Senior Master Plan Manager

THA Venues, Parks & Resorts; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

THA Venues, Parks & Resorts is seeking an experienced Senior Masterplan Manager to lead the masterplanning function in Riyadh. You will personally create detailed masterplans, fully dimensioned layouts and end-to-end visitor journeys for large-scale, multi-venue entertainment events.

The role requires strong CAD skills, crowd modelling capability and coexistence with multiple stakeholders to ensure safe, efficient flows.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience at Senior Manager level.
• Experience across at least two live event seasons.
• Proven ability to personally produce layouts, visitor journeys and space plans.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed masterplans and fully dimensioned layouts for venues, activation spaces and common areas.
• Design end‑to‑end visitor journeys, covering entry, access, circulation, queues, viewing, dwell time and departure.
• Reconcile competing space requirements from multiple stakeholders across projects.
• Maintain live risk registers and develop contingency plans for operational challenges.
• Serve as the single point of contact for planning integration across stakeholder streams (rights holders, partners, sponsors, government entities).

Skills

Master planning

Visitor journeys

Stakeholder management

CAD

Crowd modelling

English proficiency

Tools

CAD software

Job description

We are recruiting for an experienced strong Senior Masterplan Manager strong to join a dedicated full-time team embedded in our client s Masterplan function in Riyadh The team will support the planning and delivery of large-scale multi-venue entertainment events in Saudi Arabia Senior Masterplan Manager is a flexible senior producer They move across events products and workstreams as priorities require rather than being fixed to a single stream You will Produce detailed masterplans fully dimensioned layouts and end-to-end visitor journeys Reconcile competing space requirements across stakeholders Act as the single named point of contact for planning integration across multiple stakeholder groups This is a hands-on producing role The grade reflects your seniority and judgement not the size of a team you supervise We are looking for professionals who personally create the layouts journeys and space plans themselves

Key Responsibilities

Master planning and Layouts

• Produce detailed masterplans and fully dimensioned layouts for venues activation spaces and common areas
• Work across multiple events products and workstreams as priorities shift bringing flexibility and breadth to the team
• Make sure all layouts are accurate practical and aligned with operational safety and stakeholder requirements

Visitor Journey and Crowd Flow

• Design and document the end-to-end visitor journey covering entry access circulation queueing viewing dwell time and departure
• Find and remove potential bottlenecks so that visitor movement stays smooth and safe
• Define the journeys for each guest category Protocol VVIP VIP Guests and Visitors including crowd flow and pathing

Space Management

• Reconcile competing space requirements from multiple stakeholders
• Maintain the Space Inventory and support the Space Allocation Register
• Balance commercial operational and guest experience needs when allocating space

Risk and Contingency Planning

• Maintain the live risk register for your areas of responsibility
• Develop and update contingency plans so the team is ready for operational challenges

Stakeholder Integration

• Act as the single named point of contact for planning integration across stakeholder streams
• including rights holders partners content creators sponsors government entities and media
• Turn stakeholder requirements into clear workable spatial and journey solutions
• Keep all parties aligned throughout the planning and delivery cycle

Experience

At least 8 years of relevant experience at Senior Manager level. Experience across at least two live event seasons. Breadth across more than one master planning discipline, with the ability to lead any stream. Candidates with a single specialism would not be suitable. A proven record of personally producing layouts, visitor journeys and space plans. Only experience where you personally produced the work counts towards the requirement.

Desirable

• Proficiency in CAD or other layout and design tools.
• Experience with crowd modelling.
• Experience in stadium, arena or festival site planning.
• Experience planning large-scale, multi-venue entertainment or sporting events.

Languages

• Professional English is required.
• Arabic is an advantage.

Working Conditions

Full-time and exclusive: you will be dedicated to the client for the full contract term, with no other clients or projects. Mobilisation: you must be able to mobilise within 48 hours of contract award, which is expected to begin in October 2026.