MEA Regional Managing Director

About Mace Group

Mace Group integrates construction expertise with consultancy services to enhance project potential and redefine strategic objectives. The company's values guide its consulting approach and define the professionals sought to join its team. Mace Consult delivers certainty for global infrastructure and capital programs, with over 6,000 professionals across six continents combining global expertise with local knowledge to ensure timely, budget-compliant, and scope-aligned project delivery.

Role Overview

Mace Group is seeking an MEA Regional Managing Director to lead Mace Consult's operations across the Middle East and Africa. Based in Riyadh, this part-time role involves setting the regional strategy and vision, overseeing its execution, and being accountable for growth, commercial performance, and people outcomes. The Director will translate Mace Consult’s global strategy into clear regional priorities, strengthen market positioning, and cultivate key client relationships to drive sustainable and profitable growth. This position requires over 10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct the Middle East and Africa strategy and business plan, ensuring alignment with Mace Consult’s vision and growth ambitions.
• Manage the hub’s financial and operating performance, including revenue, profitability, working capital, and cost effectiveness.
• Develop a scalable regional operating model with clear accountabilities, effective planning, and consistent controls.
• Lead transformation and organizational change, translating strategy into actionable initiatives across the region.
• Build a cohesive, high-performing leadership team and ensure the region has the necessary capability, resources, and talent pipeline for growth.
• Drive market expansion by defining sector and service priorities and converting the regional pipeline into sustainable, profitable growth.
• Lead strategic client relationships and serve as executive sponsor for priority government, public, and private sector accounts.
• Represent Mace Consult with clients, partners, and relevant government and regulatory stakeholders across the region.
• Utilize financial, operational, and market insights to strengthen forecasting, allocate resources, and enhance performance.
• Champion digital tools, automation, and technology to improve productivity, quality, predictability, and control.
• Oversee regional governance, quality, audit, and risk, while promoting sustainability and high standards of health, safety, and wellbeing.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A strong track record of leading and growing a complex regional or multi-country business at an executive level.
• Demonstrated organizational capability to build an effective operating model and align teams, services, and resources for growth.
• Proven ownership of full profit and loss, revenue growth, profitability, working capital, and operational performance.
• Executive presence and composure, with the credibility to influence boards, senior leaders, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Deep knowledge of construction and infrastructure consultancy, including program management, project management, or capital projects advisory.
• Significant Middle East leadership experience, with strong knowledge of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and the ability to operate across the wider region.
• A proven record of assessing markets, shaping growth strategy, and securing and expanding major government and private sector accounts.
• Experience using financial, operational, and market insights to set priorities and make clear investment and resource decisions.
• Experience leading organizational and digital transformation and translating strategy into measurable results.
• A collaborative enterprise mindset, connecting regional priorities with the broader Mace Consult strategy and global capabilities.
• A skilled and inclusive people leader who builds strong leadership teams, develops talent, and fosters clear accountability.
• A commitment to sustainability, safety, wellbeing, quality, governance, risk management, legal compliance, and ethical leadership.

Company Values

Mace Group operates on core values including Safety first, ensuring a safe, diverse, and inclusive working environment; Client focus, delivering on promises and building long-term relationships; Integrity, upholding compliance and influencing positive industry outcomes; and Create opportunity, fostering continuous improvement and talent development. Mace is an inclusive employer and encourages applications from diverse candidates, including those who may not meet all criteria but possess strong potential.