Specialist - Land Cost and Valuation

Qiddiya; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking an early-career Specialist – Land Cost & Valuation in its Master Development Unit Financing team. You will help develop and enhance the land cost model for citywide and district analysis, coordinating with multiple business units to ensure accurate inputs and robust analytical outputs.

Day-to-day duties include data collection, validation, preparing presentations, and supporting scenario testing to inform land development and financing decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 2–3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in finance, real estate development or infrastructure is preferred.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good communication skills.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to fast-paced environments.
• Ability to learn technical concepts and multidisciplinary workflows.

Responsibilities

• Support development and enhancement of land cost model for citywide and district-level analysis.
• Collect, review, and validate input from multiple business units and stakeholders.
• Support land cost allocation across districts, plots and development phases.
• Prepare analytical outputs to support land development and financing decisions.
• Track assumptions, dependencies and data gaps across workstreams.
• Support Land Cost & Valuation team with day-to-day needs, including preparing presentations and reporting materials.
• Assist in scenario testing analysis for land development and financing decisions.
• Identify issues and opportunities for improvement in datasets or processes.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across the organization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Learning ability

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree (Finance/Economics/Accounting/Business/Engineering)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company is transforming the entertainment landscape in Saudi Arabia, and we are in search of a high-potential, early-career professional to fill the role of Specialist – Land Cost & Valuation within our Master Development Unit Financing team. This role supports the development of land cost model for Qiddiya city, ideal for someone with strong analytical capability, great attention to detail, and a proactive mindset.

As Specialist, you will contribute to detailed land cost allocation work and gain a strong understanding of the masterplanning process, subdivision, land servicing, and financial outcomes. You will gain exposure to internal functions and stakeholders — including master development district teams, cost planning, implementation, and the wider MDU Financing team — contributing to land commercial analysis and the masterplanning process. While technical skills are important, attitude, curiosity, ownership, and communication skills are the most critical success factors for this role: we're looking for someone who takes initiative, is dependable and responsive, and brings a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Day to day, you will support the land cost model's preparation and enhancement, collecting and validating data input, and assist in the preparation of analytical outputs and presentation materials to support land development and financing decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and ongoing enhancement of the land cost model for citywide and district-level analysis.
• Assist in collecting, reviewing, and validating input from multiple business units and technical stakeholders.
• Support land cost allocation across districts, plots and development phases using defined methodologies.
• Prepare analytical outputs to support land development and financing decisions.
• Track assumptions, dependencies and data gaps across workstreams.
• Support the Land Cost & Valuation team with day-to-day requirements, including preparing presentations, analysis packs and reporting materials.
• Support scenario testing analysis for land development and financing decisions.
• Proactively identify issues, inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement in datasets or processes.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business, Engineering, or related discipline
• 2–3 years of relevant experience
• Experience in finance, real estate development or infrastructure is preferred
• Only Saudi nationals will be considered for this positionl
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Proactive and solutions-oriented mindset
• Willingness to learn, ability to work effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Ability to learn technical concepts and adapt to multidisciplinary workflows