Projects Director / Project Director | Senior Project Manager Construction | Saudi Arabia

PROJECT DIRECTOR / SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER – CONSTRUCTION SAUDI ARABIA

Experienced Projects Director / Senior Project Management Professional seeking a challenging opportunity in Construction, Project Management, Program Management, or Development within Saudi Arabia.

I am a Civil Engineer with a Master’s Degree in Contract & Project Management, offering extensive experience in the delivery and management of complex construction and development projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I have worked in demanding client, consultant, and contractor environments, managing multiple concurrent packages, multidisciplinary teams, commercial matters, contractual obligations, and project delivery requirements.

My recent experience includes leading a portfolio of SAR 329M+ in concurrent projects, involving major hospitality, infrastructure, public realm, and development works associated with Saudi Vision 2030 and giga-project delivery.

CORE PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

• Overall project planning, execution, monitoring, and closeout
• Project and program management of multiple concurrent construction packages
• Construction management and site delivery
• Project strategy, execution planning, and resource management
• Management of multidisciplinary engineering and construction teams
• Coordination with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and stakeholders
• Project budget, cost, and commercial management
• Procurement and subcontract management
• Contract administration and contractual compliance
• Variation Orders (VOs) and scope management
• Extension of Time (EOT) claims and contractual correspondence
• Delay analysis, recovery planning, and mitigation measures
• Payment certification, interim payment applications, and cash-flow management
• Claims preparation, assessment, negotiation, and settlement
• Risk identification, mitigation, and project controls
• Planning and schedule management
• Progress monitoring and performance reporting
• Quality, HSE, and technical coordination
• Design coordination and constructability reviews
• BIM-enabled project coordination and information management
• Client and consultant negotiations
• Stakeholder management and executive reporting
• Testing, commissioning, handover, TOC, and project closeout
• Final account preparation and commercial closeout

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Experienced in managing large multidisciplinary teams and extensive project workforces, with responsibility for coordinating engineering, construction, commercial, planning, procurement, QA/QC, HSE, and support functions.

My management approach focuses on:

• Delivering projects safely, on time, and within approved budgets
• Establishing clear accountability across project teams
• Early identification and resolution of project risks
• Strong commercial and contractual governance
• Effective coordination between client, consultant, contractor, and subcontractors
• Maintaining project momentum while protecting contractual and commercial interests
• Developing practical recovery strategies for delayed or critical activities

COMMERCIAL & CONTRACT MANAGEMENT

Strong experience in construction commercial and contractual matters, including:

• Contract administration
• Scope definition and scope management
• Variation Orders and change management
• Omission and transfer of scope
• EOT claims
• Delay and disruption matters
• Interim Payment Applications (IPAs)
• Payment and cash-flow management
• Subcontractor management
• Back charges and contra charges
• Claims and contractual notices
• Final accounts
• Performance and advance payment bonds
• Commercial negotiations
• Contract closeout

PROJECT ENVIRONMENT

Experienced in delivering projects within highly demanding environments involving:

Developers PMC Consultants Main Contractors Subcontractors Government & Semi-Government Entities Saudi Vision 2030 Giga Projects Hospitality Infrastructure Public Realm

My experience with Red Sea Global projects has provided exposure to high-end hospitality developments, infrastructure, public realm works, sustainability-driven developments, stringent quality requirements, accelerated schedules, and complex stakeholder environments.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree – Contract & Project Management
• Bachelor’s Degree – Civil Engineering
• Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) – Member
• LEED Green Associate

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE & DIGITAL SKILLS

• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Project
• Oracle Aconex
• BIM
• Digital Project Management & Document Control Systems
• Project Controls and Reporting

TARGET POSITIONS

I am interested in senior opportunities including:

Projects Director
Project Director
Program Director / Program Manager
Senior Project Manager
Project Manager
Construction Director
Construction Manager
Senior Construction Manager
Development Manager
Project Controls / Commercial Leadership Roles

I am particularly interested in opportunities with leading contrac