Project Director – Port Extension Development

Overview

Purpose of the Job:
To lead the end-to-end execution of a landmark JV transaction for the greenfield development of Terminal 4 (T4) at Jeddah Islamic Port. The role serves as the internal deal and integration lead, working closely with external advisors, legal counsel, and technical teams to deliver a commercially optimized and fully compliant transaction. Success requires strong stakeholder engagement and alignment across the Port Authority, JV partners, contractors, regulators, and internal teams.

Beyond project management, the position demands exceptional stakeholder management, commercial judgment, and the ability to coordinate multiple interdependent work streams. Ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with all contractual, statutory, and operational requirements while maintaining trusted relationships with key stakeholders.

• Transaction Management:
  Manage the full lifecycle of the JV transaction from non-binding term sheet through to financial close and implementation.
• Lead coordination between internal departments (operations, commercial, legal, technical, finance), legal counsel, and external advisors.
• Prepare and maintain deal issue logs, negotiation trackers, and key decision matrices.

• Lead and oversee a comprehensive multi-track due diligence (DD) process, ensuring structured review, issue resolution, and consolidated reporting.
• Legal:
  Ensure complete data room upload, red flag logs, compliance mapping against Mawani concession terms, and change-of-control consents.
• Finance, Tax and Valuation:
  Collaborate with corporate finance on the financial model input pack (including debt scheduling, dividend profile, capital structure overlays etc), and tax structuring assessments.
• Technical:
  Ensure technical adviser due diligence covers yard capacity constraints, phasing plan, throughput bottlenecks, and berthing requirements.
• Coordinate an Up To Date  time phased capex plan for T4.
• Operational/Commercial:
  Map RSGT’s internal operating structure vs T4 standalone operations and define required TSAs or shared services.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan, ensuring transparent communication and alignment of interests across all parties.
• Ensure coordination of critical governance topics across legal counsel, accounting and tax advisors (for consolidation treatment, equity classification, tax structures etc).
• Establish and maintain robust governance structures in line with concession agreements and JV arrangements.
• Oversee the legal setup of the JV and ensure compliance with concession terms.
• Manage permits, licenses, and regulatory approvals required for project execution, maintaining strong relationships with regulatory authorities.

• A. Technical Documentation:
  Maintain version control, review cycles, and tracking of all technical documents including master plan & design documentation, berth and yard capacity analysis, operational interface guidelines for T1–T4 and spillover management, and drafts/final versions of the operations agreement.
• B. Transaction Documents:
  Own and maintain trackers for legal and commercial documentation including but not limited to sub-concession agreement, Shareholder agreement and JV Term Sheet, Addenda to RSGT’s master concession, Side letters / bilateral agreements, Board resolutions, internal approvals, and IC memos.

• Assist in developing and implementing comprehensive insurance strategies for construction and operational phases.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks across technical, financial, and legal domains, communicating risk strategies to relevant stakeholders.

• Ensure compliance with environmental, health & safety, and operational standards.
• Prepare and present progress reports to stakeholders, including the Port Authority, JV partners, and other key parties.

• Manage, through the PM-team, contractors, suppliers, and consultants to ensure timely and quality delivery, maintaining open channels of communication and resolving…