Manager - Operational Readiness

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; Presencial; SAR 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Qiddiya | القدية is seeking an experienced Scheduling Lead to develop, maintain, and govern the integrated Operational Readiness (OR) schedule. You will ensure OR activities, milestones, and dependencies align with asset delivery timelines, trial operations, and opening dates, serving as the single source of truth for OR programme scheduling.

You will coordinate inputs from functional leads, manage baselines and change control in Primavera P6, and produce dashboards in Power BI for OR leadership

Formación

• 5-8 years of scheduling/planning experience in OR or giga-projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 with baseline and change control.
• Experience with asset openings, trial operations, or transitions.
• PMP/PMI-SP or equivalent certification is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Build and maintain the integrated OR master schedule in Primavera P6.
• Align OR schedules with project milestones and asset opening dates.
• Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings.
• Track progress, identify slippage, and elevate risks with recovery options.
• Produce scheduling reports and dashboards for leadership forums.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads.
• Maintain schedule change control and baseline documentation.
• Support workforce ramp-up by aligning recruitment/training timelines.

Conocimientos

Scheduling

Project planning

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM/Business Admin

Herramientas

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

Descripción del empleo

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 elevate 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