Senior Project Director (Roads)

Job description

Provides overall strategic direction for the Ring Road RCS sector, aligning with development goals and mobility strategy. Translates strategic objectives into clear project scopes, phasing plans, and performance targets for roads, civils, and structures. Drives continuous improvement, innovation, and value creation in design and construction. Oversees the full project lifecycle from planning through commissioning and handover. Ensures design and construction meet technical standards, regulatory requirements, and operational needs. Coordinates integration of roads, bridges, tunnels, retaining structures, drainage, and utilities with other assets. Leads multidisciplinary teams and manages external consultants, contractors, suppliers, and advisors. Owns large‑scale budgets, cost planning, monitoring, and forecasting. Manages programme schedule and milestone delivery. Leads contract strategy, negotiations, tender evaluation, variations, and claims. Optimizes resource allocation for efficiency and cost‑effectiveness. Engages governmental bodies for approvals and permits. Ensures compliance with regulations, international standards, and internal policies. Manages regulatory risks and stakeholder coordination. Establishes robust QA/QC processes and strict HSE compliance. Conducts site and design reviews, audits, and corrective actions. Promotes a safety and learning culture. Leads risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and maintains risk registers. Acts as primary contact for internal and external stakeholders, maintaining strong communication. Supports community engagement and provides concise progress reporting to senior leadership. Mentors and develops project management and engineering staff, fostering high performance and a culture of excellence.

Requirements

• Coordinate effectively with internal departments (e.g., Master Planning, Mobility, Utilities, Real Estate, Operations)
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline
• Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management or related field preferred
• Minimum 20 years experience in roads/highways or heavy civil infrastructure project management with significant leadership responsibility
• Demonstrated experience managing major road networks, interchanges, bridges and associated civil and structural works
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities for multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and negotiation skills, including managing consultants, contractors and government agencies
• Proficiency in project management tools, methodologies and reporting practices (schedule management, cost control, risk management)
• Solid commercial acumen with experience in contract strategy, claims management and value engineering
• Strategic thinking and problem‑solving skills balancing long‑term objectives and day‑to‑day execution.

Skills