Country Director

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sharjah, الإمارات العربية المتحدة Guildhall | The #1 Ranked Executive Search & Recruitment Agency in Dubai, UAE دوام كامل
Guildhall has been exclusively retained by a major international infrastructure expanding is establishing its operation in the United Arab Emirates. This is a country-leadership role: Responsible for developing the organisation, delivering the first projects, and positioning the company for a substantial regional programme over the years that follows.
It is a rare mandate. The company is well established, which means the person who takes this seat sets the standard — the team, the government relationships, the delivery model — rather than inheriting them. It suits someone who has run a country or a major programme before and wants to build the next one from the ground up.
We are handling this search on a retained, confidential basis. The company will be named to shortlisted candidates under NDA.
What you will ownBuilding and leading the UAE organisation across delivery, operations, engineering, supply chain and commercial functionsOwning the relationship with the road and transport authority, the municipality, the utilities and other government stakeholders — approvals, permitting and NOCsDelivering the first major project on programme and on budgetSetting the delivery and operating model for the expansion that followsIdentifying and securing land, sites and commercial arrangements needed for the programmeRepresenting the company to shareholders, partners and government at the most senior levelWhat you will bring15+ years in infrastructure, tunnelling, metro, heavy civil or large-scale construction, with time as the accountable leader of a programme of USD 500m or moreA track record of dealing directly with Gulf government authorities at director level and getting approvals over the lineExperience running a country or regional P&L, and building a team from an early stageA delivery background — you came up through projects and sites, not solely through an officeExposure to land, concession or commercial deal-making alongside construction is a strong advantageAvailable to be resident in DubaiThe kind of person this is forThis is a hands-on, fast-moving culture, not a corporate one. The company values people who make decisions, stay close to the work, and move quickly. It will suit someone who wants ownership and pace over hierarchy and process.