Project Director - Mega Infrastructure Delivery

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Project Director for mega infrastructure delivery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role leads a large multidisciplinary team across engineering, design, procurement, and construction, ensuring delivery within scope, schedule, and budget.

The ideal candidate has at least 20 years of senior project management experience in major infrastructure programs and holds a Professional Engineer license.

Qualifications

• Minimum 20 years of relevant professional experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer registration and active professional society membership.

Responsibilities

• Act as Parsons' principal project representative with the Client throughout program execution.
• Provide executive oversight across technical, commercial, fiscal, administrative, and operational project functions.
• Lead development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan.
• Oversee Health and Safety, QA/QC plans and other required management documents.
• Define program requirements, governance, reporting expectations, and delivery criteria.
• Monitor progress against baselined objectives and manage risk.

Skills

Project direction

Mega projects

Leadership

Program management

Client management

Executive reporting

Schedule management

Cost control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Project Director - Mega Infrastructure Delivery Job Snapshot

Role: Project Director - Mega Infrastructure Delivery

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction

Function: Project Management

Experience: Minimum 20 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Project Director - Mega Infrastructure Delivery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Construction opportunity leading the full lifecycle execution of large-scale infrastructure and development programs. Parsons is hiring an accomplished project leader to direct multidisciplinary engineering, design, commercial, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions while managing client relationships, project teams, budgets, schedules, quality, safety, regulatory coordination, and major delivery risks.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Construction Function: Project Management Salary: 50000-75000 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 serve as Parsons ' senior representative for a major infrastructure development, providing executive-level direction from mobilization through final delivery. The position will be accountable for converting client objectives into an executable program structure supported by clear governance, disciplined planning, capable teams, and measurable performance controls. The role will oversee a broad multidisciplinary organization of engineers, designers, technical specialists, managers, and support personnel while coordinating with the client, subcontractors, regulatory agencies, adjacent PMC teams, and multiple design organizations. Effective leadership will be essential to protecting schedule, cost, quality, safety, commercial performance, and stakeholder confidence across the program.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Parsons ' principal project representative with the Client throughout program execution.
• Maintain senior-level relationships with Client leadership, key subcontractors, consultants, and delivery partners.
• Provide executive oversight across all technical, commercial, fiscal, administrative, and operational project functions.
• Lead development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan.
• Oversee establishment of the Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plan, and other required management documents.
• Define program requirements, project objectives, governance arrangements, reporting expectations, and delivery criteria.
• Ensure draft and final deliverables remain aligned with approved project requirements.
• Establish clear accountability across the project organization.
• Assign major responsibilities to senior team members according to capability, experience, and project priorities.
• Lead a large multidisciplinary organization of engineers, designers, discipline leads, managers, and technical support personnel.
• Mobilize internal resources through coordination with support departments, regional offices, and affiliated business units.
• Work with department and profit center managers to identify suitable personnel for key project positions.
• Review staffing requirements as project scope, schedule, and delivery priorities evolve.
• Provide input into performance reviews, development plans, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Maintain effective communication across geographically or organizationally distributed project teams.
• Coordinate with third-party PMC teams working on adjacent or interfacing projects.
• Manage interfaces between multiple design teams and technical disciplines.
• Ensure responsibilities at project boundaries are clearly defined and actively managed.
• Lead coordination of complex development infrastructure packages and multidisciplinary scopes.
• Work with Project Managers, Project Engineers, and discipline leads to establish budgets, schedules, and delivery plans.
• Monitor progress against approved baseline objectives.
• Challenge forecasts and recovery assumptions where performance begins to deviate from plan.
• Direct development of corrective action plans for potential cost overruns, delays, or delivery shortfalls.
• Ensure significant scope changes are properly assessed before implementation.
• Negotiate changes in scope with the Client and key subcontractors.
• Support commercial teams in evaluating impacts arising from changed requirements.
• Ensure project commitments, instructions, and decisions are followed through to closure.
• Monitor major milestones and identify conditions that could affect cost, schedule, quality, or delivery.
• Provide management with accurate reporting on overall program status and emerging concerns.
• Establish structured weekly reviews to evaluate performance and agree priority actions.
• Monitor closure of critical actions arising from project leadership meetings.
• Promote technical excellence through disciplined engineering governance and quality assurance processes.
• Ensure design and engineering outputs comply with applicable standards, regulations, and project requirements.
• Maintain oversight of interfaces between design, construction, procurement, commissioning, and operational requirements.
• Support resolution of major technical issues requiring cross-disciplinary or executive intervention.
• Ensure project teams make appropriate use of current engineering technologies and software capabilities.
• Maintain awareness of industry practices, regulatory developments, and technical innovations relevant to the program.
• Lead coordination with regulatory agencies and public authorities where required.
• Participate in negotiations and public meetings supporting Client objectives.
• Ensure authority requirements and external commitments are reflected in project delivery plans.
• Maintain close coordination with Client representatives on regulatory and stakeholder issues.
• Support commercial and contractual decision-making at project leadership level.
• Review significant changes, claims, subcontract issues, and commercial exposures with relevant functional leads.
• Ensure project teams understand the business implications of major delivery decisions.
• Maintain focus on financial discipline and responsible use of project resources.
• Monitor cost performance and support timely intervention when forecasts indicate potential overruns.
• Provide direction on procurement, local sourcing, and field administration requirements where applicable.
• Oversee field-related responsibilities such as labor relations, local procurement, and payroll interfaces where required.
• Coordinate project office and facilities requirements with corporate support teams.
• Ensure adequate project space, technology, systems, and resources are available for effective delivery.
• Collaborate with Business Development teams to identify and pursue additional work opportunities with the Client.
• Build long-term Client confidence through consistent project performance and professional leadership.
• Contribute to strategic discussions concerning future phases, extensions, or related development opportunities.
• Maintain a culture of accountability, safety, quality, collaboration, and commercial awareness across the project.
• Provide decisive leadership during periods of schedule pressure, scope change, or complex stakeholder negotiations.
• Ensure project closeout objectives and final deliverables are incorporated into delivery planning from an early stage.
• Perform additional executive responsibilities necessary to achieve successful program outcomes.

Ideal Profile

The position requires a bachelor 's degree in Engineering or another closely related discipline. Candidates should have at least 20 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial supervisory and managerial responsibility. The successful candidate should have a strong record of managing and delivering major development infrastructure or mega-project programs. Significant experience directing large groups of engineers, designers, technical specialists, and project support personnel is required. Candidates should demonstrate previous experience coordinating multiple design teams across complex multidisciplinary scopes. Experience working alongside third-party PMC teams on adjacent or interfacing projects is important. The role requires a thorough understanding of major project execution, engineering management, budgeting, scheduling, commercial awareness, quality management, safety, and stakeholder coordination. Professional Engineer registration and active membership in a recognized professional engineering society are required. Candidates should possess strong knowledge of applicable industry practices, engineering regulations, and major project governance requirements. A solid understanding of current engineering technology and specialist software used in project and engineering delivery is expected. The successful candidate should be capable of negotiating with clients, contractors, regulatory bodies, and senior stakeholders at executive level. Strong strategic leadership, decision-making, communication, commercial awareness, organizational management, and problem-solving capabilities are essential.

Skills Set

Project direction Mega projects Infrastructure development Project management Program management Project execution Project Execution Plans Executive leadership Client management Multidisciplinary engineering Design management Engineering management Construction management Project governance Team leadership Resource mobilization Workforce planning Project budgeting Schedule management Cost control Project controls Risk management Change management Scope management Commercial management Contract negotiations Subcontractor management Client negotiations PMC coordination Design team coordination Interface management Technical governance Quality Assurance Quality Control Health and Safety Regulatory coordination Public meetings Stakeholder management Performance management Corrective action planning Recovery planning Milestone management Executive reporting Progress reporting Business Development Engineering software Industry regulations Infrastructure planning Technical leadership Project mobilization Project closeout Professional Engineer

Professional Engineer

Why Join Us

Mega infrastructure programs demand leaders who can connect strategy, engineering, commercial performance, stakeholder expectations, and day-to-day execution across thousands of interdependent activities. This Riyadh role provides executive responsibility for shaping that delivery structure and leading a multidisciplinary organization through complex project phases. The position offers significant influence over major infrastructure outcomes while providing exposure to senior Client leadership, regulatory authorities, multiple design organizations, PMC partners, and high-value delivery packages. It represents a strong platform for further progression into Program Director, Executive Project Director, and broader regional leadership responsibilities.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, program management, construction management, and infrastructure services across major global developments. In Saudi Arabia, its multidisciplinary teams support complex mega-projects through project leadership, design management, engineering, commercial management, project controls, construction supervision, stakeholder coordination, and integrated program delivery.