons supports complex capital delivery environments through strategic PMO leadership, technical coordination, program governance, commercial oversight, stakeholder engagement, safety focus, and client-centered delivery across large-scale projects and portfolios.