About the Role
The Project Director is responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight for large-scale IT projects and programs within the transportation domain, ensuring successful delivery of complex, multi-stakeholder projects and driving project governance, financial performance, risk management, and client satisfaction while aligning delivery with business objectives.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic & Leadership Responsibilities
- Provide overall direction and leadership for multiple large and complex IT projects in the transportation sector (e.g., traffic management systems, fare collection, fleet management, logistics platforms, ITS, mobility solutions).
- Define and implement project delivery strategies aligned with organizational goals and client requirements.
- Serve as the primary escalation point for critical project issues, risks, and stakeholder concerns.
- Mentor and lead Project Managers, Program Managers, and cross-functional teams.
2. Project & Program Governance
- Establish and enforce project governance frameworks, standards, and best practices.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
- Oversee project planning, execution, monitoring, and closure activities.
- Review and approve project plans, schedules, budgets, and change requests.
3. Client & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the senior point of contact for clients, government bodies, transport authorities, and key partners.
- Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with stakeholders.
- Lead executive-level project reviews, steering committee meetings, and progress presentations.
- Manage contract obligations, SLAs, and client expectations.
4. Financial & Commercial Management
- Own project and program P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
- Ensure effective resource utilization and margin optimization.
- Support business development activities, including proposal reviews, estimations, and bid responses.
- Identify opportunities for project extensions, upselling, and cross-selling.
5. Risk, Quality & Compliance
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks and dependencies.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and client policies (especially in public transportation and government projects).
- Drive quality assurance processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
6. Technology & Domain Alignment
- Ensure alignment between business objectives and technology solutions.
- Collaborate with architects, engineering teams, and domain experts to ensure solution feasibility and scalability.
- Stay informed on emerging technologies and trends in transportation IT and digital mobility solutions.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Master’s degree (MBA, MSc, or equivalent) is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in IT project and program management.
- At least 5+ years in a senior leadership role (Project Director / Program Director / Delivery Head).
- Proven experience delivering large-scale IT projects in the transportation, mobility, logistics, or infrastructure domain.
- Experience working with public sector clients, transport authorities, or regulated environments is highly desirable.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong financial acumen and contract management experience.
- Ability to manage complex, multi-vendor and multi-location programs.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent project/program management certifications.
Required Skills
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Strong financial acumen and contract management experience.
- Ability to manage complex, multi-vendor and multi-location programs.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills.
Preferred Skills
- Master’s degree (MBA, MSc, or equivalent).
- Experience working with public sector clients, transport authorities, or regulated environments.
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent project/program management certifications.
Pay range and compensation package
Not specified.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Not specified.