Project Director (Rail)

Req ID:523438 

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your project management expertise in a cutting-edge and highly strategic environment. You'll work alongside collaborative, skilled, and passionate teammates to deliver a complex metro rail project in Riyadh.

As Project Director, you will be accountable for the successful execution of large-scale, high-criticality turnkey project, ensuring contractual commitments, customer expectations, and business objectives are achieved. You will lead multidisciplinary and multi-site teams while driving project governance, financial performance, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence throughout the project lifecycle.

You will report to senior portfolio VP and play a key role in ensuring safe, profitable, and on-time project delivery.

We’ll look for you to:

• Being fully accountable vis a vis the AT management for project delivery performances from end to end (Quality, Cost, and Planning), looking for optimizing the project’s financial performance (margin and cash),
• Being the recognized Alstom representative vis a vis end customer RCRC and our civil partner for the execution of the electromechanical part of this metro line, building and managing strong relationships with them, with our main contractors and with external stakeholders, fostering alignment towards project goals, and synchronizing internal partners while arbitrating when necessary,
• Defining and implementing project governance strategies in line with contract requirements, including Project Management Plan (PMP) elaboration and allocation of objectives to subsystems,
• Effectively managing project resources, including staffing the project core team, escalating resource gaps, and leading multi-site/multi-functional teams to achieve project objectives,
• Leading and coordinating project activities and stakeholders, in line with customer satisfaction goals,
• Overseeing alignment with contractual requirements, managing variation orders, and addressing claims or litigations as needed,
• Proactively managing risks, savings, and opportunities to ensure successful project delivery,
• Monitoring and reporting project progress and KPIs to senior management with transparency, ensuring adherence to business and critical project review processes,
• Ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and effective contract management, maintaining compliance with applicable rules, standards, and policies, including Alstom’s Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, and Quality standards.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Experience in EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) project management (railway industry preferred), with at least 15 years of experience, including 5 years managing critical projects,
• Proven experience as a project execution leader (Project Director) with full responsibility for delivery and project financial performance on large-scale turnkey projects valued at approximately 500 million USD or more,

• Strong EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) background, with hands-on experience operating as a main contractor and managing interactions with customers, civil works organizations, and electromechanical teams,
• Familiarity with multi-national business cultures and cross-functional collaboration,
• Strong team management skills, including the ability to coordinate and collaborate with multi- site/multi-functional teams,
• Leadership and entrepreneurship mindset with a results-oriented approach,
• Conflict and crisis management expertise,
• Advanced skills in managing customer relationships and stakeholder alignment,
• Proficiency in complexity and risk management,
• Capacity to navigate political contexts and manage contractual requirements effectively.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey where you'll contribute to innovative mobility solutions while developing your career in a truly global organization.

You will also:

• Work on industry-leading railway and transportation projects.
• Collaborate with talented teams across multiple countries and functions.
• Benefit from excellent opportunities for future growth and professional development.
• Contribute to sustainable and greener mobility solutions worldwide.
• Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace where every voice matters.

Job Type:​Experienced​