Senior Manager Development

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Senior Manager Development to lead the planning, development, and delivery of real estate, infrastructure, mixed-use, or destination development projects. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and involves managing projects from concept through approval and execution stages. The role focuses on ensuring alignment with strategic, commercial, financial, and operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of development projects from concept initiation through design, approvals, and delivery readiness.
• Develop and maintain project business cases, development strategies, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate feasibility studies, market assessments, financial analyses, and development evaluations to support investment decisions.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and development milestones.
• Coordinate with internal functions including Design, Engineering, Project Delivery, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Commercial, and Operations.
• Manage consultants and external advisors involved in development planning, design, technical studies, and project execution.
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities with government entities, regulatory authorities, investors, and strategic partners.
• Monitor development performance and provide regular progress updates, reports, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support procurement strategies and commercial negotiations related to development projects.
• Identify development risks and opportunities and implement appropriate mitigation and value enhancement strategies.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance requirements, development standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Mentor and support development team members while promoting collaboration and high performance.

Required Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience in development project management.

Internal Collaboration

This role requires close collaboration with various internal teams, including Development Leadership, Design and Engineering Teams, Project Delivery Teams, Finance and Development Finance Teams, Commercial and Procurement Teams, Legal Team, Operations and Asset Management Teams, and Executive Leadership.

External Engagement

The Senior Manager Development will engage with external stakeholders such as Consultants, Contractors, Government Authorities, Regulatory Bodies, Investors, Strategic Partners, and External Advisors.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on the successful delivery of development programs by coordinating multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.