Senior Project Director – Transport & Mobility (KSA)

SYSTRA; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA in Saudi Arabia seeks an accomplished Project Manager with deep construction and transport sector experience to lead an end-to-end PPP program for bus stations and Park & Ride facilities in Makkah.

You will manage procurement, design and construction, oversee contract administration, and coordinate with authorities, operators, consultants and communities to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership delivering large, complex urban mobility programs in advisory or client-side roles.
• Experience with PMO setup, governance, and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong interface with public authorities, operators, consultants, and community stakeholders.
• Knowledge of road infrastructure, ITS, fare systems, and bus priority measures.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end advisory leadership across the project lifecycle, from design review, commercial support, and implementation monitoring for bus and BRT programs.
• Manage PPP contract, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, scope of work, risk allocation, performance requirements, key milestones and deliverables throughout the design and construction stages.
• Direct interface with public authorities, operators, consultants, and community stakeholders; facilitate governance, approvals, and public communications.
• Manage program controls: schedule, cost, risk, and quality; establish PMO structures, KPIs, stage-gates, and reporting dashboards.
• Review and assure designs for road infrastructure (corridors, stations, depots), ITS, fare collection, and priority measures, coordinating across traffic engineering, urban design, utilities, and safety.
• Drive operational readiness planning (ORAT), service change management, and transition to operations, including safety management systems and incident response.
• Champion user experience, accessibility, equity, and reliability through data-driven service performance management.
• Integrate sustainability and resilience outcomes (emissions reduction, energy efficiency, climate adaptation) and align with ESG and client policy targets.
• Mentor teams, build client relationships, and identify business development opportunities, proposals, and thought leadership.

Skills

Multidisciplinary leadership

PMO setup and governance

Stakeholder management at senior level

Communication skills

MS Office

Power BI/Tableau

GIS exposure

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Transport Planning, Urban Planning, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Professional accreditation: PMP/PRINCE2/PE/CEng/PTP/CMILT preferred

Tools

GIS

Modeling platforms

Job description

SYSTRA in Saudi Arabia seeks an accomplished Project Manager with deep construction and transport sector experience to lead an end-to-end PPP program for bus stations and Park & Ride facilities in Makkah.

You will manage procurement, design and construction, oversee contract administration, and coordinate with authorities, operators, consultants and communities to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with safety and quality.