About the Role
Join us to lead the Technical Delivery of one of Saudi Arabia's landmark development projects. We are seeking an experienced Project Director (Delegated Technical Office - DTO) to spearhead technical governance, design management, and multidisciplinary engineering coordination in Saudi Arabia. This strategic leadership role will serve as the primary technical authority, ensuring design excellence, compliance, constructability, and seamless integration across all project packages.
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Key Job Responsibilities:
- Provide overall technical leadership for the design and engineering delivery of the project.
- Establish technical governance processes and maintain engineering standards across all disciplines.
- Lead multidisciplinary design coordination covering architecture, structures, MEP, infrastructure, landscape, security, and specialist systems.
- Drive technical decision-making and resolve complex engineering and design challenges.
- Ensure designs are coordinated, buildable, compliant, and aligned with project, procurement, and construction objectives.
- Oversee constructability reviews and support resolution of technical issues throughout project delivery.
- Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, client requirements, project specifications, and applicable regulations.
- Lead technical risk management, value engineering initiatives, and change assessments.
- Support procurement activities, technical evaluations, and construction-phase engineering requirements.
- Provide strategic reporting to project leadership and senior management on technical performance and project risks.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
- Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management is preferred.
- Professional Chartership or registration with a recognized engineering institution is highly desirable.
- 15-20+ years of professional experience, including at least 10 years in senior technical leadership, design management, or technical governance roles.
- Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams on large-scale building, infrastructure, or mega projects.
- Strong Design and Build project experience.
- Experience in large campuses, government facilities, defence projects, airports, healthcare, mixed-use developments, or similar complex environments.
- Previous Middle East, and particularly Saudi Arabia, project experience is highly desirable.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to play a key leadership role on a prestigious and technically complex development, influencing project delivery from concept through construction while working alongside industry-leading professionals in a collaborative and innovative environment.
