Director of Strategic Cost Planning

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; Presencial; SAR 150.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia seeks a Director, Cost Planning to lead cost planning across major General BU projects and portfolios. You will govern external consultants, validate outputs, and ensure alignment with the Qiddiya cost position and governance framework.

This role guides strategic design-to-budget decisions and supports executive approvals. The role requires senior leadership of cost planning resources, extensive experience on large developments, and strong governance and benchmarking

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Commercial Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in cost planning, quantity surveying, or estimating on major General or mixed-use developments.
• Demonstrated experience leading external cost consultants and reviewing cost plans across multiple design, procurement, and delivery stages.
• Strong knowledge of cost planning governance, benchmarking, design-to-budget principles, phasing, risk and contingency management, inflation, escalation, and cost reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in cost planning software and digital tools used to review, validate, and interrogate cost plans.
• Professional membership with RICS, AIQS, or equivalent is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Lead cost planning activities across major General BU projects and portfolios, ensuring alignment with budgets and strategic objectives.
• Direct appointment, governance, and performance management of executive and project cost consultants per guidelines and scopes of service.
• Provide leadership and oversight for Qiddiya cost planning resources, including Cost Planning Senior Managers and team members.
• Support capability development, workload prioritization, performance management, and consistent ways of working across cost planning resources.
• Establish requirements for consultant deliverables, methodologies, reporting standards, and cost planning assumptions.
• Review, validate, and challenge consultant cost plans, reconciliations, benchmarks, risk allowances, and design-to-budget recommendations.
• Provide senior cost planning assurance for Stage Gate submissions, investment decisions, procurement strategies, and governance approvals.
• Maintain a defensible, evidence-based cost position across projects, including key assumptions and cost movements.

Conocimientos

Collaboration

Communication

Governance

Influence

Leadership

Technical

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Commercial Management, or related discipline

Descripción del empleo

Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia seeks a Director, Cost Planning to lead cost planning across major General BU projects and portfolios. You will govern external consultants, validate outputs, and ensure alignment with the Qiddiya cost position and governance framework.

This role guides strategic design-to-budget decisions and supports executive approvals. The role requires senior leadership of cost planning resources, extensive experience on large developments, and strong governance and benchmarking