Manager - Operational Readiness

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Scheduler to develop, manage, and govern the integrated Operational Readiness master schedule in Primavera P6. You will ensure alignment with asset delivery timelines, trial operations, and opening dates, acting as the single source of truth for readiness milestones.

You will collaborate with PMO and delivery partners, produce dashboards in Power BI, and support workforce ramp-up by coordinating recruitment and training timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5–8 years of scheduling/planning experience in operational readiness, giga-projects, entertainment/hospitality openings, or large-scale infrastructure
• Demonstrated hands-on Primavera P6 expertise, including baseline and change control on complex programmes
• Experience supporting asset openings, trial operations, or commissioning-to-operations transitions strongly preferred
• PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent certification an advantage

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated OR master schedule in Primavera P6 covering all readiness workstreams: workforce mobilisation, training, systems readiness, SOPs, permits and licensing, FF&E/OS&E, trial operations, and handover
• Align OR schedules with project delivery milestones, stage gates, and asset opening dates, maintaining interfaces with PMO and delivery partner schedules
• Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings, including trial operations and soft opening phases
• Track progress against baseline, identify slippage and critical path impacts, and escalate risks to readiness milestones with recovery options
• Produce scheduling reports, dashboards, and lookaheads using Power BI and Excel for OR leadership and governance forums
• Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads and consolidate updates on an agreed cadence
• Maintain schedule change control, baseline management, and documentation of assumptions and dependencies
• Support workforce ramp-up planning by aligning recruitment, onboarding, and training timelines with operational need dates

Skills

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, PM, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Develop, maintain, and govern the integrated Operational Readiness schedule, ensuring OR activities, milestones, and dependencies are aligned with asset delivery timelines, trial operations, and opening dates. Act as the single source of truth for OR programme scheduling and provide early visibility of risks to readiness milestones.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated OR master schedule in Primavera P6 covering all readiness workstreams: workforce mobilisation, training, systems readiness, SOPs, permits and licensing, FF&E/OS&E, trial operations, and handover
• Align OR schedules with project delivery milestones, stage gates, and asset opening dates, maintaining interfaces with PMO and delivery partner schedules
• Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings, including trial operations and soft opening phases
• Track progress against baseline, identify slippage and critical path impacts, and escalate risks to readiness milestones with recovery options
• Produce scheduling reports, dashboards, and lookaheads using Power BI and Excel for OR leadership and governance forums
• Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads and consolidate updates on an agreed cadence
• Maintain schedule change control, baseline management, and documentation of assumptions and dependencies
• Support workforce ramp-up planning by aligning recruitment, onboarding, and training timelines with operational need dates
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field
• 5-8 years of scheduling/planning experience, ideally within operational readiness, giga-projects, entertainment/hospitality openings, or large-scale infrastructure
• Demonstrated hands-on Primavera P6 expertise, including baseline and change control on complex programmes
• Experience supporting asset openings, trial operations, or commissioning-to-operations transitions strongly preferred
• PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent certification an advantage