Technical Director

The company is looking for an exceptionally talented Technical Director to provide technical leadership and strategic oversight for the design and engineering delivery of large-scale highways and roads infrastructure programs across Saudi Arabia. In this role, you will serve as the senior technical authority, ensuring engineering excellence, compliance with standards, and the successful integration of design across complex, multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects. This role focuses on design governance, technical assurance, and engineering leadership, supporting major highway corridors, expressways, interchanges, and road networks from concept through detailed design and construction support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as the senior technical authority for highways and roads infrastructure projects, providing leadership across all design and engineering disciplines.
• Lead and oversee the planning, development, and delivery of highway and road designs across all project phases, including concept, preliminary, detailed design, and construction support.
• Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary engineering teams, including roadway, structures, drainage, utilities, traffic, ITS, and interfaces.
• Establish and enforce technical standards, design criteria, procedures, and assurance processes for highways and roads programs.
• Review and approve design deliverables to ensure compliance with client requirements, Saudi standards, and best engineering practices.
• Work closely with Program Directors and Project Managers to ensure design solutions align with scope, schedule, budget, and constructability requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in resolving complex engineering challenges, risks, and interfaces associated with large-scale road and highway networks.
• Guide and oversee the work of design consultants, ensuring technical compliance while maintaining appropriate professional accountability.
• Support business development and pre-contract activities by acting as a technical advisor during bids, proposals, and client presentations.
• Contribute to the development of technical strategies, innovation initiatives, and continuous improvement in highways and roads design delivery.
• Engage with clients, authorities, and stakeholders on technical matters, representing the company at senior technical forums and reviews.
• Mentor and develop technical talent within the organization, strengthening long-term engineering capability.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in highways and roads infrastructure design and engineering.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership on large-scale highways, expressways, interchanges, and major road corridor projects.
• Strong background in design management and engineering governance for complex infrastructure programs.
• Comprehensive understanding of Saudi Arabian design standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements for highways and roads.
• Strong technical judgment with the ability to balance design excellence, constructability, cost, and schedule considerations.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Desired Skills:

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience working on government-led or giga-scale infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia.
• Exposure to smart mobility, digital engineering, and sustainable highways design practices.
• Experience supporting bids and proposals for large highways and roads infrastructure programs.
• Strong understanding of sustainability principles and their application to highways and transportation infrastructure.

Language Requirements: Not specified.

Join the company and contribute to innovative infrastructure solutions while enhancing your career growth and technical expertise. Apply today!