Director Public Realm📣 إعلان

About the Director - Public Realm Role

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking a Director – Public Realm to lead the planning, design governance, and delivery oversight of public realm projects across multiple districts. This full-time position provides strategic and technical leadership, ensuring that parks, streetscapes, public open spaces, and associated public realm assets are delivered in accordance with approved masterplans, citywide standards, Stage Gate requirements, and programme objectives. The role supports the implementation of citywide initiatives, including the Public Realm Design Manual (PRDM), and acts as a key interface between district teams, consultants, infrastructure teams, and other business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead public realm planning and design management for assigned districts and strategic projects.
• Provide design governance and technical assurance across CMP, DMP, Land Servicing, and detailed design stages.
• Oversee consultant performance, design reviews, and delivery of public realm packages.
• Ensure compliance with Qiddiya Vision, City Framework Plan, PRDM, development controls, and citywide public realm standards.
• Coordinate integration of public realm with infrastructure, mobility, utilities, irrigation, sustainability, and operational requirements.
• Support Stage Gate submissions and provide executive-level recommendations on design, programme, risks, and delivery strategy.
• Manage and mentor multidisciplinary public realm teams, supporting capability development and succession planning.
• Lead stakeholder engagement with District Development Teams, Delivery Partners, consultants, and internal SMEs.
• Contribute to citywide public realm strategies, standards development, phasing plans, and operational readiness initiatives.

Core Accountabilities

• Ensure delivery of high-quality, standards-compliant public realm designs.
• Provide timely support for district programmes and Stage Gate approvals.
• Effectively manage consultant teams and design budgets.
• Successfully implement citywide public realm standards and governance processes.
• Proactively identify and mitigate design, programme, and delivery risks.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Landscape Architecture.
• A minimum of 15 years of experience delivering large-scale public realm, landscape, or urban development projects.
• Demonstrated leadership within complex mixed-use, city-scale, or giga-project developments.

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of master planning, design governance, infrastructure integration, and project delivery.
• Proven experience in managing multidisciplinary consultant teams and complex stakeholder environments.

Work Type

This is a full-time position at Qiddiya Investment Company.