Project Director - Complex Project Delivery

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Project Director to lead the complete delivery of a large, technically complex development in Riyadh. You will direct design, procurement, construction, commercial management, project controls, risk, quality, HSE, stakeholder coordination, handover, and closeout while ensuring contractual commitments and schedule objectives are met.

The role requires extensive leadership across disciplines with exposure to volumetric manufacturing and advanced manufacturing methods for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing or closely related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years delivering major construction or complex development projects.
• Minimum 10 years in progressive project leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of the project.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams to meet contractual requirements and delivery milestones.
• Coordinate with Employer, design teams, consultants, contractors, and other stakeholders.

Skills

Project Direction

Major Project Delivery

Program / Project Management

Construction Management

Multidisciplinary Coordination

Volumetric Manufacturing

Advanced Manufacturing

Premium Residential Construction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing

Job description

Project Director - Complex Project Delivery

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Program / Project Management

Experience: 15 years, including 10 years in project leadership

Job Type: Full-time

Project Director - Complex Project Delivery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Construction leadership opportunity overseeing the complete delivery of a large and technically complex development. Parsons is hiring an accomplished project leader to direct design, procurement, construction, commercial management, project controls, risk, quality, HSE, stakeholder coordination, handover, and closeout while ensuring contractual commitments, schedule objectives, and client expectations are achieved. The position requires extensive leadership experience on multidisciplinary projects together with specialist exposure to volumetric manufacturing and advanced manufacturing methods used for premium residential assets.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia

City: Riyadh

Industry: Construction

Function: Program / Project Management

Salary: 55000-75000 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

Role Context

The Project Director will hold overall delivery responsibility from design development through construction and final handover. Rather than managing a single discipline, this position brings together technical, commercial, procurement, construction, quality, HSE, and project controls functions under a coordinated delivery strategy. A central objective is to maintain control of interfaces, contractual obligations, risks, long-lead procurement, design decisions, and construction priorities so that emerging issues are resolved before they materially affect cost, quality, or completion milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for the planning, execution, monitoring, and completion of the assigned project.


• Lead ongoing construction activities against contractual requirements, approved programs, and agreed delivery milestones.


• Establish clear project priorities and communicate delivery objectives to Project Managers, Engineers, discipline leads, and supporting teams.


• Coordinate Parsons ' multidisciplinary resources to maintain alignment between technical and delivery requirements.


• Lead the interface between the Employer, Parsons design teams, consultants, contractors, and other project stakeholders.


• Direct the design management process through the required development stages.


• Ensure design packages progress toward completeness and readiness for tender and construction.


• Resolve significant design coordination matters that could affect constructability, procurement, cost, or schedule.


• Review proposed Scope of Work changes and assess their potential technical, commercial, and delivery consequences.


• Lead discussions and negotiations with the Employer and Contractors concerning scope modifications.


• Ensure approved changes are incorporated through controlled implementation processes.


• Work closely with Commercial teams on contract administration and contractual compliance.


• Maintain executive oversight of contractor obligations and significant contractual matters.


• Support resolution of variations, commercial issues, scope boundaries, and emerging contractual risks.


• Maintain strong commercial awareness when evaluating technical and delivery decisions.


• Coordinate with Project Controls to monitor schedule performance, milestones, progress, and forecast completion.


• Review project performance information and intervene where trends indicate potential delays or delivery constraints.


• Ensure corrective and recovery measures are developed for significant schedule deviations.


• Identify critical dependencies and matters requiring executive intervention.


• Lead project risk management and ensure significant threats are identified early.


• Direct development of practical mitigation plans with relevant project disciplines.


• Monitor implementation of agreed risk responses and escalate material exposures when necessary.


• Maintain particular focus on risks affecting design completion, procurement, manufacturing, construction, interfaces, and handover.


• Identify long-lead equipment, materials, manufactured components, and other schedule-sensitive requirements.


• Oversee procurement status and confirm critical items remain aligned with construction priorities.


• Coordinate procurement activities with design release dates, manufacturing requirements, logistics, and site installation programs.


• Provide senior oversight of volumetric and advanced manufacturing interfaces associated with premium residential delivery.


• Coordinate manufactured elements with design requirements, production sequencing, logistics, installation, quality, and site readiness.


• Ensure manufacturing-led delivery strategies remain integrated with the overall construction program.


• Lead weekly project progress meetings with Employer and Contractor representatives.


• Establish focused technical and quality meetings where specialist decisions are required.


• Drive meetings toward clear decisions, accountable actions, and defined completion dates.


• Monitor outstanding actions and ensure significant matters are escalated appropriately.


• Maintain effective working relationships with the Employer, contractors, consultants, and project leadership.


• Act as a senior point of resolution for complex stakeholder and delivery issues.


• Communicate project priorities clearly across multidisciplinary teams.


• Coordinate with Construction teams to address site constraints, sequencing issues, productivity concerns, and emerging technical challenges.


• Ensure technical decisions support safe and practical construction.


• Work with Quality teams to maintain required project standards and resolve significant quality concerns.


• Champion a strong HSE culture across project teams and contractors.


• Ensure construction activities operate within established HSE requirements and project expectations.


• Maintain management visibility of serious safety risks and corrective actions.


• Direct preparations for project completion and handover.


• Oversee closeout of outstanding construction, quality, technical, and contractual matters.


• Manage preparation and coordination of Taking-Over Certificates.


• Ensure handover documentation is complete, controlled, and suitable for formal acceptance.


• Monitor outstanding site matters through final resolution.


• Provide regular project performance reports to Parsons Program Management.


• Present accurate information covering milestones, progress, major decisions, risks, procurement status, and schedule threats.


• Ensure senior management receives early warning of matters requiring intervention.


• Support Parsons Business Development activities by maintaining strong client relationships and identifying potential follow-on opportunities.


• Represent Parsons professionally in senior client and stakeholder engagements.


• Lead multidisciplinary teams with clear accountability and a strong delivery focus.


• Encourage timely problem-solving rather than allowing unresolved issues to migrate into later project stages.


• Provide direction during periods of competing technical, commercial, and schedule pressure.


• Promote lessons learned and practical improvements that strengthen subsequent project delivery.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, or a closely related discipline.


• At least 15 years of direct experience delivering major construction or complex development projects.


• Minimum 10 years of progressive responsibility in project leadership positions.


• Proven performance as a Project Director or comparable senior delivery leader.


• Demonstrable experience with large and multidisciplinary project environments.


• Strong knowledge of project delivery from design through procurement, construction, handover, and closeout.


• Practical experience with volumetric manufacturing and advanced manufacturing principles for premium residential assets.


• Ability to coordinate manufacturing-led construction requirements with conventional project delivery activities.


• Strong understanding of design management and multidisciplinary technical coordination.


• Commercial and contractual awareness appropriate to major construction programs.


• Experience assessing scope changes, contractual implications, project risks, and implementation requirements.


• Strong understanding of construction planning and long-lead procurement.


• Ability to interpret project controls information and act on schedule and performance trends.


• Demonstrated success leading contractors, consultants, internal teams, and external stakeholders toward common objectives.


• Strong decision-making capability when dealing with complex technical or delivery constraints.


• Ability to establish authority while maintaining constructive client and contractor relationships.


• Excellent communication, negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder-management capabilities.


• Experience delivering major projects within the Gulf region is preferred.

Skills Set

• Project Direction


• Major Project Delivery


• Program / Project Management


• Construction Management


• Design Management


• Multidisciplinary Coordination


• Project Leadership


• Volumetric Manufacturing


• Advanced Manufacturing


• Premium Residential Construction


• Construction Planning


• Contract Administration


• Commercial Management


• Scope Management


• Change Management


• Contractual Compliance


• Project Controls


• Schedule Management


• Milestone Management


• Progress Monitoring


• Risk Management


• Risk Mitigation


• Procurement Management


• Long-Lead Procurement


• Contractor Management


• Consultant Coordination


• Client Management


• Stakeholder Management


• Technical Coordination


• Quality Management


• HSE Leadership


• Construction Delivery


• Design Coordination


• Tender Readiness


• Project Reporting


• Executive Reporting


• Issue Resolution


• Negotiation


• Project Governance


• Taking-Over Certificates


• Project Handover


• Project Closeout


• Team Leadership


• Business Development Support

Why Join Us

This appointment offers responsibility at the highest project-delivery level, combining construction leadership with design, manufacturing, commercial strategy, procurement, project controls, and executive stakeholder management. Riyadh 's continuing pipeline of complex developments creates strong demand for senior professionals capable of directing projects across their entire lifecycle, while the volumetric manufacturing component provides exposure to increasingly important industrialized construction methods.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation provides engineering, program management, construction management, digital, and infrastructure solutions for complex developments worldwide. Its Saudi Arabia portfolio includes major transportation, infrastructure, urban development, and large-scale construction programs requiring integrated technical expertise and senior project delivery leadership.