Senior Manager - Development - Urban Core (REQ742)

Qiddiya | القدية; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya | القدية, based in Riyadh, seeks a Senior Manager - Development to lead end-to-end development of a major Urban Core mixed-use precinct including public realm, retail, F&B, offices, and mobility assets.

The role oversees development strategy, business planning, design governance, commercial structuring, stakeholder management, investment readiness, and delivery integration to achieve commercial, placemaking, and long-term asset value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate Development, Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• MBA, MSc Real Estate Development, Urban Development, or equivalent highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Help lead the overall development strategy and business plan for a large-scale mixed-use precinct.
• Accountability for development outcomes across the precinct portfolio.
• Establish clear development objectives aligned with Urban Core and wider organisational goals.
• Direct development activities from feasibility through design, procurement, delivery, activation, and operational readiness.
• Drive development decisions that optimise long-term asset value, commercial performance, and placemaking outcomes.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate Development, Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline

Master's Degree

MBA, MSc Real Estate Development, Urban Development, or equivalent highly desirable

Job description

The Senior Manager - Development will help lead the end-to-end development leadership of a major Urban Core mixed-use precinct comprising public realm, public spaces, retail, food & beverage, commercial office, lifestyle, civic, mobility, and destination assets.

The role will help lead development strategy, business planning, design governance, commercial structuring, stakeholder management, investment readiness, and delivery integration to ensure the precinct achieves its commercial, operational, placemaking, and long-term value creation objectives.

The role requires an experienced development professional capable of balancing commercial outcomes with exceptional urban experiences, creating vibrant, activated destinations that support economic growth, community engagement, and long-term asset performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Help lead the overall development strategy and business plan for a large-scale mixed-use precinct.
• Accountability for development outcomes across the precinct portfolio.
• Establish clear development objectives aligned with Urban Core and wider organisational goals.
• Direct development activities from feasibility through design, procurement, delivery, activation, and operational readiness.
• Drive development decisions that optimise long-term asset value, commercial performance, and placemaking outcomes

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate Development, Architecture, Urban Planning, Engineering, Construction Management, Finance, or related discipline
• Master's Degree preferred
• MBA, MSc Real Estate Development, Urban Development, or equivalent highly desirable

Experience

• 10+ years of development experience
• Minimum 3 years leading major integrated mixed-use developments
• Proven client-side experience managing large-scale multi-asset developments
• Strong background in development strategy, feasibility, investment planning, and precinct delivery
• Experience leading multidisciplinary consultant and project teams
• Significant exposure to large-scale developments in the GCC preferred
• Experience with giga-projects, sovereign development entities, or master developers highly desirable