Director - Asset Management

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a senior professional to provide owner-side oversight of asset condition, engineering performance and lifecycle planning for its world-class destination assets in Saudi Arabia. You will guide maintenance strategies, capital investment priorities and technical risk management across complex hospitality and entertainment assets.

The role requires 15+ years in technical asset management and a strong background in MEP systems, sustainability, and commissioning.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in technical asset management, engineering, facilities management, building operations, or capital planning.
• Strong experience with complex operating assets and major building systems.
• Experience in lifecycle planning, maintenance strategy, capex development, commissioning, handover, and defect management.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, fire and life safety, HSE, sustainability, and statutory compliance.
• Experience within hospitality, mixed-use, entertainment, leisure, real estate, or large-scale destination assets is preferred.
• Relevant professional certification such as Chartered Engineer, CFM, PMP, RICS, or IAM is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical asset strategies, lifecycle plans and capital investment priorities.
• Lead asset condition assessments, technical due diligence and engineering audits.
• Oversee asset reliability, maintenance performance, statutory compliance and technical risk.
• Review operator and facilities management technical plans, budgets and performance.
• Support design reviews, testing, commissioning, operational readiness and asset handover.
• Manage defects, warranties, asset information and technical documentation.
• Lead technical input into refurbishment, enhancement and capital projects.
• Drive improvements in energy efficiency, sustainability, asset condition and whole-life cost.
• Prepare technical recommendations and reports for senior leadership.

Skills

Asset management

Lifecycle planning

Technical due diligence

Engineering oversight

Energy efficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Facilities Management/ Construction Management background

Tools

Chartered Engineer (preferred)

CFM / PMP / RICS / IAM (preferred)

Job description

Qiddiya is Saudi Arabia s future capital of entertainment sports and culture bringing together world-class hospitality leisure entertainment and mixed-use assets within one of the Kingdom s most ambitious developments The role will provide owner-side oversight of asset condition engineering performance lifecycle planning maintenance strategies capital investment operational readiness and technical risk Working closely with internal teams operators consultants and service providers the Director will ensure assets are safe compliant reliable efficient and maintained to world-class standards This is an opportunity to shape the long-term performance of complex destination assets and protect their operational reliability guest experience sustainability and long-term value

Application will close on the 28th of Sept

Key Responsibilities

• Develop technical asset strategies lifecycle plans and capital investment priorities
• Lead asset condition assessments technical due diligence and engineering audits
• Oversee asset reliability maintenance performance statutory compliance and technical risk
• Review and challenge operator and facilities management technical plans budgets and performance
• Support design reviews testing commissioning operational readiness and asset handover
• Manage defects warranties asset information and technical documentation
• Lead technical input into refurbishment enhancement and capital projects
• Drive improvements in energy efficiency sustainability asset condition and whole-life cost
• Prepare technical recommendations and reports for senior leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Structural, Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in technical asset management, engineering, facilities management, building operations, or capital planning.
• Strong experience with complex operating assets and major building systems.
• Experience in lifecycle planning, maintenance strategy, capex development, commissioning, handover, and defect management.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, fire and life safety, HSE, sustainability, and statutory compliance.
• Experience within hospitality, mixed-use, entertainment, leisure, real estate, or large-scale destination assets is preferred.
• Relevant professional certification such as Chartered Engineer, CFM, PMP, RICS, or IAM is preferred.