AtkinsRalis is looking to hire a Senior Director Delivery to work on site in NEOM.
NEOMs The LINE is a groundbreaking initiative to redefine urban living by creating a zerocarbon hyperconnected vertical city. As a core pillar of NEOMs vision The LINE represents a revolutionary shift in design technology daily living and sustainability aiming to set a global benchmark for future urban development. Please read more about NEOM here: NEOM: A new future in KSA.
Role Overview: The Senior Director will provide leadership across all aspects of delivering The Line overseeing the endtoend lifecycle of this highcomplexity giga project. This role requires strategic vision operational excellence and the ability to navigate a dynamic and ambitious startup environment. The Senior Director will ensure the project is delivered on budget on time and to the highest quality and safety standards while fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. The successful candidate will have to be adaptive to a nonconventional role whereby the candidate could be go do and fix rather than a traditional project management lifecycle.
The extent of key responsibilities may vary:
Project Delivery:
- Lead and manage multidimensional experience across the entire project lifecycle ensuring delivery within budget quality and timeline.
- Drive a strong awareness of traditional and digital design methodologies and construction techniques including industrial manufacturing.
- Provide leadership in safety management ensuring best practices and compliance.
- Oversee endtoend procurement and contract management from market engagement to contract administration and final account closure.
Strategic Leadership:
- Develop and execute a strategic roadmap in alignment with NEOMs vision and values.
- Build and manage highperformance integrated teams within the client organization adhering to client policies and processes.
- Represent and champion AtkinsRalis within the project and broader stakeholder landscape.
Stakeholder Management:
- Cultivate strong and welldeveloped stakeholder management skills balancing expectations and fostering collaboration in an environment of competing companies.
- Influence and impact decisionmaking processes ensuring alignment with project goals.
Innovation and ProblemSolving:
- Leverage experience and knowledge to provide valueadded solutions and innovative approaches to complex challenges.
- Promote Lean principles and Six Sigma methodologies to enhance operational efficiency.
People Leadership:
- Foster a culture of excellence resilience and collaboration within a multicultural workforce.
- Demonstrate leadership and serve as a role model for high ethical standards and professionalism.
LongTerm Activities:
- Bring alive the General Contractors strategy including the procurement roadmap enabling contract awards. This activity will require significant effort as it builds momentum.
- Drive strategic procurement initiatives particularly in MEP and special digital systems with a focus on scaling efforts as momentum builds.
- Advance the development of common assets (Neighbours) a massive undertaking that has already gained considerable traction compared to General Contractors.
- Oversee secondary strategies under NEOMs The Line Execution Strategy ensuring alignment and seamless implementation.
- Provide general advice on specific issues such as Engineering Systems and Testing & Commissioning (T&C) addressing capability gaps effectively.
Operational Excellence:
- Drive efficiency and profitability for Atkins in support of current and future forecasts and opportunities.
- Be active role model of safety and culture of care.
Skills and Attributes:
- Extensive experience managing largescale infrastructure or urban development projects particularly in the Middle East.
- Exceptional stamina resilience and energy to drive project success.
- Detailed understanding of financial issues safety management and engineering innovation.
- Strong communication and influence skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Analytical thinking and commercial awareness to support strategic decisionmaking.
Capabilities:
- Conceptual Thinking
- Reading the Business Picture
- Providing Leadership and Direction
- Influence and Impact
- Achievement Drive
- Analytical Thinking
- Commercial Awareness
- Partnership Building and Collaboration
Requirements:
- Degree in Engineering with a Masters in Business or related field preferred.
- Chartered Engineer Status.
- Minimum of 30 years of experience delivering major projects with a proven track record in the Middle East.
- Expertise in safety management and implementing innovative solutions in the engineering and construction industry.
- Demonstrated experience working with a multicultural workforce.
This is a onceinalifetime opportunity to contribute to one of the worlds most ambitious projects. By joining AtkinsRalis on NEOMs The Line you will be at the forefront of innovation shaping the future of urban living and leaving a legacy for generations to come.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime