Program Director

NOW HIRING – PROGRAMME DIRECTOR – RAIL Our client is a leading international engineering and consultancy organisation, delivering a major rail infrastructure programme in the GCC. Key Responsibilities: - Lead the delivery of a major rail infrastructure programme from detailed design through construction, testing, commissioning and handover, ensuring programme, budget, quality and performance objectives are achieved. - Act as the senior point of contact for the client and key stakeholders, providing strategic leadership and advice throughout the project lifecycle. - Provide overall direction to multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring engineering, commercial, planning, construction and delivery functions are fully aligned. - Oversee programme governance, reporting, risk management and strategic decision-making, ensuring key issues are identified and addressed proactively. - Manage complex interfaces between consultants, contractors, specialist suppliers and third parties across multiple work packages. - Monitor programme performance against key milestones, budgets, contractual obligations and delivery targets, implementing corrective measures where required. - Lead senior-level stakeholder engagement and coordination across client, consultant, contractor and government/regulatory interfaces. - Provide strategic oversight of engineering and construction delivery, ensuring technical solutions are practical, coordinated and aligned with programme objectives. - Ensure compliance with all applicable safety, quality, environmental and regulatory requirements, while promoting a strong culture of professional and safe project delivery. - Lead commercial and contractual matters, including change management, claims avoidance, cost control and client approvals. - Support the procurement, mobilisation and management of consultants, contractors and specialist suppliers. - Drive successful programme completion, including testing and commissioning, stakeholder approvals, handover documentation and close-out activities. Requirements: - 25+ years of overall experience, with 3+ years at Programme Director or equivalent senior leadership role level. - Strong track record delivering major rail infrastructure projects - GCC experience is mandatory. Candidates outside the GCC must have previous GCC experience. - High-speed rail experience is highly desirable. - Tunnelling / TBM experience is preferred. - Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline. - Consultant / engineering consultancy experience is mandatory. - Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary teams on major infrastructure programmes.

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