Project Director

7 months ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Atkins Full time

Atkins, a member of SNC Lavalin Group, is seeking an experienced **Railway Project Director **to lead and oversee our railway projects from conception to completion, to be based in Riyadh, KSA.

As the Railway Project Director, you will be responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale railway projects, ensuring adherence to quality standards, safety regulations, and project timelines. Your exceptional leadership, strategic planning, and project management skills will be instrumental in achieving project objectives, fostering collaboration among project teams, and maintaining strong relationships with clients and stakeholders.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead the planning, development, and execution of complex railway projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and client requirements.
- Provide strategic direction, guidance, and leadership to project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Develop and implement project management plans, including project schedules, budgets, resource allocation, and risk management strategies.
- Monitor project progress, track key milestones, and ensure timely delivery of project deliverables.
- Oversee the coordination and integration of multidisciplinary project activities.
- Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies to ensure project compliance, address concerns, and maintain positive relationships.
- Manage project budgets and financial performance, ensuring effective cost control and adherence to financial targets.
- Conduct regular project reviews, identify areas for improvement, and implement corrective actions to optimize project outcomes.
- Ensure adherence to quality standards, safety regulations, and industry best practices throughout the project lifecycle.
- Prepare and present project status reports, progress updates, and key performance indicators to senior management and clients.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the project teams, promoting knowledge sharing and best practices.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes related to railway projects.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor/ Master’s Degree in engineering from a reputed institution.
- Proven experience in leading on large multi-disciplinary Rail projects is a must.
- Proven success in the delivery of large capital projects within scope, time and budget
- Experience in the planning, managing and successfully delivering on projects involving numerous stakeholders.
- Strong leadership skills and proven ability to build, lead, organize, motivate and direct large multi-national organization.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact with clients, team members, and senior management.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Proficiency in project management software and tools.
- Thorough understand of local standards, Approving Authority processes.
- Be resilient with a “can do” attitude and able to work under pressure.
- Be collaborative and able to work across regional and business boundaries.
- Be an inspiration leader and set standards by example, to motivate the project team.

**Rewards & Benefits**:
**We offer an excellent package which includes**:

- A competitive salary
- Transportation allowance
- Medical and life insurance cover
- Company gratuity scheme
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants

SNC Lavalin's Atkins business is one of the largest multidisciplinary, multi sector engineering design consultancies in the world and is part of the SNC Lavalin Group.

As one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies with a leading track record in the defence sector, Atkins are ideally placed to respond to this market. We have a broad establishment and proud, 50 year history throughout the Middle East region.

We provide a full range of design, engineering and project management services for buildings, transportation and other infrastructure programmes.

Atkins in the Middle East now employs around 2,000 staff serving Gulf clients across all market sectors from offices in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, and Sharjah.

Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting - and then developing - brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.

Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic


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