Construction Director

Permanent

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

JOB-21811

Ryan Cross

MRG is in partnership with a well reputed Tier 1 Main Contractor seeking to appoint a Construction Director – Major Roads & Infrastructure to join their senior leadership team.

The Company

A leading Tier-One main contractor with a strong presence across Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East, delivering complex, large-scale infrastructure and urban development projects. The business is recognised for its delivery capability, safety culture, and involvement in nationally significant developments.

The Role

Reporting to the Projects Director, the Construction Director will hold full responsibility for the delivery of a major roads and highways package within a high-profile urban development. This is a senior site-based leadership role, accountable for end-to-end construction performance across programme, cost, quality, safety, and stakeholder alignment, operating within a complex, interface-heavy environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall construction leadership from mobilisation through to handover, ensuring delivery against programme and commercial objectives.
• Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary site teams, including construction, engineering, HSE, commercial, and planning functions.
• Manage complex interfaces with clients, consultants, authorities, utilities, and adjacent contractors.
• Drive a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with Tier-One HSE and quality standards.
• Oversee construction methodology, sequencing, logistics, and risk management within constrained urban environments.
• Act as the senior escalation point for delivery risks, programme challenges, and stakeholder issues.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have extensive experience delivering major infrastructure projects and will demonstrate:
• 20+ years’ experience in roads and highways or large-scale infrastructure delivery.
• Proven senior leadership experience as a Construction Director, Project Director, or equivalent within a Tier-One contractor.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing risk, change, and cost certainty.
• Deep understanding of government-led developments and public-sector stakeholder environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to lead large, diverse teams.

How to Apply

For a confidential discussion, please contact Ryan Cross at MRG on ryan.cross@mrgglobal.com

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