Senior Construction Director - Middle East

About the role

SRT Marine Systems plc, a UK-headquartered multinational leader in international marine surveillance technology, is hiring a Senior Construction Director to work on SRT projects in the Middle East. This is a hands-on, site-facing role supporting the Programme Director by leading project delivery, coordinating workstreams and keeping delivery within agreed scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and customer commitments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and workstreams, keeping them focused on scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and customer outcomes
• Maintain project governance: delivery reviews, action tracking, decision logs, escalation routes, reporting cycles and customer-facing progress forums
• Oversee integrated planning, schedules, milestones, critical paths, dependencies, RAID, change control and delivery forecasts
• Coordinate in-country delivery across customer, government, regulatory, ICP, consultant, subcontractor and internal SRT interfaces
• Maintain a regular site presence, travelling frequently to review progress, resolve blockers and confirm construction and installation readiness
• Act as design manager/coordinator during design development, overseeing the ICP design consultant, design reviews, comment close-out, approvals and alignment with SRT and customer requirements
• Coordinate design workshops and reviews, manage design queries, technical clarifications, deviations, approvals and procurement dependencies
• Ensure construction and design comply with in-country health, safety, environmental and statutory requirements
• Assist with tender activity, scope interpretation and delivery advice as required

Required profile

• Proven experience in project management and delivery of complex construction and system integration projects, including multi-site programmes
• Experience of civil build, construction and design for communication towers, data centres etc. is highly beneficial; international build experience is also beneficial
• Experience working with in-country partners, design consultants, customer and government/regulatory stakeholders and local subcontractors in the Middle East or similar environments
• Ability to review contractor programmes, identify schedule risk, support recovery planning and turn programme issues into site actions
• Experience acting as design manager, design coordinator or client-side design lead
• Strong knowledge of project governance, integrated planning, RAID, change control, reporting, stakeholder management and commercial delivery
• Comfortable in a hands-on, site-based role with regular travel across the Middle East

Required skills

• IT literate: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, project scheduling software such as P6 and MSP, CAD
• Excellent communication skills adaptable to customers, partners and internal teams

What we offer

• Market-leading benefits package supporting in-country living and regular travel
• Private health and travel insurance
• Support if your family wishes to join you in-country