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, and multiple high value projects at the same time

· 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.