Project Director - Infrastructure Design

Overview KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP / PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM / CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun‑runs, in‑house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities Our newest opportunity is for a

Project Director

to join our award-winning team based in Riyadh, KSA.

This position will lead the Infrastructure team and represent the Firm in communications with the Client, Sub‑Contractors and JV partners, as delegated by the Management and will provide leadership and management for KEO resources and ensures that the set financial and operational plans and strategies are met.

We envisage success in this role to include :

Responsible for achieving the overall operational and financial strategy and performance targets.

Continually assesses technical skills versus needs and implements measures to ensure optimal technical capability of the team.

Preparing, planning and controlling of financial budgets and team resources in order to deliver required commercial outcomes.

Preparing and managing complex project programmes and project contracts.

Ensuring project standards and QMS procedures are implemented across each of the technical areas involved in the project, including project administration.

Planning, prioritizing and scheduling the tasks, people and resources in order meet identified time frames and standards.

Ensuring terms of the contract are followed and manage scope changes and their effect on delivery of project objectives.

Preparing the monthly Project Report and input to consolidated Division Report.

Participating in Business Development activities including proposal preparations and presentations.

Highly developed knowledge of statutory and commercial frameworks with the ability to prepare and control budgets, and manage contracts and invoices.

Demonstrates an awareness of the market and factors influencing the relevant market, including key risks and opportunities.

Qualifications To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 20years' work experience in a similar role within a consultancy environment partnered with a Masters or Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.

Preference will be give to candidates with membership of professional institution or working towards either IEng, CEng / P.E.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognize its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

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