Qiddiya | القدية

Director - Development (Retail Resort Core) (SPA4-50013065)

Qiddiya | القدية  •  Riyadh, SA (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Core Responsibilities

Development Planning and Execution

  • Develop implementation approaches, delivery schedules, and execution activities for assigned developments in alignment with approved business objectives, development requirements, and asset positioning to achieve coordinated delivery and approved development outcomes.
  • Manage development sequencing, integration activities, and delivery planning across assigned developments to maintain implementation timelines and achievement of approved development objectives.
  • Present development and commercial input related to market requirements, demand considerations, and asset positioning to inform commercially viable and operationally sustainable development outcomes.

Development Lifecycle Management

  • Manage end-to-end development delivery for assigned developments spanning concept development, delivery coordination, handover, and operational readiness to achieve approved objectives, operational requirements, and opening milestones.
  • Monitor development delivery performance for assigned developments to ensure delivery of approved quality, schedule, cost, and operational readiness targets.
  • Ensure continuity and integration between development phases and delivery milestones to promote effective execution and consistent delivery outcomes.

Financial Management and Value Optimization

  • Evaluate feasibility assessments, financial evaluations, and business case inputs for assigned developments to inform investment evaluations, development decision-making, and commercial alignment requirements.
  • Contribute to value optimization initiatives through scope alignment, commercial enhancement opportunities, lifecycle considerations, and delivery efficiencies to enhance long-term asset performance and development value realization.
  • Ensure adherence to approved financial parameters, commercial controls, and investment requirements to maintain disciplined expenditure management and alignment with approved development objectives.

Development Governance and Assurance

  • Ensure compliance with organizational standards, governance requirements, development policies, and regulatory obligations to enable compliant development execution and effective risk management across assigned developments.
  • Review governance submissions, approval requirements, and stage-gate activities for assigned developments to ensure adherence to approved priorities, development requirements, and organizational controls.
  • Monitor governance compliance, reporting requirements, and development assurance activities to enable transparent decision-making, governance oversight, and timely escalation of development risks and issues.

Integrated Development Coordination

  • Manage coordination among planning, design, commercial, delivery, and operational workstreams for assigned developments to achieve integrated execution and effective management of development activities.
  • Ensure effective collaboration among business units, central functions, consultants, contractors, operators, and delivery stakeholders to maintain alignment with development priorities and delivery requirements.
  • Monitor development interdependencies, stakeholder interfaces, and sequencing requirements for assigned developments to enable integrated delivery, operational readiness, and effective execution.

Partner and Operational Integration

  • Manage engagement with tenants, operators, partners, brands, service providers, and internal stakeholders to achieve operational integration, tenant readiness, and activation readiness across assigned developments.
  • Contribute development input to operational readiness, activation planning, and integration activities to maintain asset functionality, delivery alignment, and long-term operational requirements.
  • Ensure operator, partner, brand, and service provider requirements are incorporated into development planning, design, and delivery activities to achieve asset functionality, activation readiness, and operational success.

Development Performance and Risk Management

  • Monitor development performance, delivery progress, and execution outcomes across assigned developments to promote achievement of approved development objectives, operational readiness, and delivery performance requirements.
  • Manage development risks, mitigation actions, issue resolution activities, and recovery measures for assigned developments to minimize disruption and maintain delivery outcomes.
  • Consolidate development reporting, performance monitoring information, and governance tracking activities for assigned developments to enable informed decision-making, performance oversight, and timely management intervention.
  • Specific Responsibilities :
  • Resort Core Retail Planning and Commercial Positioning
  • Resort Core Development Management
  • Manage integration of retail requirements across hotels, attractions, public realm, transport, residential, and mixed-use developments within Resort Core to ensure incorporation into development planning and delivery.
  • Evaluate asset relationships, development interfaces, visitor movement patterns, and precinct requirements to inform retail location planning, connectivity, and customer journey considerations across Resort Core developments.
  • Present retail recommendations for adjacent developments, asset interfaces, and precinct environments to achieve complementary retail positioning, integrated tenant offerings, and destination-wide commercial performance.
  • Contribute retail requirements and customer experience considerations to precinct planning and asset integration activities to achieve cohesive destination experiences and complementary asset offerings.
  • Ensure retail offerings, development requirements, and customer experience objectives remain aligned across adjacent developments to maintain a cohesive destination proposition and integrated customer experience.

Market Activation and Leasing Readiness

  • Develop go-to-market requirements, leasing readiness plans, tenancy delivery requirements, and activation approaches for Resort Core developments to achieve successful commercial activation and operational commencement.
  • Manage coordination with leasing, tenancy delivery, asset management, host development teams, and development stakeholders to enable successful activation and operational readiness of retail developments.
  • Review tenant requirements, activation plans, tenancy delivery activities, and operational readiness considerations to ensure readiness requirements are addressed prior to activation and opening.
  • Ensure retail developments are prepared for leasing, tenant fit-out, activation, and operational commencement in accordance with approved timelines, commercial objectives, and customer experience requirements.

Requirements

  • Preferred: Master’s degree in Real Estate Development, Property Development, Retail Development, Urban Development, Business Administration (MBA), or a related field.
  • Required: Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate Development, Property Development, Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Professional certifications or memberships with recognized real estate, retail, development, construction, or project management institutes (e.g., RICS, ULI, PMI, CIOB, ICSC) are preferred.
Qiddiya | القدية

About Qiddiya | القدية

Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, is shaping one of the most transformative visions of Saudi Arabia’s future. By harnessing the Power of Play, we are unlocking new economic opportunities, elevating quality of life, and contributing to the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030.

As a company behind flagship projects such as Qiddiya City and Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), QIC is creating destinations and ecosystems where people can live, play, stay, work, and invest.

At QIC, we believe play can move society forward, opening up new opportunities and bringing joy. Our commitment to play is evident in everything we do, aiming to transform lives through play, and creating extraordinary and fulfilling experiences. We develop integrated ecosystems that allow you to play, live, stay, invest, or work, with play as a catalyst for learning, creativity, performance, connection, escapism, and personal growth.

Industry
Arts & Entertainment
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Al Nakheel, Riyadh, SA
Year Founded
Unknown
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