Project Director – Smart Park Programme

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Project Director – Smart Park Programme

As a Project Director – Smart Park Programme at JLL, you will lead the integrated delivery of digital and technology systems within a complex construction environment. You will translate strategic objectives into executable programmes while balancing stakeholder expectations, partner interfaces, and long-term operational value creation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the delivery of digital, IT, and smart technology systems within a major smart park construction programme
• Translate strategic objectives and client ambitions into structured, executable delivery programmes with clear scope, milestones, and outcomes
• Lead integrated delivery across construction, IT, OT, and digital workstreams, ensuring alignment between traditional construction sequencing and agile/digital delivery approaches
• Establish and manage programme governance structures, including steering committees, reporting frameworks, and decision-making processes
• Manage programme risk, scope, cost, schedule, and interdependencies using structured programme management methodologies (MSP, PMI, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
• Act as the primary client interface, managing full technical and commercial relationships in a complex, multi-partner environment
• Own project-level P&L responsibility (approximately $3M), including budget management, forecasting, and commercial performance
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary delivery teams, fostering collaboration across design, construction, technology, and operations
• Manage and mediate competing stakeholder priorities across business sponsors, design authorities, contractors, systems integrators, and technology partners
• Ensure technology solutions are operationally viable, scalable, and aligned with long-term value creation objectives
• Oversee procurement and partner engagement activities, including evaluation of vendors and integrators
• Provide executive-level reporting on programme performance, risks, financials, and value realization
• Translate technical complexity into clear business cases, performance dashboards, and public value narratives suitable for senior leadership and public-sector stakeholders

Your Skills and Experience

• Minimum 15 years of experience delivering large-scale, highly complex programmes spanning construction, IT, digital, or smart city environments

• Proven track record delivering IT and digital systems within major capital construction programmes

• Strong understanding of smart city, smart park, and infrastructure technologies including IT, OT, integration platforms, super apps, and digital services

• Demonstrated experience balancing construction-led delivery models with agile and digital implementation approaches

• Expert knowledge of programme and project management methodologies (MSP, PMI, PRINCE2, or equivalent)

• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing project-level P&L, budgets, and financial performance

• Extensive experience managing senior client relationships across technical and commercial dimensions

• Proven ability to resolve conflicts and drive alignment across diverse stakeholder groups and delivery partners

• Excellent executive communication skills with ability to articulate technical decisions in terms of business, operational, and public value

• Experience working in public-sector or government-led environments is highly desirable

• Strong leadership skills with experience building and managing high-performing multidisciplinary teams

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline

• Professional certifications such as MSP Practitioner, PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, or equivalent are highly desirable

Location:

On-site –Riyadh, SAU

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.  We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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