Project Director

• World-leading R&D capabilities
• Strategic investment in global biotech and industrial infrastructure
• Large-scale project delivery across international markets
• A strong commitment to innovation, sustainability, and technology localisation

• Lead all construction and project management activities across Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
• Represent the client-side (Party A) in major offshore and local contractor engagements.
• Oversee project lifecycle management from design through execution and commissioning.

• Manage complex projects delivered through multiple prime contracts or parallel contracting models.
• Provide senior-level interface management between contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.

• Maintain expert understanding of regional construction laws, policies, and approval regulations.
• Ensure compliance across all project phases while proactively identifying and mitigating territory-specific risks.

• Interpret and adapt technical standards such as Saudi Building Code (SBC) and the UAE Fire & Life Safety Code.
• Lead harmonisation between domestic engineering outputs and local engineering requirements.

• Translate domestic R&D and technical innovations into feasible Middle East applications.
• Optimise and localise engineering solutions to ensure cost efficiency, constructability, and regulatory compliance.

• Serve as the communication bridge between domestic technical teams and Middle East project teams.
• Build cohesive relationships across design, supervision, supply chain, and subcontractor networks.

• Conduct local market analysis for materials and equipment.
• Work with procurement teams to define supply chain strategies, supplier selection, and contract technical terms.

• Deliver technical briefings to construction teams and validate site-level execution.
• Ensure all work meets quality, safety, budget, and schedule expectations.

• Identify and resolve design, technical, or progress-related challenges.
• Collect feedback and data to support ongoing optimisation of processes and technical solutions.

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field.

• 8–12+ years of senior project or construction management experience in the Middle East.
• Proven leadership in industrial plants, logistics real estate, or infrastructure megaprojects.
• Client-side (Party A) experience is highly advantageous.
• Strong exposure to multi-prime contracting, parallel contracting, and interface-heavy environments.

• Strong understanding of regional regulatory requirements and authority approval pathways.
• Sound knowledge of construction costs, procurement strategies, and major project challenges.
• Experience with project management systems such as Aconex, Procore, Primavera, BIM.

• Fluency in Chinese & English required; Arabic proficiency strongly preferred.
• Ability to manage diverse, multinational teams and operate in a high-paced environment.

• Exceptional leadership and stakeholder management
• Outstanding communication and coordination skills
• Strong commercial awareness and cost management capability
• Strategic problem solver with hands-on execution ability
• High adaptability in multicultural and evolving project environments

• Based full-time on-site at the project headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Direct reporting to the departmental director
• Two-stage international interview process
• Immediate or near-immediate joining preferred

• Shape the delivery of major biotech and industrial infrastructure in a rapidly growing region
• Senior strategic leadership role with global exposure
• Tax-efficient salary structures in Saudi Arabia
• Opportunity to drive technology localisation in a groundbreaking sector
• Work within a high-growth, innovation-centric organisation with long-term security

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