Director, Public Realm & Citywide Design

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya | القدية seeks a Director - Public Realm to lead planning, design governance, and delivery oversight of public realm projects across districts within the giga-project. The role provides strategic and technical leadership to ensure parks, streetscapes, and open spaces align with masterplans and citywide standards.

You will coordinate with district teams, consultants, infrastructure, and internal SMEs, support Stage Gate submissions, and drive governance, risk review, and delivery

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Landscape Architecture is required.
• 15+ years' experience delivering large-scale public realm, landscape, or urban development projects.
• Demonstrated leadership within complex mixed-use, city-scale, or giga-project developments.
• Strong understanding of master planning, design governance, infrastructure integration, and project delivery.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultant teams and stakeholder environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead public realm planning and design management for assigned districts and strategic projects.
• Provide design governance and technical assurance across CMP, DMP, Land Servicing, and detailed design stages.
• Oversee consultant performance, design reviews, and delivery of public realm packages.
• Ensure compliance with Qiddiya Vision, City Framework Plan, PRDM, development controls, and citywide public realm standards.
• Coordinate integration of public realm with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, and operational requirements.
• Support Stage Gate submissions and provide executive-level recommendations on design, programme, risks, and delivery strategy.
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary public realm teams, supporting capability development and succession planning.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with District Development Teams, Delivery Partners, consultants, and internal SMEs.
• Contribute to citywide public realm strategies, standards development, phasing plans, and operational readiness initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Design governance

Stakeholder engagement

Project delivery

Mentoring teams

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Landscape Architecture

Job description

Qiddiya | القدية seeks a Director - Public Realm to lead planning, design governance, and delivery oversight of public realm projects across districts within the giga-project. The role provides strategic and technical leadership to ensure parks, streetscapes, and open spaces align with masterplans and citywide standards.

You will coordinate with district teams, consultants, infrastructure, and internal SMEs, support Stage Gate submissions, and drive governance, risk review, and delivery