Managing Director

Overview

The Managing Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership and ensuring the effective operations related to the delivery of large-scale, billion-dollar civil construction and infrastructure projects. The role includes overseeing business expansion, project execution, financial success, stakeholder interactions, and promoting organizational excellence across a diverse set of complex project portfolios.

Core Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement business strategies aligned with corporate goals to drive growth and profitability.
• Lead all facets of project and operational management with executive oversight.
• Set organizational goals, define performance metrics, and spearhead initiatives to achieve operational excellence.
• Manage multiple mega-scale projects from initiation through completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, quality standards, safety practices, and client expectations.
• Supervise key functions including engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, project controls, HSE, and QA/QC.
• Approve project execution plans, procurement approaches, and resource distribution strategies.
• Take full responsibility for the financial outcomes of projects and business units, including budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management.
• Lead negotiation of significant contractual agreements and enforce strong claims management and risk reduction methods.
• Engage directly with clients, consultants, governmental bodies, investors, and partners to build and sustain executive-level relationships and drive strategic discussions.
• Ensure strict compliance with contracts, legal and regulatory standards, and governance policies while promoting safety, quality, ethical conduct, and accountability.
• Develop and nurture leadership teams, encouraging a culture focused on performance, continuous innovation, and succession planning.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering is mandatory.
• Advanced degrees such as an MBA, Engineering Management, Construction Management, or related fields are highly desirable.
• A minimum of 20 years’ experience in the construction and contracting industries, including at least 10 years in senior leadership roles.
• Proven track record of managing large, multidisciplinary teams and overseeing organizational complexity.
• Extensive experience delivering major projects across sectors such as mixed-use developments, high-rise towers, hospitality, infrastructure, and island construction/land reclamation.
• Fluency in both written and spoken Arabic and English is essential to effectively represent the organization at executive and commercial levels.

Key Competencies

• Strategic leadership and corporate governance.
• Business development and mega project execution.
• Financial oversight including profit and loss management and budgeting.
• Contract negotiation and risk management.
• Stakeholder engagement and executive decision-making.
• Organizational development, change management, and performance management.
• Strong negotiation and influencing capabilities.

Success Profile

The ideal leader will be a visionary strategist with a history of successfully delivering landmark multi-billion-dollar construction projects while driving sustainable growth, ensuring safety, and adhering to the highest standards of quality and commercial excellence.