Program Director

We are seeking an experienced Program Director to lead a major infrastructure construction supervision / PMCM programme based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is a senior leadership role responsible for the successful delivery of a large-scale infrastructure programme, ensuring works are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

The successful candidate will have a proven background in leading major infrastructure projects across the Middle East, with strong experience in construction supervision, programme management, client management, contractor oversight, commercial governance, stakeholder coordination, and multidisciplinary team leadership.

This role requires a strategic, hands-on leader who can manage complex project environments, drive performance across multiple work streams, and act as the senior point of contact for the client, consultants, contractors, authorities, and internal leadership teams.

• Lead the overall delivery of a major infrastructure construction supervision / PMCM project in Jeddah.
• Provide strategic direction, leadership, and governance across all project functions.
• Act as the senior representative for the consultant/PMCM team, ensuring the project is delivered in line with client expectations, contract requirements, and agreed programme objectives.
• Establish and maintain a high-performance project delivery culture across the supervision and project management teams.
• Drive integration across design, construction, supervision, commercial, planning, HSE, quality, and stakeholder management functions.

• Serve as the primary senior interface with the client and key project stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with government entities, authorities, developers, contractors, consultants, and internal leadership teams.
• Lead senior-level progress meetings, executive reporting, issue resolution, and strategic decision making forums.
• Ensure effective communication and alignment between all parties involved in the programme.
• Support the client in managing project risks, priorities, strategic decisions, and delivery challenges.

• Oversee all construction supervision activities across the programme.
• Ensure contractors are performing in accordance with contract obligations, approved drawings, specifications, safety requirements, and quality standards.
• Monitor site progress, identify critical issues, and implement corrective actions where required.
• Provide leadership on construction methodology, sequencing, logistics, temporary works, interfaces, and programme constraints.
• Ensure robust systems are in place for site inspections, approvals, non-conformance management, testing, commissioning, and handover.

• Oversee programme controls including schedule, cost, risk, change, reporting, and performance management.
• Ensure accurate progress reporting and forecasting to the client and senior leadership.
• Review and challenge contractor programmes, claims, variations, extension of time submissions, and commercial assessments.
• Work closely with commercial and contracts teams to manage contractual risks and protect the client's interests.
• Ensure appropriate governance is in place for change control, payment certification, claims management, and contract administration.

• Champion a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture across the programme.
• Ensure full compliance with project HSE requirements, local regulations, and international best practice.
• Oversee the implementation of quality management systems and ensure works are delivered to the required standards.
• Promote proactive risk management, incident prevention, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure all supervision activities are properly documented and auditable.

• Lead, mentor, and manage a large multidisciplinary project team including resident engineers, project managers, discipline leads, planners, commercial managers, HSE managers, QA/QC managers, and stakeholder specialists.
• Set clear objectives,…