Civil Project Director Residential Projects📣 Job Ad

About RAWAJ and the Role

RAWAJ, a leading Saudi contractor specializing in high-quality large-scale residential projects, is seeking a Civil Project Director - Residential Projects. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and involves providing strategic leadership and executive oversight for significant residential construction initiatives across their entire lifecycle.

Position Summary

The Civil Project Director will be instrumental in ensuring that projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. This role requires aligning project execution with RAWAJ's business objectives, leading multidisciplinary teams, managing key stakeholder relationships, and driving operational excellence across multiple large-scale residential projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning, execution, and successful delivery of large-scale residential construction projects across multiple sites.
• Develop project execution strategies, governance frameworks, and delivery plans aligned with organizational objectives.
• Provide executive oversight of project schedules, budgets, resource allocation, quality, and risk management.
• Direct project managers, construction managers, consultants, contractors, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Ensure all construction activities comply with approved designs, contractual requirements, Saudi regulations, quality standards, and HSE policies.
• Monitor project performance against key milestones, budgets, and strategic objectives, implementing corrective actions as required.
• Oversee contract administration, commercial matters, change management, claims, and dispute resolution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, contractors, government authorities, and executive stakeholders.
• Lead project governance meetings, executive progress reviews, and strategic decision-making sessions.
• Drive value engineering, cost optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure effective coordination between Civil, Architectural, MEP, Planning, Procurement, Commercial, and QA/QC teams.
• Review and approve project execution plans, recovery plans, procurement strategies, and major technical decisions.
• Identify and mitigate project risks while ensuring proactive issue resolution and business continuity.
• Oversee project reporting, executive dashboards, financial performance, and portfolio status updates for senior management.
• Lead project close-out activities, including final inspections, client handover, contractual closeout, and lessons learned.
• Mentor and develop project leadership teams while promoting a culture of accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in civil project management, with a significant focus on large-scale residential construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience in providing strategic leadership and executive oversight for complex construction projects.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering projects on time, within budget, and to high-quality standards.

Essential Skills and Attributes

• Strong strategic leadership and executive management capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in project planning, execution, and risk management.
• Ability to lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams effectively.
• Solid understanding of contract administration, commercial matters, and regulatory compliance.

Work Environment

This is a full-time role based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, within a dynamic environment focused on delivering high-quality residential construction projects.