Project Director

About the Role

Saaki Argus and Averil Consulting is seeking a Project Director to lead large-scale transmission and distribution projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves overseeing the complete project lifecycle for high-voltage substations and transmission lines, ensuring successful delivery within established parameters.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee large-scale transmission and distribution projects involving 350 kV, 380 kV, 400 kV, or higher-voltage substations and transmission lines.
• Manage complete project lifecycles, including planning, engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Develop project execution strategies, schedules, budgets, resource plans, and risk mitigation frameworks.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams across engineering, project controls, procurement, construction, quality, and commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with client specifications, international standards, utility requirements, and applicable safety regulations.
• Monitor project progress against contractual milestones, cost targets, quality standards, and delivery schedules.
• Manage client relationships, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and other key stakeholders.
• Identify project risks, resolve critical technical and execution issues, and implement corrective actions to maintain project timelines.
• Oversee the design and execution of high-voltage substations, overhead transmission lines, underground cable systems, and associated infrastructure, as applicable.
• Ensure effective management of contracts, variations, claims, commercial negotiations, and change control.
• Drive HSE compliance, quality assurance, project governance, and operational excellence across all project activities.
• Lead project review meetings and present progress reports, financial performance, risk assessments, and recovery plans to senior management and clients.
• Coordinate with utility authorities and regulatory bodies to secure necessary approvals, inspections, energization clearances, and project handover.
• Ensure successful project completion within approved budgets, contractual requirements, and agreed timelines.

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project management.
• Strong experience in executing major transmission projects for National Grid Saudi Arabia.
• Direct involvement in at least one significant high-voltage project is preferred.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on critical infrastructure projects within the energy sector.