Manager - Operational Readiness - 50011339

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks a schedule specialist to develop, maintain, and govern the integrated Operational Readiness master schedule. You will align readiness activities, milestones, and asset opening dates with PMO and delivery partner timelines.

The role requires hands-on Primavera P6 expertise, 5–8 years in scheduling, and the ability to produce dashboards and lookaheads for governance forums. A PMP/PMI-SP is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5–8 years of scheduling experience, ideally in operational readiness, giga-projects, or large-scale infrastructure.
• Hands-on Primavera P6 experience with baseline and change control on complex programmes.
• PMP, PMI-SP, or equivalent certification an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the integrated OR master schedule in Primavera P6 across all readiness workstreams.
• Align OR schedules with asset openings, milestones, and interfaces with PMO/delivery partner schedules.
• Develop countdown plans and T-minus schedules for asset openings and trial operations.
• Track progress against baselines, identify slippage, and escalate risks with recovery options.
• Produce scheduling reports, dashboards, and lookaheads for OR leadership and governance.

Skills

Primavera P6 expertise

Scheduling & planning

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM/Business Administration or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

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.

• 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.