Technical Director – Construction Supervision

Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) branch; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong Group in Saudi Arabia seeks a Technical Director - Construction Supervision to lead major infrastructure projects across the Kingdom. You will oversee technical direction, ensure compliance with project specs, and coordinate between clients, contractors, and authorities.

This role requires extensive leadership of multidisciplinary teams, advanced civil engineering knowledge, and a track record delivering complex infrastructure programs in GCC or similar environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (Master's Degree preferred).
• 20+ years of infrastructure engineering, construction supervision, and project delivery experience.
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership across major infrastructure projects during construction supervision.
• Act as senior technical authority ensuring compliance with specifications and standards.
• Lead technical reviews, design coordination, constructability assessments, and engineering solutions.

Skills

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Master's Degree

Job description

• A global multidisciplinary consultancy with 16,500+ professionals across 40+ countries


• Delivering world-class infrastructure, buildings, and environmental solutions


• Be part of shaping our business and driving innovation initiatives

About SJ Group: Surbana Jurong Group is a leading global urban, infrastructure, and managed services consulting firm. With a strong presence across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we deliver integrated solutions across the entire project lifecycle - from planning and design to delivery and asset management. Our Middle East operations continue to expand, supporting major infrastructure, transportation, energy, and development projects aligned with national visions and long-term growth strategies.

About the Role:

We are inviting Expressions of Interest from experienced professionals for a Technical Director - Construction Supervision role for upcoming major infrastructure projects across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic technical leadership and direction across major infrastructure projects during the construction supervision phase


• Serve as the senior technical authority, ensuring compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and regulatory requirements


• Lead technical reviews, design coordination, constructability assessments, and engineering solutions to complex project challenges


• Support Project Directors and Project Managers in delivering technically sound and commercially successful projects


• Oversee multidisciplinary engineering and construction supervision teams, ensuring consistency and quality across project deliverables


• Review and approve technical submissions, reports, methodologies, and key project documentation


• Interface with clients, contractors, authorities, and stakeholders on technical matters and provide expert advice when required


• Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and the adoption of best practices across projects and teams


• Mentor and develop technical professionals, fostering a culture of technical excellence and knowledge sharing


• Support business development activities, including technical proposals, bid submissions, and client presentations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or a related Engineering discipline (Master's Degree preferred)


• Minimum 20+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, construction supervision, and project delivery roles


• Proven experience providing technical leadership on large-scale infrastructure projects, including transportation, roads, utilities, water, or urban development projects


• Strong understanding of engineering design principles, construction methodologies, project delivery, and construction supervision practices


• Extensive experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams and coordinating with diverse stakeholders


• Experience working within international consultancy environments is highly desirable


• GCC and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia project experience is strongly preferred


• Professional registration, Chartership, or equivalent industry accreditation is highly advantageous

Why Join SJ?

Join a global, multidisciplinary consultancy shaping sustainable, people-centric environments across 40+ countries. Work alongside world-class teams and contribute to transformative infrastructure projects that support the continued growth and development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

SJ is a diverse collective of problem solvers for the built environment, continually reimagining ways to create a smart and sustainable future. Headquartered in Singapore, the group has a global talent pool of 16,000 in its member companies AETOS, Atelier Ten, B+H, CHIL, KTP, Prostruct, Robert Bird Group, SAA, SMEC and Surbana Jurong, based in more than 120 offices in over 40 countries. They include architects, designers, planners, engineers, facilities managers and other specialists driven by progressive thinking and creative ideas to shape a better future. Its technical experts deliver sustainable solutions that cover the entire project life cycle from planning and design, through to delivery and management, as well as a full suite of multidisciplinary consultancy services across a diverse range of sectors including transportation, water, aviation, healthcare, hospitality and renewables. A global urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting firm with over 70 years of track record in successful project delivery, SJ has built more than a million homes in Singapore, created master plans in more than 60 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally. SJ is #23 in Engineering News-Record's 2023 Top 225 International Design Firms, #14 in World Architecture 100 2024, and Asia Pacific FM Technology Provider of the Year 2022, awarded by International Facility Management Association.