Senior Director, Enterprise Implementation & Planning

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks an Integrated Planning and Governance leader to guide enterprise implementation planning across districts and business units. You will lead development of the Implementation Plan, governance processes, data register and analytics capabilities to ensure alignment, readiness and value realization across the portfolio.

The role emphasizes cross-functional integration, scenario analysis, and executive-facing insights, requiring strong collaboration with internal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Project Management, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Analytics, Data Analytics or a related field (preferred).
• Professional certifications or memberships with recognized project management, program management, planning, engineering or construction management institutes (e.g., PMP, PgMP, APM, AACE, CIOB or equivalent) are preferred.
• Demonstrates fluency in written and verbal English, with proficiency in Arabic preferred.
• Analyzes operational data and information to support decision-making, identify issues, and contribute to improving processes and outcomes.
• Coordinates with internal stakeholders to support the effective execution of activities and ensure alignment across teams.
• Manages team activities and ensures accuracy, attention to detail, and quality in deliverables and operational outputs.
• Applies advanced knowledge of implementation planning, phasing, scenario analysis, infrastructure readiness and cross-functional dependency management within large-scale development environments.

Responsibilities

• Integrated Planning: Lead the integration of implementation plans, development strategies, phasing assumptions and delivery requirements to create a coordinated, credible implementation planning environment across Qiddiya.
• Specific Responsibilities: Lead the development and continual enhancement of the Qiddiya Implementation Plan as the enterprise framework for development sequencing, infrastructure readiness, asset deployment and activation planning across the Qiddiya portfolio.
• Governance: Establish and govern the enterprise implementation planning framework including policies, procedures, standards, methodologies and governance requirements to ensure consistent practices across Development.
• Development Data Register and Data Governance: Lead governance and evolution of the Development Data Register as the authoritative source of implementation information across the portfolio.
• Implementation Model Data Modeling and Analytics: Lead governance and enhancement of the Qiddiya Implementation Model as the enterprise platform for development sequencing, readiness assessment and portfolio planning.
• Requirements: Coordinate with internal stakeholders, ensure alignment across teams and manage cross-functional dependencies.

Skills

Fluency in English

Arabic language

Stakeholder coordination

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Project Management, or a related field

Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Analytics, Data Analytics or a related field

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company seeks an Integrated Planning and Governance leader to guide enterprise implementation planning across districts and business units. You will lead development of the Implementation Plan, governance processes, data register and analytics capabilities to ensure alignment, readiness and value realization across the portfolio.

The role emphasizes cross-functional integration, scenario analysis, and executive-facing insights, requiring strong collaboration with internal