Engineering Talent Programs Lead — Rotations & Development

Qiddiya; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia seeks a seasoned leader to design, govern, and deliver the Engineering Professions Program, building structured pathways and rotation experiences to grow early-career engineers. You will define KPIs, readiness activities, and alignment with workforce plans.

You will drive stakeholder engagement with Talent Acquisition, Rewards, and business units, while tracking progress, ensuring high participant experience, and delivering measurable capability growth across engineering

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in career development, program management, or talent development in development, construction or engineering industries.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, Project Management, HR, Business Administration, Learning & Development, or related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of engineering environments, how technical teams operate, and how capability is built to develop early-career talent.
• Proven experience designing and delivering structured learning or talent development programs, including rotations, assessments, development plans, mentoring, and progress tracking.
• HR/Talent/Learning candidates should have direct experience with engineering, construction, infrastructure, or real estate development functions.
• Engineering/Development candidates should have experience in learning, capability building, program design, or talent development.
• CIPD, SHRM, ICE, SCE or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, governance, and delivery of the Engineering Professions Program.
• Design and maintain program pathways, attraction, selection, assessments, rotations, and progression requirements.
• Define assignments, assessment methods, and exposure opportunities aligned to engineering capability and workforce needs.
• Establish governance frameworks, policies, documentation standards, and evaluation methodologies.
• Ensure alignment with talent strategy, workforce planning, and future skills requirements.
• Define program KPIs, success measures, and effectiveness metrics.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Rewards, and other stakeholders to ensure competitiveness and retention outcomes.
• Lead participant recruitment, onboarding, cohort management, rotation planning, and program operations.
• Ensure high-quality participant experience through development, mentoring, and engagement activities.
• Collaborate with business leaders to secure placements and development opportunities.
• Drive alignment through clear expectations and coordinated execution across units.
• Oversee progress tracking, performance reviews, and readiness evaluations.
• Monitor program performance, pipeline health, and talent outcomes through dashboards and reporting.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership on program effectiveness and risks.
• Drive continuous improvement through participant feedback, benchmarking, and data insights.
• Manage external partners supporting assessments and learning interventions.
• Recommend and implement improvements to program design, content, and delivery.

Skills

Career development

Program management

Talent development

Stakeholder management

Learning & development

Engineering knowledge

Rotation design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia seeks a seasoned leader to design, govern, and deliver the Engineering Professions Program, building structured pathways and rotation experiences to grow early-career engineers. You will define KPIs, readiness activities, and alignment with workforce plans.

You will drive stakeholder engagement with Talent Acquisition, Rewards, and business units, while tracking progress, ensuring high participant experience, and delivering measurable capability growth across engineering