Senior Project Director – Iconic High‑Rise Developments

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh seeks a Project Director for High‑Rise Buildings to lead major tower programs, ensuring safety, schedule, and budget adherence. The role requires directing multidisciplinary teams across architecture, structural, MEP, and façade systems, with strong governance and commercial oversight.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, advanced degree advantages, and a proven track record delivering landmark high‑rise or signature projects for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Architecture, Construction Management or related discipline.
• Typically 20 years of experience delivering large-scale building projects with high-rise exposure.
• Experience leading major tower, mixed-use, commercial and residential programs of regional importance.
• Strong commercial, financial management and risk review capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as senior Parsons representative with client, contractors, consultants, operators, authorities, and stakeholders.
• Provide leadership across construction management, project oversight, testing and commissioning, completion planning, and handover.
• Review and approve project execution plans, health and safety plans, QA/QC plans, delivery strategies, and governance frameworks.
• Oversee multidisciplinary teams across architecture, structural engineering, civil works, MEP, vertical transportation, façade systems, life safety, interiors, and specialist systems.
• Ensure projects are delivered per contractual obligations, budgets, schedules, technical specs, and Parsons quality standards.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, change management, cost control, and commercial risk management.
• Identify and proactively manage technical, delivery, regulatory, and interface risks and lead negotiations on scope changes and variations.
• Monitor performance against milestones, cost targets, schedule commitments, safety standards, and sustainability metrics.
• Coordinate with project controls for schedules, progress reporting, and critical path visibility.
• Provide senior oversight of construction sequencing, logistics, and temporary works; manage authority interfaces and adjacent infrastructure coordination.
• Foster coordination between design teams, supervision teams, contractors, subcontractors, client reps, and operations.
• Drive practical solutions for complex issues affecting high-rise delivery, façade, MEP integration, and handover readiness.
• Ensure governance, reporting discipline, risk management, and escalation processes are consistently applied.
• Participate in senior-level meetings with ministries, regulators, investors, and regional leadership as required.
• Support business development through client engagement, strategy input, and proposal development.

Skills

High-rise delivery

Tower projects

Program management

Construction management

Stakeholder management

Client representation

Negotiation

Governance frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural/Architecture or Construction Management

Master's degree in Engineering/Construction Management (advantage)

Tools

BIM

Digital engineering

Project controls software

Job description

Parsons in Riyadh seeks a Project Director for High‑Rise Buildings to lead major tower programs, ensuring safety, schedule, and budget adherence. The role requires directing multidisciplinary teams across architecture, structural, MEP, and façade systems, with strong governance and commercial oversight.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, advanced degree advantages, and a proven track record delivering landmark high‑rise or signature projects for