Manager - Operational Readiness

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a Manager - Operational Readiness to ensure readiness for launch of entertainment projects. You will build and maintain the OR master schedule in Primavera P6, align milestones, and prepare countdown plans for asset openings.

You will track progress, identify risks, and report via Power BI and Excel dashboards to OR leadership. Collaboration with cross‑functional teams and PMO is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of scheduling/planning experience.
• Hands‑on Primavera P6 expertise with baseline and change control.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, PM, Business Admin, or related field.
• PMP/ PMI-SP certification an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated OR master schedule in Primavera P6 covering all readiness workstreams.
• Align OR schedules with project milestones and asset opening dates; interface with PMO.
• Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings and trials.
• Track progress, identify slippage, escalate risks with recovery options.
• Produce scheduling dashboards and lookaheads using Power BI and Excel for OR leadership.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from functional leads and consolidate updates.

Skills

Scheduling experience

Primavera P6 expertise

PM/PMI-SP certification (advantage)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM/Business Administration

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company is excited to announce an opening for a Manager - Operational Readiness. In this key position, you will be instrumental in ensuring that our operations are fully prepared and capable of supporting the launch of our extraordinary entertainment projects. Your mission will involve developing operational readiness frameworks, facilitating inter‑departmental collaboration, and ensuring a smooth transition from project execution to operational efficiency.

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 escalating 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package