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About the Role

Mott MacDonald Middle East is continuing to grow its Energy Sector team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and we are looking to recruit a Thermal Energy Director to help shape and grow our thermal energy business in the Kingdom.

As Thermal Energy Director, you will combine senior technical leadership, client engagement, project delivery and business development. You will lead complex thermal generation and energy-transition assignments, strengthen our local capability and connect clients with expertise from across our regional and global Energy business.

You will bring strong experience in thermal power generation, ideally including Owner’s Engineer and Technical Advisory assignments for Independent Power Producer (IPP) developments, together with an understanding of the changing energy landscape and emerging energy-transition technologies such as hydrogen, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and power-to-gas.

Working across the project lifecycle, you will contribute to studies, project and programme management, concept design, front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed engineering design and asset management. You will work collaboratively across Energy and other sectors, bringing together multidisciplinary expertise to deliver high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Key responsibilities and duties are listed, but not limited to, below:

• Lead the technical delivery of complex thermal energy and energy-transition projects across Saudi Arabia and, where required, the wider Middle East.
• Act as Project Director or Principal on strategically important assignments where appropriate.
• Provide senior technical direction for Owner’s Engineer, Technical Advisory, studies, concept design, FEED, detailed engineering design and asset-management assignments.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with clients, partners and senior stakeholders across Saudi Arabia’s energy market.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities in thermal energy and energy transition, supporting the continued growth of our Energy business.