Senior Project Director (PPP)

Location: Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Department: Strategic Hires

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

JASARA is a program management company providing PMC services across complex, high-impact initiatives. Working within the management consulting space, the company supports major programs with the leadership, structure, and delivery oversight needed to move ambitious projects from strategy through execution. This is an opportunity to contribute to work where commercial insight, stakeholder alignment, and disciplined program leadership are central to success.

As a Senior Project Director (PPP), you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering major public-private partnership initiatives. The position is focused on guiding complex projects across the full lifecycle, helping to secure new opportunities, and providing senior leadership across critical client and market-facing engagements. You will operate at the intersection of strategy, delivery, and partnership, helping align diverse stakeholders around successful outcomes on high-value infrastructure programs.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic decision-making and issue resolution across high-value PPP initiatives.
• Lead PPP projects from pursuit through delivery.
• Support winning PPP projects through market-facing leadership.
• Serve as Market Lead for PPP projects.
• Oversee PPP project delivery across key phases.

Requirements

• Degree in engineering or a related field.
• 20+ years of experience leading complex PPP or infrastructure project delivery, with a strong track record of winning PPP bids.
• Leadership in program management and risk oversight, including experience with PPP bid governance.
• Proven ability to develop client relationships and manage senior stakeholders across public and private sector partners.
• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Deep knowledge of PPP procurement models, contracts, and commercial structures is a plus.
• Experience with PPP asset classes such as transport, social infrastructure, utilities, or mixed infrastructure programs would be advantageous.