Director - Capital Delivery & Technical Services

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya | القدية seeks a senior leader to establish and head its Workplace Capital Delivery & Technical Services capability. This role will align workplace strategy with world-class environments, integrating design, engineering, sustainability and governance to deliver future-ready workplaces that enhance performance and asset value.

The holder will build capability, set standards, and lead multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure successful, sustainable corporate investments

Qualifications

• 12+ years' experience leading corporate real estate, workplace transformation or capital delivery.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and integrating design excellence with technical rigour.
• Proven track record across architecture, interior design, engineering or program management.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Workplace Capital Delivery & Technical Services function with governance and delivery frameworks.
• Own the corporate workplace capital investment portfolio from business case through design, delivery and commissioning.
• Translate workplace strategy into innovative workplace concepts and enterprise-wide guidelines.
• Govern multidisciplinary vendor teams and act as Client for Workplace internally and externally.
• Provide executive oversight of design quality, programme performance, budget, risk and stakeholder engagement.
• Establish technical standards for engineering, building systems, and smart workplace tech; collaborate with COBU.
• Embed sustainability, wellbeing and lifecycle thinking into corporate investments with specialist leads.
• Develop consultant and contractor frameworks and ensure governance across partners.
• Partner with HR, Technology, Finance and Development to align investments with priorities.
• Build long-term capability through recruitment, coaching and knowledge transfer; perform gap analysis.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Design leadership

Architecture coordination

Sustainability & lifecycle thinking

Education

Degree in Architecture/Engineering/Construction Management/PM

Postgraduate qualification desirable

Job description

Purpose

Establish and lead Qiddiya's Workplace Capital Delivery & Technical Services capability, creating an integrated function responsible for the strategy, governance and delivery of the corporate workplace capital portfolio. The role translates workplace strategy into world-class environments by integrating workplace design, architecture, engineering, sustainability, programme delivery and technical governance. Reporting to the Executive Director, Workplace, the role builds organizational capability, develops standards, and leads multidisciplinary specialists and partners to deliver future-ready workplaces that enable organizational performance, employee experience and long-term asset value.

Key Accountabilities

• Build and lead the Workplace Capital Delivery & Technical Services function, establishing its operating model, governance, standards and delivery frameworks
• Own the corporate workplace capital investment portfolio from business case through design, delivery, commissioning and operational readiness
• Translate workplace strategy into innovative workplace concepts, design standards and enterprise-wide workplace guidelines
• Govern multidisciplinary vendor teams spanning workplace design, architecture, programme management, engineering and sustainability. Act as Client for Workplace internally within and external to Qiddiya
• Provide executive oversight of workplace design quality, project governance, programme performance, budget, risk and stakeholder engagement
• Establish technical standards covering engineering, building systems, smart workplace technologies, commissioning and operational integration. Work with experts within or Commercial Office business Unit (COBU)
• Embed sustainability, wellbeing, energy efficiency and lifecycle thinking into Corporate workplace investments in partnership with specialist leads across our business
• Develop consultant and contractor frameworks and ensure consistent governance across external partners
• Partner with HR, Technology, Finance and Development to align workplace investments with business priorities
• Build long-term organisational capability through recruitment, coaching, knowledge transfer and continuous improvement. Perform a gap analysis of our current technical specialism

Requirements

• 12+ years' experience leading corporate real estate, workplace transformation, design management or capital delivery within a large, complex organisation or consultancy. They bring an impressive portfolio of workplace transformations and have operated across architecture, interior design, engineering, programme management or corporate real estate leadership. They are recognized for building capability, influencing senior stakeholders and integrating design excellence with technical rigour and sustainable outcomes

Experience & Qualifications

• Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or related discipline; postgraduate qualification desirable
• Leadership of major corporate workplace, campus or headquarters transformation programmes
• Experience establishing governance, standards and operating models for workplace delivery
• Strong understanding of workplace design, project delivery, engineering coordination and sustainability principles
• Professional registration or certification (e.g. RIBA, PMP, CEng, CoreNet, LEED, WELL or equivalent) advantageous

Leadership Attributes

Strategic and systems thinker

• Design-led mindset
• Commercial acumen
• Executive presence
• Collaborative leadership
• Strong judgement
• Capability builder
• Passion for creating exceptional workplaces