Director Technical Services Commercial Office (REQ )

About the Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Director of Technical Services for its Commercial Office Development portfolio. This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, and requires over 10 years of experience. The Director will be responsible for translating Qiddiya's design vision into deliverable, investment-grade office assets, from concept through to construction-ready documentation, while managing international architecture and multidiscipline engineering consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical services functional team, including subject matter experts for civil and structural engineering, MEP, and facades.
• Provide specialist technical services input to support design competitions, consultant selection, and novation of architectural firms and lead design consultants for office assets and mixed-use commercial parcels.
• Support specialist design managers in directing concept design, schematic design, detailed design development, and construction documentation stages, ensuring design intent is maintained.
• Interface with masterplanning, infrastructure, landscape, and sustainability teams to achieve coordinated design outcomes.
• Assist the design management team in evaluating design consultant performance against scope, program, and fee, including chairing design review boards and technical workshops.
• Support the design management team in developing consultant performance KPIs across all design phases, collating KPIs, and sharing them with the central QIC procurement function.
• Ensure compliance with Saudi Building Code, Mostadam/LEED sustainability targets, civil defense requirements, and Qiddiya's design guidelines, including COBU design, technical, smart, and sustainability guidelines.
• Lead value engineering exercises for specialist disciplines without compromising design quality or investment value of commercial office assets.
• Present design proposals and progress to executive leadership, investment committees, and government stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop the in-house technical services function as the Commercial Office Development pipeline expands.

Required Experience

Candidates should possess a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in technical services leadership within commercial office development or a related field.

Work Environment

This role operates within Qiddiya's Commercial Office Development portfolio, a key component of the wider giga-project masterplan. The position involves collaboration with various internal and external stakeholders, including international consultants and government entities.

Application Process

The salary for this position will be discussed during the interview process.