Project Director (High Rise Buildings)📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced Project Director with a focus on High-Rise Buildings for a full-time position in Riyadh. This role involves providing comprehensive direction and management for large-scale projects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring completion on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with contractual obligations.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

The Project Director will serve as a senior representative to clients, contractors, consultants, operators, authorities, and key stakeholders on major high-rise programs. Responsibilities include leading and directing projects through construction management, oversight, testing, commissioning, and handover phases. This involves reviewing and approving execution plans, health and safety plans, quality assurance/quality control plans, and governance frameworks. The role also encompasses overseeing multi-disciplinary teams for architecture, structural engineering, MEP, vertical transportation, façade systems, life safety, and specialist building systems, ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, budgets, schedules, and quality standards.

• Managing the overall financial performance of high-rise programs, including budgeting, forecasting, change management, claims avoidance, and commercial risk management.
• Proactively identifying and managing technical, delivery, and stakeholder risks, including interfaces with adjacent assets and infrastructure.
• Leading negotiations for scope changes, variations, and program adjustments.
• Monitoring and reporting performance against key milestones, cost, schedule, safety, quality, and sustainability metrics.
• Supporting business development activities, including strategy, proposal development, and client engagement for new high-rise building and mixed-use opportunities.
• Coordinating with internal support functions and regional leadership to mobilize appropriate resources.
• Participating in senior-level meetings with ministries, regulators, investors, and public or community stakeholders as required.

Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture, or a related engineering/construction discipline. A minimum of 20 years of experience is required in delivering large-scale building projects, with a significant focus on high-rise and super high-rise developments. Proven experience leading major tower, mixed-use, or large commercial/residential building programs of national or regional significance is essential. A strong background in program and project management within Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC is also required.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary design and construction teams and multiple project interfaces.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability, including budgets, forecasts, change control, and claims/contract administration.
• Comprehensive understanding of Saudi Arabian building codes, standards, specifications, and regulatory requirements relevant to high-rise construction.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to represent Parsons credibly and effectively at senior government, client, and investor levels.

Desired Skills and Attributes

A Master’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline is desired. Experience delivering landmark high-rise or signature building programs for major government entities, sovereign projects, or leading private developers in Saudi Arabia is preferred. Professional registration (*, PE, CEng, RIBA) and/or relevant project management certification (*, PMP, PgMP) are advantageous. Familiarity with modern delivery approaches and tools, including BIM and digital engineering, off-site/modular construction, advanced façade and structural systems, and sustainability frameworks (*, LEED, Mostadam) is beneficial. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working for Construction Contractors in the delivery of high-rise projects.

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.