Overview
Operations Director Jobs in Saudi Arabia at Cornerstone Global Partners (CGP Group)
Title: Operations Director
Company: Cornerstone Global Partners (CGP Group)
Location: Saudi Arabia
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Industry: Heavy civil / infrastructure contracting — Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our client is a well-established contractor delivering large-scale infrastructure programs, including roads and highways, asphalt production, and facilities/operations & maintenance.
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (head office based, with regular travel to active project sites)
Role Purpose
A newly created senior leadership position, reporting directly to the CEO, providing a single point of operational oversight across all live projects and business lines. The Operations Director will bridge executive strategy and day-to-day project delivery, ensuring consistent governance, performance, and accountability across the portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Own operational delivery across all active projects, spanning EPC, asphalt production, and facilities/O&M business lines
- Act as the single point of accountability to the CEO for project performance — cost, schedule, quality, and HSE
- Build and strengthen the operational structure and reporting lines between head office and site leadership
- Standardize project controls, governance, and reporting across a multi-project portfolio
- Represent the company operationally with clients, authorities, and joint venture partners on major programs
- Identify and resolve cross-project risks, resourcing conflicts, and delivery bottlenecks
- Support business development and bid teams with operational input on major pursuits
Requirements
- Extensive career built within contracting organizations — direct contractor background essential (not consultancy or design)
- Deep experience in horizontal infrastructure (roads, earthworks, utilities, civil structures)
- Track record leading multi-project portfolios, ideally within Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC
- Experience on mega-scale programs is strongly preferred
- Strong stakeholder management and executive-level communication skills
- Open to candidates of any nationality within Saudi Arabia.