Associate Director

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WSP in the Middle East is seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead the delivery of an ongoing major project in Riyadh.

Your new role, what's involved?

• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to senior managers to ensure that quality technical services are delivered, meeting both project and client requirements.
• Responsible for planning & governance and for overseeing the successful delivery of the assigned project’s output in alignment with Client requirements.
• Responsible for planning & governance and for overseeing the successful delivery of the project’s output in alignment with Client requirements.
• Lead a team responsible for overseeing construction activities, ensuring contractors adhere to drawings, specifications, standards, and schedules, while also ensuring compliance with ES&H plans, quality standards, and local/national safety regulations.
• Monitor the performance of installation contractors, manage project progress, schedules, cost control, and change management systems.
• Lead and coordinate with contractors, engineers, clients, and other stakeholders involved in foundation work and superstructure installation.
• Provide leadership to ensure continuous availability of construction work fronts by reviewing look-ahead schedules, commodity charts, resource plans, engineering deliverables, material delivery schedules, and contractor submittals.
• Ensure all necessary permits and licenses are obtained before work commences on-site and verify compliance with all permit and license requirements.
• Manage a cross-functional team responsible for reviewing and approving contractor submittals, schedule acceptance, technical queries, field change documents, and other documentation, including drawings and As-Builts.
• Ensure that all materials and equipment on-site comply with international standards and technical specifications.
• Oversee the systematic and thorough closure of the project in all aspects.
• Foster and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and other functional departments, ensuring coordination of all contractual activities at the job site.
• Manage interfaces with other contractors and lead review meetings to ensure smooth coordination and progress.
  
  

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 15 years + of experience in project management within construction projects.
• Experience in the GCC region (preferably KSA), either in a Construction Management role or with direct construction experience.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to foster a positive working relationship among all parties, including clients, contractors, and other stakeholders, throughout the project lifecycle.
• A self-driven individual capable of working independently, making professional judgments, and taking ownership of projects while providing effective technical leadership to contractors and field engineers.
  
  

What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Apply now and be the future of WSP!

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