Project Director

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for site-based project delivery, ensuring alignment with client objectives, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Act as the primary point of accountability for project execution, performance, and delivery outcomes on site.
• Lead the construction supervision phase, ensuring effective coordination between contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Oversee all site operations, ensuring works are executed in accordance with approved designs, specifications, and standards.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation and recovery plans.
• Maintain oversight of project costs, variations, and change control processes.
• Act as the senior client interface on site, providing clear, timely, and accurate reporting.
• Lead commercial discussions, negotiations, and issue resolution at a senior level.
• Champion health, safety, quality, and environmental standards across all site activities.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the project team on site, fostering a high-performance culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 20 years of experience in delivering large-scale construction projects.
• Proven experience in a Project Director or senior leadership role delivering construction supervision projects.
• Strong background in construction supervision, particularly on remote or challenging sites.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary projects from construction through to handover.
• Strong commercial, contractual, and programme management expertise.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in remote site environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider Middle East.
• Experience working on high-value or landmark developments.

About the Company

WSP is a global professional services firm providing strategic advisory and engineering solutions. We offer opportunities to work on landmark projects around the world, helping you expand your horizons and make a lasting impact in the communities you care about.