Asset Lifecycle Planning Director

About Jasara Program Management Company

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) is a Joint Venture formed by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobs, and Saudi Aramco. The company delivers program management services across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, supporting Saudi Vision 2030 through giga-projects and large-scale infrastructure developments.

The Role of Asset Lifecycle Planning Director

Jasara PMC is seeking an Asset Lifecycle Planning Director to establish a city-wide asset lifecycle planning framework. This role involves defining renewal rules and a risk-based prioritization approach, integrating condition, risk, cost, and performance data to develop lifecycle plans and renewal pipelines across various portfolios. The Director will ensure that lifecycle decisions align with a unified ISO 55001-aligned Asset Management (AM) framework, balancing cost, risk, performance, service outcomes, and whole-life asset value. The position is full-time and based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring over 10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the city-wide asset lifecycle planning framework, principles, policies, and governance for City AM, aligned with ISO 55001.
• Develop the city-wide lifecycle and renewal pipeline by integrating condition, risk, cost, performance, criticality, and maintenance data.
• Define intervention thresholds, maintenance policies, and asset-specific lifecycle requirements in collaboration with asset leads.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise AM Systems / SAP EAMS Director to ensure the AM platform supports lifecycle planning and data integration.
• Lead the integration of lifecycle planning across asset portfolios, ensuring common AM standards while accommodating asset-class specific rules.
• Direct the development of lifecycle cost models, renewal forecasts, and budget inputs, translating plans into prioritized renewal programs.
• Work with City Operations and O&M teams to embed lifecycle requirements and ensure smooth handover of planning outputs.
• Continuously improve lifecycle planning policies, frameworks, and methodologies using performance data and O&M feedback.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Asset Management, Operations Management, Facilities Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline. A Master's degree is preferred. Professional certification in asset management, project management, data governance, SAP EAM, or information management is desirable.
• Experience: Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in asset management, lifecycle planning, renewals, maintenance strategy, or asset investment planning, including senior leadership.
• Proven experience in developing lifecycle planning frameworks, intervention policies, renewal rules, and risk-based prioritization approaches.
• Experience integrating condition, risk, cost, performance, and maintenance data for lifecycle forecasts and investment recommendations.
• Experience working with asset leads, O&M teams, and enterprise asset management systems to define data requirements.
• Experience in public sector, infrastructure, city operations, giga-projects, facilities management, transport, real estate, or major destination environments is strongly preferred.

Preferred Background and Technical Skills

• Background: Lifecycle asset management, infrastructure asset management, maintenance strategy, renewals planning, capital planning, AM policy, or portfolio-level asset investment planning. Practical exposure to ISO 55001 or ISO 55000-aligned asset management systems.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in lifecycle planning frameworks, renewal rules, intervention thresholds, and asset management planning. Expertise in risk-based prioritization, whole-life cost analysis, and cost-risk-performance trade-offs. Understanding of SAP EAMS/CMMS lifecycle data requirements and reporting.

Application Process

Candidates interested in this role are encouraged to apply. Salary details will be disclosed during the interview process.