Assistant Manager Assets Infrastructure Delivery

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking an Assistant Manager, Assets Infrastructure Delivery, to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of technology infrastructure projects across Qiddiya's assets and developments. The position ensures the successful implementation of IT infrastructure solutions, manages project activities, and coordinates with stakeholders and vendors to deliver technology services in line with business requirements and organizational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end delivery of technology infrastructure projects across Qiddiya assets, facilities, and developments.
• Coordinate the implementation of network, connectivity, workplace technology, security, and data center infrastructure solutions.
• Monitor project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure timely execution.
• Support the transition of completed projects to operations and service teams.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and technology vendors throughout the project lifecycle.
• Assist in reviewing project requirements, technical designs, and implementation plans.
• Support infrastructure capacity planning and technology readiness activities.
• Track project progress and provide regular status updates to management.

Vendor and Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with external vendors, service providers, and contractors.
• Coordinate vendor activities, deliverables, and project schedules.
• Support procurement activities, including technical evaluations, quotations, purchase requests, and contract execution.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops with business and technical stakeholders.

Governance and Reporting

• Maintain project documentation, trackers, and governance records.
• Prepare project dashboards, progress reports, risk registers, and executive presentations.
• Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, policies, and governance frameworks.

Infrastructure Readiness and Handover

• Support testing, commissioning, and operational readiness activities.
• Coordinate infrastructure handover activities with operations and support teams.
• Ensure all project deliverables, documentation, and acceptance criteria are completed.
• Support post-implementation reviews and lessons learned activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, CCNA, or equivalent are preferred.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in IT infrastructure delivery, technology project management, or enterprise infrastructure operations.