Design Director Estate Management - City Assets Management

JASARA Program Management Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company in Saudi Arabia seeks a Design Director Estate Management to lead operability and maintainability reviews for city and district assets, ensuring long-term sustainability and service delivery. You will act as the estate management design authority across planning, design development and asset handover.

You will define and maintain operational design requirements and review criteria, coordinating with development teams and consultants to optimize whole-life asset

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in design management, operational readiness, facilities planning, asset management, infrastructure delivery, estate management or related disciplines, including leadership experience.
• Experience reviewing complex developments from an operational, maintainability and service delivery perspective.
• Experience coordinating development, operations, asset management and delivery stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational design reviews of city and district assets to assess operability, maintainability, functionality and long-term serviceability.
• Develop maintain and continuously improve operational design standards guidance documents and review criteria.
• Define operability maintainability and service delivery requirements for use by development and design teams.
• Establish design review frameworks and assurance processes to support consistent assessment of developments.
• Coordinate operational handover activities with City Asset Management and other stakeholders.

Skills

Operational design reviews

Stakeholder coordination

Design authority

Operability and maintainability

Whole-life asset thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Facilities Management

Master's degree desirable

Chartered/licensed status preferred

Job description

Jasara Program Management Company Jasara PMC is a leading Joint Venture between Public Investment Fund PIF Jacobs and Saudi Aramco established to deliver world-class program management services across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Jasara plays a key role in supporting the realization of Saudi Vision 2030 particularly in delivering giga-projects and large-scale infrastructure developments We are seeking a Design Director Estate Management - City Assets Management to join JASARA PMC The Design Director will lead the operational design review assurance and stakeholder coordination of city and district assets to ensure operability maintainability accessibility serviceability and long-term operational sustainability are effectively incorporated into the planning design delivery and handover of assets facilities and associated services The Design Director is responsible for providing operational design leadership and assurance across city and district developments representing the future operator maintainer and asset owner throughout planning design development design reviews and asset delivery activities The role ensures operational requirements maintainability considerations logistical requirements support facilities and service delivery needs are appropriately reflected within asset designs and associated development proposals The role acts as the Estate Management design authority for operability and maintainability providing independent review challenge assurance and recommendations across all assets that will require future operations maintenance management or service delivery The position develops and maintains operational design requirements coordinates stakeholder alignment supports district and development teams and manages specialist consultant activities relating to operational design assurance The role works closely with Development Delivery City Operations Community Management Asset Management Utilities Mobility Security Digital and other operational stakeholders to ensure assets are designed for safe efficient and sustainable operation throughout their lifecycle The position also coordinates operational aspects of asset handover activities with City Asset Management to facilitate a smooth transition from development into operations

Key Responsibilities

Asset Operability and Maintainability Reviews

Lead operational design reviews of city and district assets to assess operability maintainability functionality and long- term serviceability Review asset designs throughout planning concept schematic detailed design and pre-handover stages Challenge design proposals to ensure assets can be safely efficiently and sustainably operated and maintained Assess asset layouts operational functionality maintenance strategies and service delivery requirements Identify operational risks maintenance constraints accessibility challenges and service delivery issues that may impact future operations Provide evidence-based recommendations to improve asset operability maintainability and operational performance Support governance and stage-gate reviews through technical review comments and assurance recommendations Promote whole-life thinking within design reviews to support long-term operational sustainability and value

Operational Design Standards and Requirements

Develop maintain and continuously improve operational design standards guidance documents and review criteria Define operability maintainability and service delivery requirements for use by development and design teams Develop operational requirements relating to maintenance access serviceability support facilities and operational infrastructure Establish design review frameworks and assurance processes to support consistent assessment of developments Ensure operational design requirements are embedded within development processes and governance frameworks Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain current and future operational requirements across asset classes Promote alignment between operational objectives user requirements and design solutions Provide subject matter expertise relating to operational readiness and operational design assurance

City Asset Facilities Planning Review and provide assurance on the sizing location and functionality of facilities required to support city operations and asset management activities

Assess operational support facilities maintenance compounds workshops storage areas waste facilities logistics areas and staff support infrastructure Evaluate proposed facility capacities against forecast operational requirements and service delivery needs Ensure operational facilities are appropriately located to maximize efficiency accessibility and service performance Review space planning requirements associated with operational support activities and future city growth Coordinate with stakeholders to validate operational assumptions and facility utilization requirements Identify opportunities to optimize operational infrastructure and support facilities Ensure asset support facilities align with long-term operating models and maintenance requirements

Operational Logistics and Accessibility Planning Review and provide assurance on operational logistics requirements associated with city and district assets

Assess asset access arrangements servicing routes loading facilities deliveries refuse collection arrangements and maintenance access requirements Review emergency access provisions and operational resilience considerations Ensure operational logistics requirements are appropriately integrated into development and design proposals Coordinate stakeholder reviews of servicing operational access and logistics planning arrangements Identify operational conflicts and provide recommendations to improve functionality and service delivery performance Promote safe efficient and practical operational movement throughout developments Support the development of operationally robust asset and infrastructure solutions

District Design Support and Stakeholder Coordination

Provide operational design subject matter expertise to district development teams throughout planning and design activities Participate in workshops technical working groups design reviews and stakeholder engagement activities nbsp

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, Facilities Management, Asset Management, Urban Planning, Building Sciences, Construction Management or a related discipline. Master's degree in a relevant discipline is desirable. Chartered, licensed or professionally accredited status with a recognized professional institution is preferred. Additional qualifications relating to facilities management, asset management, operational readiness or infrastructure planning are advantageous.

Experience

Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in design management, operational readiness, facilities planning, asset management, infrastructure delivery, estate management or related disciplines, including leadership experience. Demonstrated experience reviewing complex developments from an operational, maintainability and service delivery perspective. Experience influencing design outcomes across multidisciplinary projects and stakeholder groups. Experience developing operational requirements, design standards and assurance processes. Experience supporting design governance and stage-gate review processes. Experience coordinating development, operations, asset management and delivery stakeholders. Experience managing consultants, technical advisors and specialist studies. Experience within major mixed-use destinations, large-scale developments, infrastructure program, master-planned communities, cities or giga-projects is strongly preferred.

Preferred Background

Operational design assurance. Facilities planning and operational readiness. Estate management and city operations. Asset management and lifecycle optimization. Infrastructure operations and service delivery planning. Master-planned developments and large-scale destinations.

Technical & Functional Expectations

Operability and maintainability reviews. Operational design assurance. Design governance and stage-gate processes. Facilities planning and operational infrastructure assessment. Operational logistics and accessibility planning. Asset handover coordination. Stakeholder engagement and cross-functional integration. Consultant management and technical assurance. Operational readiness planning. Whole-life asset performance considerations.