Project Director

About KEO International Consultants

KEO International Consultants is a creative enterprise known for its innovation in planning, design, and project delivery across built and natural environments. With over 60 years of experience, KEO has contributed to significant global projects and is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and a Top 20 International PM/CM Firm. World Architecture also ranks KEO as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

The Role of Project Director

KEO International Consultants is seeking a Project Director to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time position requires over 10 years of experience and involves providing overall leadership and strategic direction for project delivery. The Project Director will ensure projects align with client objectives, project requirements, and KEO standards, serving as the senior point of contact for clients and key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for successful project delivery, ensuring alignment with client objectives and KEO standards.
• Act as the senior point of contact for clients and key project stakeholders, maintaining strong relationships and effective communication.
• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring effective coordination, collaboration, and accountability.
• Establish and maintain project delivery strategies, governance structures, processes, and performance standards.
• Oversee project program, budget, resources, procurement, commercial performance, and overall delivery to achieve project objectives.
• Monitor project progress against approved program, budget, scope, and quality requirements, identifying risks and implementing mitigation measures.
• Provide strategic oversight of design development, technical coordination, construction activities, and project interfaces.
• Ensure effective coordination among the client, consultants, contractors, authorities, and other project stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings and provide clear direction on critical project matters, decisions, and actions.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, changes, and complex issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact.
• Oversee project controls, reporting, document control, change management, and governance requirements.
• Review and monitor contractor and consultant performance for compliance with contractual obligations.
• Support the management of variations, claims, commercial issues, and contractual matters in coordination with relevant teams.
• Ensure health, safety, quality, environmental, and sustainability requirements are maintained throughout the project.
• Provide regular senior-level reporting to the client and KEO management on project progress, program, cost, risks, and key decisions.
• Develop and implement recovery strategies for projects at risk of delay, cost overrun, or underperformance.
• Mentor and develop project leadership teams, fostering a high-performance working environment.
• Represent KEO at senior-level meetings with clients, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with KEO policies, procedures, quality standards, and applicable Saudi Arabian regulations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in project leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic direction and leadership for complex projects.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience in managing multidisciplinary teams and project delivery strategies.
• Familiarity with project controls, risk management, and contractual matters.

Work Environment and Culture

KEO offers a supportive environment focused on professional development through global mobility and career advancement opportunities. The company culture supports health and well-being with on-demand counseling services and regular workplace clinics. KEO also organizes community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams, and beach clean-ups. Employees have access to policies including hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.