A Defining Year: Egis across Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Published 10.12.25
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STRENGTHENING GLOBAL LEADERSHIP.
At the start of 2025, Frederico Justus was appointed as Chief Executive Officer Egis for Middle East & South Asia. With over 25 years of international experience working in infrastructure, digital technology and sustainable operations, Justus offers both commercial insights combined with a human-centered leadership approach. His appointment underscores the strategic importance of the region, which already accounts for 24% of Egis’s worldwide turnover.
Following shortly thereafter, Egis appointed Mohamed Ben Messaoud as Country Managing Director for Egis in Saudi Arabia. With a distinguished career spanning over 18 years in transport, project management, finance and operations, Ben Messaoud’s leadership is driving Egis’ ambitious agenda in one of its most pivotal markets.
Egis’ vision is supported by a $1.17 billion equity injection from shareholder Tikehau Capital alongside investors in an Apollo S3/ADIA consortium and Neuberger Berman. This capital infusion ensures the pace of Egis’ growth and strengthens the company’s commitment to climate-smart development, digitalization and next-gen infrastructure.
GIGAPROJECTS IN SAUDI ARABIA.
The company’s technical and creative expertise continues to be expressed through some of the Middle East’s most transformative projects. In Riyadh, Egis has been appointed as Site Supervision Consultant for the reactivation of the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Transit System, a 3-kilometre elevated monorail network designed to enhance internal mobility and integrate with the Riyadh Metro. The project is a key element in the kingdom’s Vision 2030 economic development program, which aims to promote smart and sustainable urban mobility for one of the kingdom’s most vibrant commercial centres.
Egis’ involvement in the Riyadh Integrated – Phase 1 Infrastructure project again confirms the company’s logistics and urban development expertise. As Package Administration and Supervision Consultant, the firm manages vital works like roads and utilities as well as landscaping and service buildings in a logistics zone that is expected to enhance Saudi Arabia’s role as a global hub of trade.
Further north, Egis completed a full life-cycle assessment of the King Fahd Causeway, an essential connection between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Utilising drone photogrammetry, non-destructive testing and digital twin technology, the team generated a refurbishment strategy that elongates the life of the bridge, while mitigating disruption to traffic, an artful combination of technical precision and public benefit.
Adding to its growing portfolio of contributions to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, Omrania, a member of 10N, a collective created by Egis Group, was awarded a $113.6 million design contract by Diriyah Company for the flagship Boulevard District. As multidisciplinary design consultant, Omrania will deliver concept through detailed design and construction supervision for a series of vibrant community areas that will anchor Diriyah’s evolution into a world-class destination.
“If 2025 was about acceleration, then 2026 is about amplification; deepening impact, expanding imagination, and building a sustainable future.”
CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND CONNECTION.
At the base of these successes is the power of Egis’ talent. With over 22,000 staff globally in more than 100 countries (including over 3,500 in the Middle East), Egis encourages a culture of cooperation, curiosity and sensitivity. Its being named a Top Employer for 2025 in the Middle East, a first for Qatar and the second year running in both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for its commitment to developing talent and building inclusivity across its teams. Creativity remains a hallmark of Egis’ identity. The launch of 10N, a global collective uniting diverse creative professionals across six studios and five continents, bringing together architects, urbanists and landscape specialists, including local practices Omrania, 10N taps the potential of design to deliver spaces that are functional, humane and future-proof.
CONSTRUCTING THE FUTURE WE WANT.
As Egis walks into 2026, its story is that of making progress with a purpose. The firm’s maintains its sixth place on the ENR 2024 Top International Design Firms list in the Middle East. This serves as a testament to a buoyant market and continued trust from clients and communities.
Egis’ journey far from over. If the 2025 experience was about acceleration, then 2026 is about amplification, deepening impact, expanding imagination, and solidifying that every bridge, subway station and master plan points toward a more sustainable planet and equitable world.
