Associate Director Programme Management Rail📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Mace is expanding its rail capability across the Middle East and is seeking an Associate Director of Programme Management to support ambitious transport programmes. With a global track record in high-speed rail, conventional rail, metro, and complex station environments, Mace is growing its regional presence and building a high-calibre talent pool. This full-time position is based in Riyadh.

Programme Delivery Oversight

The Associate Director will direct the coordination and delivery of programmes, ensuring project execution aligns with defined strategic objectives, vision, and outcomes. This role involves establishing and maintaining an effective programme delivery environment encompassing people, organizational structure, processes, information, and technology. Performance improvement will be driven through resource optimization and continuous monitoring, evaluation, and refinement of systems and methodologies.

Governance and Documentation

Leadership in governance is critical, covering safety, quality, cost, schedule, risk, sustainability, compliance, and stakeholder management to ensure consistent delivery excellence. The role requires maintaining comprehensive programme documentation, including plans, procedures, reports, registers, and lessons learned, to support informed decision-making.

Team Leadership and Stakeholder Management

This position involves building and leading high-performing, inclusive teams, fostering collaboration, engagement, and a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement. Managing key internal and external stakeholder relationships is essential for strengthening communication, engagement, and long-term network development.

Commercial Viability and Innovation

Ensuring commercial viability and alignment with organizational objectives is a key responsibility. The role also requires embedding innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability principles, including net-zero carbon delivery.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will possess proven experience in major rail or infrastructure programmes, with the ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced delivery environments. A collaborative mindset and a commitment to excellence are equally important. This is an opportunity to contribute to the establishment, shaping, and growth of rail capability in a region with accelerating investment in integrated transport. We welcome applications from professionals motivated by delivering complex programmes, working with high-performing teams, and contributing to world-class infrastructure development.