Onshore Program Director - Saudi Arabia

Overview

Kariera Group is actively recruiting an Onshore Program Director to join a leading global engineering consultancy. This is a high-level leadership opportunity working on iconic oil and gas projects in Saudi Arabia. The ideal candidate will possess significant experience managing large-scale oil and gas programs and demonstrate commercial, operational, and team leadership capabilities across greenfield and brownfield environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects from conception to execution while meeting contractual and client satisfaction metrics.
• Serve as the prime point of contact between the client and the company.
• Accountable for project cost performance and accounts receivable.
• Lead project management teams, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and high-quality delivery.
• Ensure execution aligns with internal policies, procedures, and quality systems.
• Plan project execution and revise plans as needed to ensure delivery milestones are met.
• Coordinate and manage project leadership personnel across all phases.
• Support business development and proposal efforts for new onshore and offshore opportunities.
• Negotiate changes and resolve conflicts with clients and stakeholders.
• Oversee all contracts across the assigned program of works.
• Forecast workload and deploy sufficient resources in cooperation with the Engineering Manager.
• Provide regular updates to clients and advise on project status and risk.
• Use and promote best practices in project delivery across teams.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management systems.
• Resolve inter-project conflicts and manage all personnel assigned to contracts effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in onshore oil and gas project management.
• Proven experience leading engineering and procurement projects.
• Strong knowledge of detailed design for both greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Prior experience with Aramco standards and requirements.
• Experience in fabrication/construction is beneficial.
• Strong commercial and financial project understanding.
• Leadership and decision-making skills in high-pressure environments.
• Strong administrative, planning, and resource management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in risk management and change control processes.
• Team-oriented with a demonstrated ability to drive alignment and commitment across project stakeholders.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Contract