Director - Parks and Green Spaces

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh region seeks a Director of Green Spaces and Landscaping to provide strategic leadership and portfolio oversight for all landscape, horticulture, irrigation, parks, and public realm assets across Qiddiya City.

You will establish operating models, standards, and KPIs; lead design reviews, asset lifecycle planning, and contractor governance; drive sustainable management including water efficiency and climate-resilient planting; oversee budgets and develop the

Job description

The Director Green Spaces amp Landscaping is responsible for providing strategic leadership governance and portfolio oversight for all landscape horticulture irrigation parks green corridors streetscapes and public realm softscape assets across Qiddiya City

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and governance for green spaces landscaping horticulture irrigation parks green corridors streetscapes and public realm softscape assets across Qiddiya City
• Establish and maintain the green spaces operating model including standards policies inspection routines maintenance strategies service levels KPIs reporting and escalation governance
• Lead the operation and maintenance of parks gardens medians boulevards public realm landscapes recreational landscapes and associated irrigation infrastructure to ensure safe healthy attractive and guest-ready environments
• Act as the senior technical authority for landscaping horticulture irrigation and public realm softscape operations ensuring designs handovers and operating practices are maintainable sustainable and aligned with local conditions
• Drive sustainable landscape management including water conservation smart irrigation climate-resilient planting native and adaptive species strategies biodiversity enhancement green waste reduction and plant health management
• Provide senior operational input into design reviews value engineering project gateways testing commissioning handover and acceptance decisions for new landscape and irrigation assets
• Oversee asset registers lifecycle plans condition assessments replacement programmes risk registers performance dashboards and operational readiness activities for all green space and landscape assets
• Direct contractor consultant and service provider performance through clear scopes of work technical standards audits SLA KPI management commercial challenge corrective action plans and governance reviews
• Manage annual operating and capital budgets identifying cost optimisation resource planning and service improvement opportunities without compromising safety quality sustainability or guest experience
• Build lead and develop the landscaping and green spaces team setting clear priorities developing capability promoting accountability and ensuring disciplined evidence-based decision making

Qualifications

Bachelor s degree or equivalent qualification in Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Agriculture, Irrigation Engineering, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Facilities Management or a related discipline. Relevant professional or technical qualification in horticulture, irrigation management, arboriculture, landscape operations, asset management, project management, sustainability or health and safety is desirable. Typically 12 15+ years experience across landscaping, horticulture, irrigation, parks, public realm, environmental operations, facilities management or city-scale O&M, including significant experience in a senior leadership role. Demonstrable experience leading large-scale landscape operations, public realm maintenance, irrigation networks, contractor governance, operational readiness, asset handover and lifecycle planning. Strong experience with local horticultural practices, climate-appropriate planting, water-efficient landscape management and plant species native to the Arabian Peninsula. Desirable experience within master-planned cities or communities, mixed-use developments, entertainment destinations, giga-projects, municipal environments, parks, public realm assets or large-scale developments within Saudi Arabia or the GCC.